[Sca-cooks] Eiswein

[Elaine Koogler]

The bottle I have is a tall, skinny bottle containing wine of a lovely 
pale amber and is labeled "Vidal Ice Wine" from Kittling Ridge Estates.

Kiri

Stefan li Rous wrote:

> Faerisa commented:
>
>> Huette von Ahrens wrote:
>> > Canada is experimenting in making eiswein.
>>
>> I've gotta interject here :-)
>> I believe one could say we're past the experimenting stage, since many
>> of our ice wines are now receiving critical acclaim rivaling some of the
>> German ones.
>
> So, how are these labeled? As "Eiswein", "Ice Wine" or something else? 
> I'm probably going to have to go to a specialty wine store or at least 
> somewhere other than my grocery to find these, and the sales staff 
> there would probably know what I was asking for, but it would be nice 
> to know more specifically what to ask for. At least now I know the 
> sub-categories, although I don't know which is better. But the late 
> harvest ones are probably sweeter, unless like mead, the length of 
> time the must is brewed will make as much of a difference as how sweet 
> it starts out.
>
> Stefan
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