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ice wine

American

noun

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

Casa Larga Vineyards in Fairport, near Rochester, is hosting a state ice wine festival next month.

From Seattle Times • Jan. 16, 2022

Many wineries in more temperate climes make ice wine from grapes frozen after harvest.

From Washington Post • Dec. 9, 2021

Whatever the challenges, British Columbia winemaking has come of age from the time when it was known for cloyingly sweet ice wine produced from frozen grapes.

From New York Times • Sep. 19, 2020

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

From Slate • Nov. 28, 2016

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