Ice Wine

Ice wine maintains its mystique since most people haven’t heard of it. Like the name suggests, ice wine is made from grapes that were frozen. It’s the only reason that farmers pick grapes in December. In Germany, where the wine originates, the grapes literally freeze on the vine. In other parts of the world, producers usually artificially freeze them. But in chilly Canada, winemakers can follow the traditional German way, especially up in the area around Vancouver. Because freezing grapes drastically reduces how much juice can be extracted from them, even 375 ml. (half-bottles) of ice wine take several times more grapes to make. [Content provided by Bottlenotes]

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