Eiswein (Germany)
Eiswein is made from grapes that froze before beeing picked.
Serving Temperature
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4-6°C (40-43°F) |
Eiswein Flavors
 Apple |
 Pear |
 Peach |
 Guava |
 Honey |
 Stone |
 Minerals |
 Smoke |
Typical flavors for Riesling Eiswein are: Apple. Pear. Peach. Guava. Mineral. Stone. Smoke.
Eiswein Food Pairing
 Meditation Aperitif |
 Spicy Food |
 Fruit Dessert |
 Chocolate |
 Chili |
 Fruit Pie |
 Cheese |
 Cheese |
Salted Nuts. Tapenade. Salty Antipasti. Appetizers.
Spicy Food. Thai. Indian.Curry. Mexican.
Ice Cream. Sweet Pudding. Pecan Pie.
Strong Cheese. Roquefort. Gorgonzola. Parmesan.
About
Eiswein is a very sweet dessert wine, made from grapes that have been picked and pressed when frozen. The name Eiswein means "Ice Wine".
True Eiswein must be picked in December or January, the middle of the night, after two days of frost.
Unlike other dessert wines like Trockenbeerenauslese, Sauternes, and Tokaji, Eiswein grapes should not be affected by Botrytis Cinerea or Noble Rot. Only healthy grapes can survive until harvest, in extreme cases after Chistmas or New Year.
Eiswein is always a very sweet wine made from frozen grapes. This concentrates the sugar, reduces the weight, and produces very sweet wines.
Germany and Canada (Ice Wine) are the world's largest producers of Eiswein.
Eiswein can be made from many types of grapes like Vidal and Chardonnay (Canada), Cabernet Franc and Merlot (Canada, USA), and even Cabernet Sauvignon (Canada), but the most common and most famous is German Riesling Eiswein.