| Although there are several types of wines | | | | Grapes that are frozen during these extremely |
| that you buy, one of the most unheard of is | | | | cold temperatures are hand plucked at night |
| ice wine. Ice wines are a very rare form of | | | | by the wine maker and his assistants. |
| wine, a wine that is produced under certain | | | | |
| types of weather conditions. Ice wine is | | | | To produce a bottle of ice wine, full vine |
| mainly produced in the Pacific Northwest | | | | grapes may be required. Once the grapes have |
| region, where the weather conditions are | | | | been collected, they are gently pressed, in |
| right for the wine. | | | | order to collect the running juice only. The |
| | | | temperature creates the frozen water |
| As ironic as it is, ice wines are produced in | | | | crystals, which are fermented along with |
| very small quantities. With the wine | | | | sugars and the particles that are found in |
| requiring only the fines of quality and a | | | | the free running juices. Through this |
| lack of availability, the product is | | | | process, the wonderful and rare ice wine is |
| extremely rare indeed. Truth be told, there | | | | created. |
| are only a lucky few who are actually able to | | | | |
| purchase the wine. Ice wine, due to the | | | | If you have been looking to try ice wines, |
| scarce amount, can be extremely expensive and | | | | finding it may be very difficult. As you |
| out of the price range for a majority of us. | | | | probably already know, most alcohol and wine |
| | | | stores don't sell this rare wine. Finding it |
| Much like the beauty of owning a diamond, ice | | | | online is very hard to do as well, unless you |
| wine is something that many of us hope and | | | | catch it at the right time. Even then, if |
| dream to experience at some point in our | | | | you are able to find it, it can easily cost |
| lives. Although the materials are rare, the | | | | you hundreds of thousands of dollars for a |
| weather conditions are even more crucial to | | | | single bottle. |
| producing this wine. Once the right weather | | | | |
| conditions arrive, the wine maker prepares to | | | | The best way to experience ice wines is to |
| produce this extremely rare and priceless | | | | find the right wine maker in the Pacific |
| wine. | | | | Northwest region. Even though bottles go |
| | | | extremely fast once they have been made, you |
| The basic requirements needed to produce ice | | | | may be able to catch a wine maker with some |
| wines are fully ripened grapes and a | | | | on hand. Be prepared to spend a hefty amount |
| temperature of around 5 degrees C. The | | | | though. Although it can cost a lot and be |
| temperature needs to stay that way for | | | | extremely hard to find - the taste of ice |
| several days, so that the wine maker can | | | | wine makes it well worth the effort. |
| complete the process of making the wine. | | | | |