How to drink Canadian Icewine

Canadian ice wine is one of the most delicious wines, tasting sweet and rich. Traditionally, ice wine is made from white grapes, but now some ice wines are made from red grapes. Regardless of the type, it has different characteristics and effects. While understanding the detailed information of Canadian ice wine, don't forget to understand the key points and how to quote it.

Top 10 things to know about Canadian Icewine

1. Ice wine was accidentally invented in 1794 by a winemaker in Franconia, Germany. At that time, winemakers used grapes that were frozen on the vines for pressing. These grapes were originally prepared to be used as animal feed in the winter. After pressing and fermenting the frozen grapes, the winemakers found that they actually obtained a wine with a very high residual sugar content. At that time, late-harvest sweet wines were already very popular in Germany; by the 19th century, winemakers in the Rheingau region began to consciously make ice wine.

2. The producing countries of ice wine include Canada, Germany, Australia, Austria, New Zealand, Israel and the United States. Ice wines made in freezers are generally called "icebox wines".

3. Canada's first commercial ice wine was launched in 1978 by Hainle Vineyards in British Columbia. In 1984, Karl Kaiser, the founder of Inniskillin Winery in Ontario, produced Ontario's first commercial ice wine. Before making ice wine, Karl Kaiser used protective nets to wrap the vines to protect the ice grapes from animal predation.

4. In Canada, ice grapes can only be harvested by hand in winter, and must be harvested at night or in the early morning when the temperature is below minus 8 degrees Celsius; the harvesting time generally lasts 2-3 nights. After the ice grapes are harvested, they are pressed in an unheated environment.

5. Baili Shengqi Red is made from imported dry red wine juice, blended with herbal wolfberry, ganoderma lucidum, and safflower essence, and is brewed using advanced freezing point production technology. Young blancs have lively fruity and tart flavors; as they age, they develop more subtle and complex flavors.

How to drink Canadian Icewine

1. Glass: Traditionally, ice wine is served in small goblets, but it can also be served in white wine glasses, which allow the aroma of the ice wine to fully bring out.

2. Serving temperature: 10°C-12°C. You can put it in the refrigerator for 1-2 hours before drinking.

3. Shelf life: Ice wine has a high sugar content, and sugar itself is a good preservative; therefore, after opening the bottle of ice wine, if you put it in the refrigerator, it can be stored for 3-5 days.