![]() Icewine doesn’t need to be aged to enjoy its fresh fruit flavors. The fizziness help s to soften the perception of sweetness on the palate, allowing sparkling icewines to complement a wider range of food such as veined cheese, nuts and fruit desserts. ![]() Sparkling icewine undergoes a similar process to Italian spumanti: Before the open vat fermentation is completed and when alcohol level has reached a level of about nine percent, the vat is closed so that the remaining CO2 is trapped inside and dissolves back into the wine making it fizzy. What about food pairings for sparkling icewine? Vidal Icewine and spicy green Thai curry.Cabernet Franc Icewine and Black Olive Tapenade.Instead, use a regular white wine glass, the kind you’d use for sauvignon blanc. ![]() Skip those tiny golf-ball-sized dessert glasses, which don’t allow enough room to swirl the wine and enjoy its aromas. But just because the pour may be small, the glasses don’t have to be. If served with dessert, a half bottle will serve six to eight people with about two ounces apiece: the wine is so sweet that a little goes a long way. Icewine works equally well, and it also can handle main entrees such as seafood, lobster, scallops and meals with a caramelized preparations due to its texture, viscosity and weight. Many producers feel that icewine shouldn’t be called a dessert wine, as it stereotypes the wine into being consumed only at the end of a meal, when most people are already full.Ĭonversely, French sauternes is also served at the beginning of a meal with dishes such as foie gras and cheeses. ![]() The traditional time to serve it is at the end of the meal, when most people already feel full. Serve icewine chilled an hour or two in the fridge will allow it to reach the ideal drinking temperature of 10C-12C. ![]()
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