Ice Wine
Monday, 16 May 2011 10:18
Due to the humid growing season this year we were able to get some Botrytis Riesling from Portland. We lightly whole-bunch pressed the fruit then froze the juice in our refrigerated shipping container. As it thawed we collected the concentrated juice with its increased flavour, sugar and acid to partially ferment, leaving a desert wine with residual sugar and about 10% alcohol.