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Niagara Icewine Festival

January 6, 2020 – 4:44 pm

The annual Niagara Icewine Festival begins this weekend with a Gala!

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Tzafona Cellars Vidal Icewine for Yom Kippur

September 7, 2018 – 10:32 am

Try this Vidal Icewine for Yom Kippur or anytime.

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Niagara Icewine Festival!

January 6, 2016 – 1:40 pm

Niagara Ice Wine Festival is a unique opportunity to enjoy the wondrous Icewines produced in Niagara Canada. The annual festival includes the Xerox Icewine Gala and Icewine Discovery Passes.

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Visit the Niagara Icewine Festival in January

January 13, 2015 – 1:01 am

Don’t let this winter pass you by without a visit to Ontario for Niagara Icewine Festival.

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Holiday Gift Guide: Vin de Glace and Cidre de Glace

December 4, 2014 – 11:54 am

There are wine drinkers that will scoff at the idea of trying a sweet wine; however, at the proper time and place many wine enthusiasts enjoy dessert wines. A category of dessert wines is vin de glace or Icewine. Icewines are made with grapes left in the vineyard until the temperature reaches -8º Celsius (17.6º […]

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Vin de Glace: Quebec’s Icewine

June 1, 2013 – 7:45 am

Most of the wineries we have visited over the past few days produce a vin de glace, an Icewine. The method is slightly different than those Icewines produced in Ontario. In Quebec, the snowfall can accumulate and bury the vines. Finding the grapes would be a challenge. In order to meet this challenge, wine growers […]

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Reif Estate Winery Suggests Ways to Enjoy Icewine

January 8, 2013 – 12:02 am

As amazing as Icewine is, this delectable beverage can be used in other ways.

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Niagara Ice Wine Festival 2012

January 10, 2012 – 1:02 am

Every year I say, “Next year I’ll attend an Ice Wine Festival.” Unfortunately, I can’t tolerate the cold so it’s always easy to say I’ll do it next year. I do think about the workers who need to go out to pick the frozen grapes, perhaps brushing away snow in the middle of the night. […]

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The Difference the Spelling of Icewine Can Make!

January 19, 2011 – 1:01 am

A visit to Canada’s wine regions will acquaint visitors very quickly as to what makes an Icewine. Canadian winemakers take Icewine very seriously. The VQA sets strict guidelines for producing Icewines. In British Columbia Icewine production is under the Vintners Quality Alliance BC and in Ontario they are overseen by the VQA Ontario. Some interesting […]

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16th Niagara Icewine Festival in Canada

January 14, 2011 – 12:01 am

It’s Icewine time! While January may bring a sense of unrest and boredom, think about a trip to Canada for the annual Niagara Icewine Festival from January 14-30, 2011. In Canada, the restrictions for producing Icewine are controlled by the Vintner’s Quality Alliance. The temperature falls below minus 8 degrees C for a sustained time. […]

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