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Inniskillin Ice Wines Posted by Andrew Barrow, 3:50pm 30/07/2007.  I can still recall the first time I sampled an Inniskillin Ice Wine - that unimaginable explosion of flavours, the sheer wonder that a 'wine' could taste in such a delectable, intense, yet refined way.
If you are feeling a little jaded by the whole 'wine thang' then a sip of one of these beauts will surly reawaken your taste buds!
Of course by its very nature icewine is never going to be cheap. If you take into account the painstaking process of production - from yields only a fraction of the norm (10-20%), hand harvesting while frozen etc etc - you can fully appreciate why they are priced at the levels they are.
Yields are so low as the grapes are naturally frozen on the vine, are hand-harvested and pressed throughout the night. During the pressing the water in the grapes remains frozen as ice crystals and is easily extracted from the juice. What remains is a few precious drops of sweet, unadulterated liquid which is then fermented slowly into the gorgeous wines we know and love.
Last Friday was a busy day. Not only did the new Lovibonds beers arrive but so did the Inniskillin rep! Samples in hand we sipped our way through the golden nectar of the Riesling Icewine, the effervescent Sparkling Vidal and the oak aged still Vidal. Each as sumptuous and delicious, as the last. But each distinctly individual and different - even if linked by the astounding flavour combinations of lychee, mango, apricot, honey, lime, blossom and gentle spice.
[Pictured - Mr C with icewine in hand]^ Back to top
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