ICEWINE REVIEW

THE NIAGARA ICEWINE FESTIVAL 2009, the most important event devoted to marvelous Ontario Icewine, has traditionally culminated with the Annual Xerox Icewine Gala that has taken place at the grand banquet hall of Fallsview Casino Resort in Niagara Falls. This year Gala was more spectacular then ever with sculptured ice bars, luxurious decor and wines from more then 25 Ontario wineries. The invited company has enjoyed tasting wines with best local cuisine prepared by renowned culinary team from resort’s signature restaurants — 17 Noir, Ponte Vecchio and Golden Lotus and as well watching live performances.

I am presenting my traditional Festival Icewine Rating, undoubtedly useful for picking a wine as a present, of just for tasting. Now your choice is going to be conscious and qualified. Within the space of just two days, my crew and I have tasted more then 50 Icewines of 30 vendors. Read more...

Alexandre Mounine-Pinson, Publisher and General Editor, ICEWINE REVIEW


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Pillitteri Estates Winery is recognized globally for being an innovative leader in the production of rare Icewines. The winery released the first Canadian Semillon Icewine this past weekend to a very receptive crowd during a local wine event, Winterglow.

The Semillon grape is native to warmer wine producing climates such as the Bordeaux region of France, making it somewhat of a challenging grape to grow in cooler climate regions. However, the grape traditionally has been used to create sweet wines such as Sauternes, making it a prime candidate in the production of Icewine.

The Viticulture team at Pillitteri decided to plant 2 acres of Semillon a few years ago behind the winery as an experiment to see how the varietal fared on the home estate vineyard. For more information click here.

ICEWINE REVIEW is happy to introduce a new book by remarkable Inniskillins Wines co-founder Donald Ziraldo and Winemaker Karl Kaiser Icewine: Extreme Winemaking. This beautifully illustrated book reveals the painstaking methods and skills used to create one of Canada’s most desired delicacies Icewine.
This beautifully illustrated book reveals the painstaking methods and skills used to create one of Canada’s most desired delicacies Icewine. Niagara Peninsula is renowned for the quality of its Icewine, and from Japan to Europe Icewine is synonymous with the highest level of luxury goods.

Inniskillins Wines co-founder Donald Ziraldo takes readers on a personal tour through the amazing world of cool-climate viticulture and Icewine-making. For more information click here.

Icewine must be made exclusively from local grapes that have been harvested, naturally frozen on the vine, and pressed in a continuous process while the air temperature is minus 8 C or lower.

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