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Dave Smith[_1_]

On 2015-04-14 9:19 AM, wrote:

>> The half wit is half right. It is called Eiswein in Germany because they
>> tend to speak German in that country. Canada has become on of the
>> leasing producers of ice wines thanks to our climate, and Niagara is the
>> primary region for it because we can pretty well guarantee the -10 C
>> required before picking before and that it will happen before the birds
>> eat all the grapes.
>>
>> The stuff is way to sweet for me to have any more than one small glass.
>> It can be incredible stuff with a wide range of intense flavours and
>> sensations. Running at $40-80 per half bottle,I not inclined to buy a
>> bottle and crack it open and then cork it for later. Instead, I just go
>> to one of the local wineries and pay $3-4 for a sample.
>>
>> If I get back to Germany I will be sure to remember to refer to it was
>> Eiswein which sounds a lot like the English ice wine but with a German
>> accent.
>
> The thing with an overly sweet wine, ice wine or sauterne, is what you
> serve it with. Sauterne served with a sweet caramel custard can
> actually taste quite nice. Can't say I really care for sweet wines
> though.

Have you ever tried icewine? It is a hell of a lot sweeter than
Sauterne. It is so sweet that it is almost syrupy. The stuff is
delicious, but way too sweet for me to have any more than a small glass
of it.