JOK 2025 HOST

Host of the 10TH Annual Judgement of Kingston - JOK 2025

Astrid Young. is a sommelier, musician, author, wine judge, and award-winning wine consultant currently located in Prince Edward County. Having moved to the county from Napa Valley in 2002, she is the wine director at Merrill House in Picton, and spends much of her time writing, consulting, and speaking on the subject of wine and how best to enjoy it with all kinds of cuisine. Astrid continues to advocate for and promote our wine region, leveraging long-standing personal relationships and insider knowledge of our roots—and the people who planted them.

Asrid Young