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ice wine

American  

noun

  1. any white dessert wine produced from grapes that are kept on the vine until the first deep frost and typically pressed while still frozen.


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Each winery will offer you a selection of wine samples, including the Niagara region's famous ice wine, fruit wines and of course, white and red wine.

From Salon • Oct. 23, 2022

You may be offered a late-harvest riesling, sauternes, a moscato, a tawny port or a Canadian ice wine.

From Washington Post • Dec. 9, 2021

Kiona Vineyards and Winery 2019 estate bottled chenin blanc ice wine, Red Mountain, $50: A pocket where cold air settles allows Red Mountain’s first winery to consistently produce this sticky dessert.

From Seattle Times • Nov. 7, 2021

Finally, we try ice wine, made from frozen grapes harvested in the harsh Moldovan winter.

From Slate • Nov. 28, 2016

It’s expensive to make: a ton of grapes yields only one-sixth the amount of ice wine as table wine — hence its nickname, liquid gold — and its prices start at $50 for a half-bottle.

From New York Times • Feb. 26, 2010

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