Comments on: Make no mistake, this ice wine is good

By: Bob

Bob — Tue, 03 Feb 2009 17:24:51 +0000

Canada was not the first to make icewine Germany claims that honour.
Today Canada’s reputation for producing icewines exceeds that of Germany. There are close to 300 wineries in Canada that produce icewine and so many good ones. There are five wineries maybe more by now that produce only icewines.

By: Ed

Ed — Mon, 01 Jan 2007 06:59:30 +0000

Thanks for the links. I should visit Niagara – my cousin was born there. You should try the sparkling wine although down here in Australia it cost nearly $100. I was going to blog a Krachen we’d been drinking at my wine group but am very glad I found this wine and will be, budget permitting, buying it again. Cheers.

By: Kitchen Chick

Kitchen Chick — Sun, 31 Dec 2006 17:50:55 +0000

Thanks for particiating in WBW #27. (It’s taken a while, but I’m finally revisiting everyone from WBW #27 and re-reading all the posts.) I’m glad you enjoyed your Canadian experiment, and your tarte looks amazing! I’ve never heard of a *sparkling* ice wine.

I live a 4-5 hour drive from Niagara. Inniskillin is probably the best known Canadian ice winery, but the whole Niagara region is quite covered with wineries. Maybe the other wineries are not producing ice wine in large enough quantities to export world-wide.

Here are a few websites with info on Canadian ice wines.
http://www.winesofcanada.com/ontario.html
http://www.winesofcanada.com/icewine.html
This one lists Niagara wineries that produce ice wine: http://www.icewineniagara.net/Icewines/Colio/

I can’t help with what’s the best Canadian ice wine. I’ve tried four Canadian wineries’ ice wines (Inniskillin, Peller, Pillitteri, and Hillebrand), but I’m pretty easy going and while I like certain ones more than others, I don’t recall strongly disliking any of them. I’m sure there are some very fine ice wines out there that would outshine the Canadian ones I’ve tried, but they’re beyond my wine budget.

By: Ed

Ed — Tue, 21 Nov 2006 21:01:48 +0000

Nick, perhaps you could tell me which Canadian icewines are better. Sady even at one of the best local bottle shops here this was the only Canadian available. Actually, the bubbles do work very well cutting through the sweetness.

By: Nick

Nick — Tue, 21 Nov 2006 16:29:08 +0000

Ugh, there are much better ice wines than Inniskillin. But they get the press. I do not believe it was the first made in Canada and why on earth they would bubblize something like that is totally beyond me.

By: Ed

Ed — Wed, 08 Nov 2006 13:24:25 +0000

Cheers Ellie,
I know what you mean about caramalized pumpkin. Go the ice wine.

By: Ellie

Ellie — Wed, 08 Nov 2006 13:05:35 +0000

Looks good to me – and the over caramelized bits are the best bits, my brother and sister will fight me for the sticky bits of butternut pumpkin whenever I overbake them…

Now to find out what the heck ‘ice wine’ is. Ahh google, my dear friend!