And at the Iceculture studio, a design and production crew of four worked for three weeks to create the ice components.įor the construction and technically-minded, the ice room was completed with 140, 300lb crystal clear ice blocks, each measuring 40in x 20in x 10in – 60 in the ice walls and 80 for the interior décor. It is simply a happy ending to an interesting winery tour and a memorable way to enjoy the unique gift of the iconic Canadian Icewine at Peller Estates.”Ī team of four put in 100 hours over a period of four days to complete the installation. Designer, Heidi Bayley of Iceculture explains – “The ice room is not intended to compete with the ice lounge concept. of Hensall, Ontario, a company that has designed and installed ice lounges around the world. The ice room was built by Iceculture Inc. ‘And it adds an exciting feature to our tours which most visitors will never have experienced’, he adds. “Sampling Peller Estates Icewine in frozen surroundings creates an ideal atmosphere to the occasion and truly engages all 5 senses”, says Tim Coons, Estate Manager at Peller Estates Winery. Unique facts about Icewine are etched clearly into the ice walls through a special process involving snow-filled graphics. The space includes an Ice bar, lounge chair, sculptures, ice block walls and even an ice chandelier. Guests will don Peller Estates parkas and smart phone compatible gloves before they enter the ice box. igloo-like lounge is maintained at minus 10 degrees Celsius. This icewine is suitable for vegetarians and vegans.Visitors to Peller Estates Winery in Niagara-on-the-Lake, Ontario, will now enjoy the ultimate Icewine experience in a brand new room designed to mimic the climate involved when harvesting premium VQA Icewine. The residual sugar for the 2017 is 216g/L. This intense, luscious Icewine from Ontario emits a blast of pear, honey and caramel, while peaches, pears and a tangy hit of lemon drops take over the tongue. The signature of great Icewine is the balancing tension between sweetness and acidity. The wine is aged 100% in stainless steel. Each time they freeze, new and more complex flavours are released into the juice from the grape.
Authentic Icewine is very different from other dessert wines prior to being picked in late December, the grapes freeze and then thaw 8 to 10 times. Once picked, the grapes are pressed immediately while still frozen releasing only one drop of pure extract from each grape.
Grapes for Peller Estates Vidal Icewine are always picked at temperatures of at least -10✬, with the grapes frozen on the vine and hand-picked in the middle of the cold Canadian night. The Niagara Peninsula is the only place in the world where every single year the summers are so warm red wine grapes can be ripened, but the winters are cold enough to make Icewine (but never so cold that the vines do not survive).
At 43º latitude, the Niagara Peninsula in Ontario, home to Peller Estate, is within the same latitudinal range as Southern France, Rioja in Spain, Chianti Classico in Italy and Oregon in the USA. Peller Estates have been making wine in Niagara for three generations. It is a very winter-hardy grape variety able to produce good sugar levels in cooler climates. It is made from 100% Vidal grapes. Vidal is a hybrid grape variety produced from the Vitis vinifera variety Ugni blanc (also known as Trebbiano Toscano) and another hybrid variety, Rayon d’Or. Peller Estates Vidal Icewine is a Canadian dessert wine.
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