Ice Wine for Hot Weather

“Ice wine” is not ice with wine. It’s a dessert wine made from grapes that were frozen while they were still on the vines.

Since the water in the grapes freezes but the sugars and other dissolved solids don't, the result is a sweet and concentrated wine. There are also "non-natural" ice wines, when grapes are picked and frozen in a freezer. These are known as "icebox wines" or "iced wine" to give them a distinction from the original.

Typical grapes used for ice wine production are Riesling, Vidal, and Cabernet Franc.

So to take the sweat out of your summer, sip some ice!