ONTARIO ICEWINE: intense flavours, rich bouquet and unsurpassed smoothness. It's taken centre stage in the most prestigious international wine competitions and wowed the critics. It's our "liquid gold" and nobody does it better.

ONTARIO'S ICY GIFT TO THE WORLD
Take pride in our freezing weather (even if you're not a winter lover). It's one of the reasons why we produce the world's finest Icewine year after year. To produce Icewine, winemakers protect selected vines after the fall harvest and wait for the sub-zero temperatures (-8° C and lower) when they will be picked in their frozen state and gently pressed to release a highly concentrated juice.

Did you know? It takes about 3.5 kilograms of Riesling grapes or three kilograms of Vidal grapes to produce one 375-millilitre bottle of Icewine. The same amount of grapes would produce six to seven times as much table wine.
SERVING TIPS

Before a meal:
 
  • By itself
  • Mixed as an Icewine martini (2oz. vodka and 1oz. Icewine)
  • As an aperitif combined with sparkling wine (to taste)
  • With starters such as pâtés

    • After a meal:
     
  • As a dessert
  • Accompanying less sweet desserts (fruits, soft cheeses)

    • WINE COUNTRY ICEWINE CELEBRATIONS

    Niagara Icewine Festival
    Friday, January 14 - Sunday, January 23, 2005
    For ten days in January the Niagara region celebrates Ontario Icewine. The $20 Touring Passport admits you to an array of special tours, tastings and winery events along the famous wine route.

    'Images Of Winter' Icewine Evening
    Friday, January 14, 2005 from 8pm -11pm, $150 Cdn.
    Sheraton on the Falls Hotel in Niagara Falls, Ontario
    This spectacular evening showcases Icewines from more than 35 of Ontario's premier wineries.

    The Niagara Icewine Bar
    Niagara-on-the-Lake and the village of Jordan alternately play host to the Icewine Bar, an 18-foot decorative block of ice, which will be the cornerstone of special events, including ice carving, carriage rides, entertainment, and food and wine tastings.

    'Tastes Of Ontario' Icewine Dinner
    Presented at the Queen's Landing in Niagara-on-the-Lake, Ontario,
    on Friday, January 21 from 7pm - 10pm, $175 Cdn.
    Ontario's award-winning winemakers present an exclusive complement of wines paired with exceptional Niagara cuisine, presented by the chefs of the Vintage Inns. Guests are expertly guided by the winemakers and chefs themselves through a delicate seven-course repast.

    Click here for full details of January Icewine events
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