Dessert Wines
2007 Vidal Icewine
Appellation: VQA Niagara Peninsula
Varietal Composition: 100% Vidal
Bottled:Bottled November 2008. 182 cases.
Drinkability: Drink or Hold [as of Nov. 2009]
Premium wines often come from the humblest of beginnings. Unlike their cousins (picked, coddled and cozy, in the warm days of fall), icewine grapes are subjected to cruel and unusual punishment. Left hanging well into winter, the 2007 Vidal bravely withstood the trials of freezing temperatures, harsh winds, and hungry birds. Sticky, grumpy, and frozen when picked in January 2008, these shriveled ugly ducklings were soothed by a patient ferment and convalescence in French oak barrels. The metamorphosis to rare beauty is now complete: expect an extroverted explosion of marmalade, apricot, gingersnap, and honey.
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Recipes
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“Stupid Easy, Super Stunning”
Quick, rich, and delish, these little crisps will give the impression of extreme effort, despite taking less time to prepare then it takes to chill the accompanying wine.