Huff Estates Winery hosts corporate retreats and board meetings for up to 30 in its Loyalist Boardroom, dinners and receptions for up to 100 in the winery event space, and wedding weekends with 21 rooms at its own inn. The winery and The Inn at Huff Estates stand side by side on County Road 1 in Bloomfield, in Ontario's Prince Edward County.
Seminars and company events
The Loyalist Boardroom is on the second level, takes up to 30 people on 700 sq ft and gets plenty of daylight. It is equipped with high-speed Wi-Fi, a 70-inch smart TV, a Wi-Fi laser projector, a 119-inch motorized screen and flip charts, and water, tea and coffee are served to meeting groups. Breakout rooms are available, and the Winemaker's Suite, at 1,100 sq ft, works as a breakout room by day and a hospitality suite for evening gatherings. A group can move from the boardroom to the winery event space for dinner, then walk back to the inn for the night. The inn's general manager prepares a corporate package on request.
Weddings and receptions
Huff Estates does not host wedding ceremonies or receptions. It offers instead a wedding companion program for couples who marry elsewhere in the county. It covers a rehearsal dinner with exclusive evening use of the winery event space and its seasonal open-air patio, seated for 20 to 60 depending on layout or up to 100 as a mixer; the Winemaker's Suite for early check-in and getting ready; photographs among the vineyard rows, in the barrel room, in the sculpture garden and in the modern winery spaces; and a gift-opening brunch the next day in a private room that overlooks the vineyard. The whole inn can be booked for the wedding party.
Rooms and capacities
Loyalist Boardroom: up to 30 people, 700 sq ft, daylight, full AV. Winemaker's Suite: 1,100 sq ft, breakout and hospitality use. Winery event space with seasonal patio: 20 to 60 seated, up to 100 standing. A private room above the vineyard hosts brunches and small meals.
Accommodation
The Inn at Huff Estates has 21 Deluxe rooms and Premiere suites, each with an en suite bathroom and a pergola patio. Nine Deluxe rooms have two double beds, which helps when colleagues share. Premiere suites add a separate living area, a double-sided fireplace and a whirlpool tub. The Winemaker's Suite has a king bed, a queen wall bed, a living room with a limestone fireplace, a dining table for six and a private entrance. Reception runs 24 hours, and every stay includes breakfast and a wine tasting at the winery. A full buyout of the inn is possible.
Catering
For events, the winery offers a wood-fired pizza menu or custom catering, with wine pairings chosen by its in-house sommelier. Its seasonal restaurant bakes Italian-style pizza in a wood-fired stone oven and serves it indoors or on a covered patio facing the vines.
History and setting
Lanny and Catharine Huff were both born and raised in Prince Edward County, in families with long roots there. When vineyards began to appear in the county in 2001, they saw a way to bring their interests together, and the winery followed. The estate also holds the Oeno Gallery and a sculpture garden beside the vines.
Getting there
The address is 2274 County Road 1, Bloomfield, Ontario. Prince Edward County lies on Lake Ontario between Toronto and Kingston, about two and a half hours by car from Toronto. Belleville, served by VIA Rail trains on the Toronto to Montreal corridor, is the nearest station, and Toronto Pearson is the main airport.
