How do you choose ice wine?

Choose a white ice wine.

Their flavors are generally more full bodied and the wines have more of a lingering finish than red wines do. White ice wines contain notes of fruit, with hints of peach and citrus. The best white ice wines are generally made from Riesling grapes.

How do you pick ice wine?

Icewine must be made exclusively from British Columbia grown grapes, and from authorized grape varieties. The grapes must be naturally frozen on the vine, and processed while the air temperature is minus 8° Celsius or lower.

What is special about ice wine?

Ice Wine is designed to be a very fruity tasting wine to go along with the high sugar and high acidity. It varies in alcohol content, but usually hovers around 10% alcohol, which is typically a little less than traditional table wine, although some sweeter wines can come in at alcohol levels around 6%.

How is ice wine best served?

Serve it cool: Ice wine is best served cool, but not cold (about 40 to 50 degrees Fahrenheit), to reap the most from the flavors. Small flutes or wine glasses are perfect; since the bottles are usually small and pricey, it also avoids anyone bogarting the whole bottle.

Does ice wine taste different?

Because you can produce ice wine with a range of different white grapes and red grapes, not all ice wines taste the same. However, there are some common qualities that all ice wines share. For example, all ice wine is incredibly sweet, with powerful fruit flavors.

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Should ice wine be refrigerated?

Icewines are ideally enjoyed chilled between 10-12°C, so if you are taking out of the cellar it may need some time in the fridge. And not just any fridge mind you. You need a fridge that is capable of getting as low as 10-12 C.

What should ice wine taste like?

Ice wine is a sweet wine with high sugar levels. It contains strong notes of citrus, honey, stone fruit (such as peach and dried apricot), and tropical fruit. White ice wine retains the freshness of its base grape. Whereas red ice wine has fruit flavors like strawberry and some light spice.

How long does ice wine keep after opening?

Due to the high sugar content, an open bottle of icewine will last 3-5 days after opening if re-corked and stored in the fridge.

Does ice wine get you drunk?

You should, because despite the misleading title, true ice wines are truly not meant to be “drunk”. They are meant to be smelled like perfume and tasted as concentrated fruit flavor. Ice wine is one of the hardest wines to produce, the pinnacle of late harvest wines.

Can you drink ice wine alone?

Sparkling ice wine is also available, and makes great cocktails. Serve chilled ice wine alone, with semi-sweet desserts, or with spicy or strongly-flavored foods.

Why ice wine is expensive?

The volume of liquid that remains crystalizes in the deep freeze, intensely concentrating the sugars and acids, which is what makes Ice Wine alluring in the glass. But less liquid volume per ton of grapes means higher prices.

When should you drink ice wine?

When to drink ice wine? Ice wines make an excellent dessert wine owing to their balance of sweet, sour and acid and it has lower alcohol levels (6-12%) compared with post-prandial liqueurs. Serve it with a fruit platter, light desserts (eg mousse/dark chocolate) or pour directly on ice-cream.

Is ice wine any good?

Ice wine is the perfect special occasion glass. Thanks to its syrupy full-bodied consistency and rich liquid-gold hue, the dessert wine is thought of as being deeply indulgent, despite being lower in alcohol than most wines, at around 10% ABV.

Is red or white ice wine better?

Choose a white ice wine.

Their flavors are generally more full bodied and the wines have more of a lingering finish than red wines do.

Is ice wine better with age?

Icewine, Canada's specialty dessert wine, generally does not improve with age.

How is ice wine different?

Ice wine is traditionally made using grapes that are frozen while they're still on the vine. When the grape freezes, the water in the grape freezes as well. Since the sugars and other dissolved solids don't freeze, when the frozen grapes are pressed you're left with a much more concentrated, sweeter wine.

What do you pair ice wine with?

Ice wines pair well alongside fruit-driven desserts, cheesecake, ice cream and with soft cheeses like Brie and pungent cheeses such as Stilton.

What can you mix ice wine with?

Pour VQA Icewine, vodka, Grand Marnier, cranberry and lime juice into a cocktail shaker filled with ice. Shake vigorously, then strain into a chilled martini glass and garnish with a citrus peel. Pour VQA Icewine, vodka and lemon juice over ice in a cocktail mixer or shaker.

What can you do with ice wine?

Does ice wine change color?

Ice wine made from white grapes will typically produce wine in pale yellow or light gold. These colors can darken to deep gold over time, however.

Which countries make ice wine?

The most famous (and expensive) ice wines are German Eiswein, but ice wine is also made in European countries such as Austria, Croatia, Czech Republic, Denmark, France, Georgia, Hungary, Italy, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Moldova, Poland, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden and Switzerland at least in smaller ...

Is ice wine a real wine?

​"Ice wine (or icewine; German: Eiswein) is a type of dessert wine produced from grapes that have been frozen while still on the vine. The sugars and other dissolved solids do not freeze, but the water does, allowing for a more concentrated grape juice to develop.

What is the best ice wine in Canada?

Is Riesling a ice wine?

Riesling is a classic vinifera grape variety suitable for Icewine. It's tropical and citrus aromas and flavours offer an elegance that are defined by its natural high acidity.

How do you store opened ice wine?

Ice wine needs to be refrigerated after it has been opened. If you have opened bottle of ice wine, it will last several weeks in the refrigerator with the top sealed. Since ice wine is a fortified wine with high sugar content, ice wine will keep in the refrigerator easily after opening.