Riesling
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Riesling is a white grape variety that is believed to have originated from the Rhine Valley region of western Germany, before later being traced to the Alsace region by 1470 and Austria by 1700. Riesl
Ripe Riesling grapes in Rheingau, Germany
A Kabinett-level German Riesling from the Mosel
A German Riesling from the 1975 vintage, an Erbacher Siegelsberg Kabinett from Schloss Reinhartshausen in Rheingau, uncorked at 32 years of age in 2007. It shows the typical golden to amber colour of aged Riesling, which is shared by many other aged white wines.
A bunch of Riesling grapes after the onset of noble rot. The difference in colour between affected and unaffected grapes is clearly visible.
Ice wine
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Icewine is a type of dessert wine produced from grapes that have been frozen while still on the vine. The sugars and other dissolved solids do not freeze, but the water does, allowing for a more conce
Riesling
…well past normal picking time. Through evaporation caused by the fungus Botrytis cinerea ("noble rot") or by freezing and pressing (as is the case for ice wine – in German: Eiswein), water is removed and the resulting ultra concentrated juice is used to make the sweet wines. These wines are felt to offer richer…
Grapevines in Luxembourg being grown for ice wine
Ice wines produced from the Niagara College Teaching Winery
Monument commemorating the first harvest of ice wine in Bingen in 1830
Icewine grapevines at Inniskillin. The winery was the first in Canada to produce icewine for commercial purposes in 1984.