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i usually don't go for sugary booze but this is tart and sweet and yum. especially drunk out of a pyramidal paper water cooler cup

― s1ocki (slutsky), Tuesday, 24 October 2006 20:06 (nineteen years ago)

what is icewine?

― Sam rides the beat like a bicycle (Molly Jones), Tuesday, 24 October 2006 20:07 (nineteen years ago)

ice wine vinegar

― polar bear flashback episode (nickalicious), Tuesday, 24 October 2006 20:09 (nineteen years ago)

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― and what (ooo), Tuesday, 24 October 2006 20:09 (nineteen years ago)

Ice wine (or icewine or Eiswein in German) is a type of dessert wine produced from grapes that have been frozen. The sugars and other dissolved solids do not freeze, but the water does, so the result is a concentrated, often very sweet wine. The effect is comparable to the freeze distillation that was traditionally used to make applejack and similar beverages, but in the case of ice wines, the freezing happens before the fermentation, not afterwards. Unlike other dessert wines (such as Sauternes, Beerenauslese, or Trockenbeerenauslese), grapes for ice wine tend not to be affected by Botrytis cinerea or Noble Rot. This gives ice wine its characteristic of refreshing sweetness balanced by high acidity. When the grapes are free of Botrytis, they are said to come in "clean."

― s1ocki (slutsky), Tuesday, 24 October 2006 20:11 (nineteen years ago)

I love it so. Got some fantastic bottles last time I was in Canada, and will do again.

― accentmonkey (accentmonkey), Tuesday, 24 October 2006 20:13 (nineteen years ago)

Search: Inniskillin

― cousin larry bundgee (bundgee), Tuesday, 24 October 2006 20:14 (nineteen years ago)

ICEWINE IS FUCKING AWESOME AND COMPELLING EVIDENCE FOR THE EXISTENCE OF A KIND AND BENEVOLENT GOD

― The Android Cat (Dan Perry), Tuesday, 24 October 2006 20:15 (nineteen years ago)

It is the greatest stuff ever. We bought three bottles when we were in Canada and are constantly on the lookout every time we hit good wine shops. The Cab Franc Inniskillin is maybe the single greatest tasting thing in this universe.

― Alex in SF (Alex in SF), Tuesday, 24 October 2006 20:16 (nineteen years ago)

Oh yes, Inniskillen.
There's another one that comes in a blue bottle with a blue and silver maple leaf on the label. I can't remember the name of it, but it is divine.

― accentmonkey (accentmonkey), Tuesday, 24 October 2006 20:18 (nineteen years ago)

I don't know that one, but I have had Reif Estates Vidal Icewine and it was excellent.

― Alex in SF (Alex in SF), Tuesday, 24 October 2006 20:20 (nineteen years ago)

Has anyone tried sparkling ice wine? My first instinct is, er, nein danke, but I'm open to arguments.

― accentmonkey (accentmonkey), Tuesday, 24 October 2006 20:24 (nineteen years ago)

My argument would be that IT IS STILL ICEWINE!

― Alex in SF (Alex in SF), Tuesday, 24 October 2006 20:25 (nineteen years ago)

I love love love love Rieslings and Gewürztraminers. If it were up to me my winerack would be stocked with nothing else.

― Alex in SF (Alex in SF), Tuesday, 24 October 2006 20:29 (nineteen years ago)

Alex, you make a compelling case. I'm going to put it to Mister Monkey.

"It's still ice wine, DAMMIT!" I will say.

― accentmonkey (accentmonkey), Tuesday, 24 October 2006 20:32 (nineteen years ago)

grapes for ice wine tend not to be affected by Botrytis cinerea or Noble Rot.

Bah humbug to that, Botrytis effected icewine as wonderful. Inniskillin is one of the big boys in Niagara but if you can visit the area you owe it to yourself to visit Crown Bench Estates.

― Rufus 3000 (Mr Noodles), Tuesday, 24 October 2006 22:13 (nineteen years ago)

This sounds the SUPER YUM, like finally a Boone's Farm for the sommelier.

― Abbott (Abbott), Wednesday, 25 October 2006 03:55 (nineteen years ago)

i have never heard of this. but it sounds wonderful.

― Maria (Maria), Wednesday, 25 October 2006 05:28 (nineteen years ago)

My mum brought back a bottle of Inniskillin when she went to Canada in August, don't think she's tried it yet.

― leigh (leigh), Wednesday, 25 October 2006 06:18 (nineteen years ago)

Btw, how come the bottles are so small?

― leigh (leigh), Wednesday, 25 October 2006 06:20 (nineteen years ago)

Im guessing its because its a small harvest and all the other dessert wines were already doig it. BTW: Do't use your normal white wine glasses.

― Rufus 3000 (Mr Noodles), Wednesday, 25 October 2006 10:39 (nineteen years ago)

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