Ice Wine
Ice Wine, or Eiswein in Germanic countries may or may not be affected by Botrytis, but is created when the frozen grapes are picked in sub-zero conditions and then pressed frozen so that the juice is highly concentrated in fruit sugars and their balancing acids. The quantities rendered from this process are tiny, hence the high price for such wines. The work of yeasts is also difficult in such high sugar levels, so alcohol levels are usually very low. The flavours in these wines are very intense, they offer up a superb bouquet and are very clean in the finish.
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Château des Charmes Vidal Icewine, Niagara on the Lake, Canada 2007 - Half
Product Code: US00307H
Made from grapes that are harvested when the temperature is minus 10 degrees centigrade, this unctuous dessert wine has aromas of apricots and honey. The palate is very sweet but beautifully balanced with racy acidity. More »
Canada
Vidal
Dessert - Sweet but fresh
Dessert White
9.5%
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Sticky treacle glazed ham
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Mülheimer Helenenkloster Riesling Eiswein, Richter, Mosel 2009 - Half
Product Code: GS06409H
Picked on the 20th December, this is one of the very few Eisweins made on the Mosel this year and there are only 600 halves. Dirk Richter was delighted by its development in bottle. Some what fresher than TBA with some moreish orange peel character. More »
Mosel
Germany
Riesling
Dessert - Sweet & rich
Dessert White
8.0%
Drink or Keep
Real dairy ice-cream
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Oberhäuser Brücke Riesling Eiswein, Dönnhoff, Nahe 2007 - Half
Product Code: GS01507H
Dönnhoff's Eiswein is one of the world's great sweet wines. Produced from his monopole Brücke vineyard in tiny quantities, this is an intensely rich and luscious wine that can only be described as perfection (at a price!). More »
Nahe
Germany
Riesling
Dessert - Sweet & rich
Dessert White
8.5%
Drink or Keep
Summer pudding of strawberries, blackberries and raspberries
