Dessert & Ice Wine

Dessert Wines

There are different definitions for dessert wines but generally speaking a dessert wine is one that is sweet, full of flavor, thicker, richer and slightly more potent than a dinner or table wine. The grapes are picked late in the harvest to preserve residual sugars.

Dessert wines usually come in small bottles and are served in tiny glasses; an average serving is 2 ounces. White dessert wines are generally served chilled, while red dessert wine are served at room temperature or only slightly chilled. Dessert wines are especially good with fresh bakery sweets and fruits. As a general rule, a dessert wine should always be sweeter than the dessert with which it is served.

Ice Wines

Ice wines are wines made from the grapes picked on the vine when iced over; frozen on the vine. These wines tend to be very sweet and pour like syrup, and are sometimes known as “liquid gold” because of their color and cost. The grape varieties that are most often used in this wine include Vidal and Riesling.

The signature of great Ice wine is the balancing between sweetness and acidity. Its flavors are generally compared to light-flesh fruits, including pear, peach, apple and tropical fruits, and sometimes to hazelnuts. Good pairings for ice wine include the fruits listed above as well as fruity desserts made from the same, such as a warm pear crisp. Ice wines are also suggested to be paired with nutty and caramel-flavoured desserts.

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A half batch of dessert wine makes 11.5 liters

(31 - 375ml bottles)

A full batch of dessert wine makes 23 liters

(62 - 375ml bottles)