What does ice wine mean? is it precious

The brand LEESON red wine of Yuncang Winery shared that everyone has heard of ice wine. What kind of wine is it ? Is it very precious and expensive? Ice wine is a wine made from frozen grapes. This wine originated in the 18th century. At that time, the grapes planted by wine farmers in Germany and Austria suffered frost, but they still insisted on picking grapes. The wine made from grapes was very delicious, and the production of ice wine in Canada developed rapidly. Especially after 1970 , Canada has now become the largest producer of ice wine.

Yuncang Winery’s brand LEESON red wine shared that the grapes for brewing ice wine have very strict requirements on the picking temperature. They can only be picked between minus 7 degrees and minus 12 degrees, because only when the temperature is lower than 7 degrees, the grape juice will condense. Ice, but the temperature is too low, even below 12 degrees. In order to achieve the ideal picking temperature, it is usually picked between December and February , often at night, and the ice-like water is naturally separated.

Due to the extraordinary ripening period, the grapes will naturally have a high sugar content. After removing the frozen water, the flavor will be more concentrated and the sweetness will be very high. Fortunately, the acidity of the grapes also increases in a corresponding proportion. This traditional brewing method is neither artificially frozen nor artificially increased in sugar. The natural and extraordinary ripening period will reduce the grape juice production by 40%-70 % . Picking in cold conditions will also increase the cost of picking. When pressing, removing the frozen water will also reduce the yield of grapes. The combination of these factors determines that ice wine is more precious than ordinary wine, and of course the price will also rise.

Of course, Yuncang Winery’s brand LEESON Red Wine Sharing also has producers using artificially frozen grapes to make ice wine. The wine brewed in this way is not as mature as naturally ripe grapes, so the flavor of the wine will naturally not be so complicated. diverse. In addition, the aroma complexity of ice wine is not as high as that of noble rot wine. Of course, ice wine is a good wine worth tasting, and you will taste different feelings in their noble and beautiful wine bodies.