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On Saturday of Victoria Day weekend, Taste the County attended the Terroir wine festival at Picton’s Crystal Palace to promote the Taste Trail. Hundreds of people turned out to sample newly released vintages and local cuisine. And while the weather threatened to turn stormy, to everyone’s relief, it never did.
Congratulations to Prince Edward County Winegrowers Association (PECWA), which organized the event and special thanks to Mary J. Brett for helping out at our booth!
Posts Tagged ‘Taste Trail’
The County’s Wine Celebration
Thursday, May 21st, 2009Hot Off The Press!
Wednesday, April 29th, 2009
Six hundred cases of Prince Edward County Visitors Guides, Taste Trails and Arts Trails arrived at Taste the County headquarters today! Be sure to stop in and pick up copies for your business.
Just around the corner
Tuesday, February 17th, 2009Isn’t it great to see some grass again! Spring is quickly approaching and with that brings a hustle and bustle in the Taste the County office. We’re currently up to our eyeballs in listings, photos, proofs, and more proofs for our seasonal guides and events; Arts Trail; Taste Trail, Visitors Guide and Maple in the County. You can look forward to another great line up of County products coming your way soon.
2009 Calendar of Important Dates and Deadlines
Thursday, December 11th, 2008Every year Taste the County oversees the production of a number of publications and events. Juggling these various projects and their deadlines is a complicated task. So, as part of an ongoing effort to streamline all of our processes, we’ve created the following calendar of important dates and deadlines to help our partners keep current on what projects we’re working on. Take note of those that apply to you!
January 23
Submission deadline for Arts Trail and Taste Trail listings
January 30
Submission deadline for event listings to be considered for inclusion in the 2009 Official Prince Edward County Visitors Guide
February 14
Deadline for participation in 2009 Countylicious campaigns; submission deadline for menu for the spring edition of Countylicious
February 27
Deadline for sponsorship of 2009 TASTE! a celebration of regional cuisine
March 13-29
Countylicious
March 28-29
2009 Maple in the County
April 30
Deadline for participation in 2009 TASTE! a celebration of regional cuisine
August 31
Submission deadline for food and beverage offering(s) for 2009 TASTE! a celebration of regional cuisine vendors
September 26
TASTE! a celebration of regional cuisine
October 6
Submission deadline for menu for the fall edition of Countylicious
November 6-21
Countylicious
November 30
Deadline for sponsorship of 2010 Maple in the County
December 1
Deadline for participation in the 2010 Arts Trail and Taste Trail
December 15
Deadline for 2010 Official Prince Edward County Visitors Guide; Deadline for sponsorship of 2010 Harvestin’ the County; and deadline for participation and listing for 2010 Maple in the County
Taste Trail Study
Wednesday, December 10th, 2008
On Tuesday morning, Taste the County (including honoury staff member Colin Sills) attended the presentation of the results of a recent study of the Taste Trail. Conducted in summer 2008, the study sheds light on topics such as how the trail is perceived by both the people who travel it as well as the establishments who participate in it.
Over the course of two hours the study’s principal investigators Richard Wade and Hersch Jacobs from Ryerson University’s School of Hospitality and Tourism Management presented findings to a group of 15 which included our former colleague, Rebecca LeHeup-Bucknell and Dan Taylor, the County’s Economic Development Officer.
Weighing in at 97 pages, the study is too long to summarize here, but a number of results did stand out. These include that while Taste Trail consumers reported a high level of satisfaction with the trail, with over eighty percent scoring it an eight out of ten, the most common suggestions for improving it were to include more establishments, to improve advertising and to avoid a charge for tastings. What’s more, when it came to Taste Trail participants, a majority (75%) indicated that they receive frequent or very frequent requests for local food products, while all believed buying local was either important or very important.
To read the study for yourself, click here and thanks again to Richard and Hersch and all those who turned out!