Sunday, August 5, 2007

Riesling Icewine


Two labels were made for the Ice Wine. My wife likes the grape stomper and I the grape milker. This wine won a bronze medal at the 2004 Indiana State Fair. On a 1 to 10 sweetness scale, Ice Wine is a 10. It's name comes from the fact that the grapes are harvested immediately after they are frozen solid on the vine, thus concentrating the sugar content. It is a delicious desert wine with tastes of honey, peaches, nectarines, and plums. Not many people have tasted Ice Wine as it is fairly pricey, anywhere from $20 to$80 per bottle depending on the brand. And the bottle is a "split", 375mls as opposed to a regular 750ml wine bottle. Everybody always wants to know if I have any on hand or when will I be making more Ice Wine.

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Medals

Medals

Gold Medals

  • Green Apple Riesling - 2006 WineMaker Magazine International Amateur Wine Competition
  • Strawberry White Merlot - Cowie Wine Festival, Paris, Arkansas
  • Onion Wine - Gold Concordance, 2006 Indiana State Fair International Amateur Wine Competition
  • French Merlot - 2005 Cowie Wine Festival, Paris, Arkansas
  • Old Vines Zinfandel - 2005 Cowie Wine Festival, Paris, Arkansas
  • Tomato Wine - 2005 Indiana State Fair International Amateur Wine Competition
  • May Port - 2003 WineMaker Magazine International Amateur Wine Competition
  • Piesporter - 2002 WineMaker Magazine International Amateur Wine Competition

Silver Medals

  • Piesporter - 2006 WineMaker Magazine International Amateur Wine Competition
  • Celery Wine - 2006 Indiana State Fair International Amateur Wine Competition
  • Old Vines Zinfandel - 2005 Indiana State Fair International Amateur Wine Competition
  • Yamhill County Pinot Noir - 2005 Indiana State Fair International Amateur Wine Competition 2006 Home Wine & Beer Trade Association International Amateur Wine Competition
  • Tomato Wine - Cowie International Amateur Wine Festival, Paris, Arkansas
  • Pinotage Cabernet - 2006 Home Wine & Beer Trade Association International Amateur Wine Competition
  • Blackberry Port - 2005 Cowie Wine Festival
  • Blackberry Port - 2005 WineMaker Magazine International Amateur Wine Competition
  • White Zinfandel - 2005 WineMaker Magazine International Amateur Competition
  • Peach Apricot Chardonnay - 2004 Indiana State Fair International Amateur Wine Competition
  • Marilyn Merlot - 2004 Indiana State Fair
  • Pinotage Cabernet- 2004 Indiana State Fair International Amateur Wine Competition
  • White Zinfandel - 2004 Indiana State Fair
  • Burgundy - 2003 WineMaker Magazine International Amateur Wine Competition
  • Pinot Noir - 2003 Indiana State Fair International Amateur Wine Competition

Bronze Medals

  • Ice Wine Style Port - 2007 Indiana State Fair International Amateur Wine Competition
  • Strawberry Rhubarb Wine - 2007 Cowie Wine Festival, Paris, Arkansas
  • French Merlot - 2006 Home Wine & Beer Trade Association International Amateur Wine Competition
  • Old Vines Zinfandel - 2006 Home Wine & Beer Trade Association International Amateur Wine Competition
  • Woodland Grapes - 2005 Indiana State Fair International Amateur Wine Competition
  • Pinotage Cabernet - 2005 WineMaker Magazine International Amateur Wine Competition
  • Ice Wine Style- 2004 Indiana State Fair
  • Chardonnay - 2003 Indiana State Fair International Amateur Wine Competition; 2003 WineMaker Magazine International Amateur Wine Competition; 2003 Home Wine & Beer Trade Association International Amateur Wine Competition
  • Piesporter - 2003 Indiana State Fair International Amateur Wine Competition
  • Burgundy - 2003 Indiana State Fair International Amateur Wine Competition; 2003 Home Wine & Beer Trade Association International Amateur Wine Competition
  • Pinot Noir - 2003 WineMaker Magazine International Amateur Competition
  • Rioja - 2003 WineMaker Magazine International Amateur Wine Competition
  • Sauvignon Blanc - 2003 Indiana State Fair International Amateur Wine Competition
  • Shiraz - 2003 WineMaker Magazine International Amateur Wine Competition
  • Shiraz - 2003 Indiana State Fair International Amateur Wine Competition