Ice wine
A rich, flavorful Dessert Wine, which is made by picking grapes that are frozen on the vine, then pressing them before they thaw.
While it is generally agreed that ice wine originated in frozen Northern European climate, by the 1970s North America gained a significant foothold in the industry.
Ice wine (or icewine or Eiswein in German) is a type of dessert wine produced from grapes that have been frozen.
Eiswein - Ice Wine
A wine coming from the cold, a sweet nectar produced in wintertime by waiting the cold to literally freeze grape berries in the vine ...
Inniskillin 2004 Niagara Peninsula VQA Cabernet Franc Ice Wine ($100.00)
This is a very pretty wine with a transparent light-ruby color that's light for a red wine but deeper in hue than a rosé.
Ice wine: From the German eiswein, this is a wine made from frozen grapes; Germany, Austria and Canada are leading ice wine producers.
Imperial: Wine bottle with a 6-liter capacity.
Ice Wine
Wine made from frozen grapes. Called ‘Icewine’ in Canada and ‘Eiswein’ in Germany.
Infection
A wine is said to be infected when it is contaminated by an unwanted organism ...
Ice Wine - Wine made from frozen grapes.
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Jug wine - American term for inexpensive table wine ...
Ice Wine (Eiswein in Germany). Dessert wine made from frozen grapes. A specialty of Canada.
Labrusca (or Vitis Labrusca). Not Lambrusco, the inexpensive Italian red, but the kind of vine that produces native American grapes, such as Concord.
Ice wine
Ice wine, made from frozen grapes, is very sweet, but still light and delicate.
Jug wines
Jug wines are sold in 1.5 liter or larger sizes. They can be found with generic wines in the "cheap" section.
Ice wine - Wine made from frozen grapes. Called eiswein in German.
IGT - Abbreviation for "Indicazione Geografica Tipica", the lowest-ranking of the three categories of Italian wine regulated by Italy law.
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Ice wine. Wine made from frozen grapes. The grapes are pressed while frozen and only the juice (never the solids) is used in the fermentation. Canadians originated the process and own the trade name.
ice wine: A dessert wine made from ripe grapes grown in very cold climates that have been left on the vine and allowed to freeze. The grapes are pressed so as to leave the frozen water behind concentrating the sugars, acidity and flavour.
[edit] Ice wine Wine made from frozen grapes. Written, and trademarked as a single word - Icewine - in Canada. Called Eiswein in German.
Consider ice wine. Jackson-Triggs 2003 Proprietor's Reserve Icewine, Vidal, Niagara is an outstanding ice wine from Niagara with lush flavors of pineapple, apricot and honeycomb. Pair this with creme caramel, butter cookies or blue cheese.
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In some respects it resembles the natural process for making ice wine, ...
The German word for "ice wine." This is an intense desert wine that has been made from very ripe grapes (without Botrytis) that were frozen on the vine. The frozen water is removed during pressing, leaving a very sweet must.
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Eiswein - Literally "ice wine," these grapes are picked and pressed while frozen, resulting in an exquisite, highly concentrated dessert wine experience. Weingut Werner, Ratzenberger and Markus Molitor all put out Eisweins worth trying.
Ice wines, picked when the grapes are frozen, are generally very sweet. Other than that, though, you have to read the description of the wine to make a guess. A given grape - for example Riesling - can be made in a sweet style or a dry style.
A popular French-American hybrid white-wine grape bred from the Ugni Blanc of France. Used to produce a variety of fruity wines from dry to sweet, including late-harvest dessert style and ice wines.
Sweet
Generally, this depicts a wine with high sugar content. Desirable for ice wines and other dessert wines. The sweetness should be balanced by acidity and alcohol to be good. See Acid/acidity ...
Dessert wines are produced all around the world: Sauternes (Bordeaux), Tokaji Aszú (Hungary), Beerenauslese, Trockenbeerenauslese in Germany and Austria, Ice wine (Canada) or Commandaria (South Africa).
hybrid white wine grape with fruity, floral flavors and good balance descended from the Ugni Blanc of France, (aka Trebbiano of Italy). Made in a variety of styles - (i.e: Dry to sweet including late-harvest dessert style and ice wines).
for blending with Cabernet Sauvignon and Merlot in the Bordeaux style, but can also be vinified alone, as in the Loire's Chinon. In addition to being used in blends and produced as a varietal in Canada and the United States it is made into ice wine ...
Since only the water in the grapes freezes, the super-concentrated grape pulp produces a wine that is very sweet and often high in acidity. Eiswein is an official German classification; such wines from other regions are called ice wine.
Riesling wine is native to Germany, and is also used in France, Australia, California, and many other countries . The Finger Lakes region of New York are well known for their Rieslings. Riesling is also used in the creation of Ice Wines ...
Descended from the Ugni Blanc of France, (aka Trebbiano of Italy) and Rayon d'Or, it usually needs cluster thinning to prevent overcropping. Made in a variety of styles - (i.e: Dry to sweet including late-harvest dessert style and ice wines).
It also goes well with seafood of all types, and is one of the few wines that goes well with chocolate. It is also great on its own, as a dessert wine. In Niagara Ontario, Riesling is used in the creation of Ice Wines, as are Vidal grapes.
 See also: Wine, Grape, Region, Sweet, White
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