Peller Estates Riesling Icewine 37.5cl Half Bottle

Description

Peller Estates Riesling Icewine is a superb Canadian dessert wine made from frozen Riesling grapes. It is widely regarded as the best Riesling Icewine in Canada and has an elegant, luxurious mouthfeel with flavours of citrus candies and golden pineapple and great balance between acidity and sweetness. Presented in 37.5cl half bottles.

Peller Estates: Award-Winning Canadian Dessert Wines from Niagara

Peller Estates was established by Hungarian immigrant Andrew Peller. Peller arrived in Canada in 1927 with a vision to bring homegrown quality wines and an appreciation of these wines to Canada. The family has been making wine for four generations with the flagship Peller Estates brand and its stunning Niagara-on-the-Lake winery was officially launched in 2001. The estate has earned multiple Canadian Winery of the Year accolades, reflecting its consistent excellence in crafting world-class wines, particularly for their lush, sweet Icewines and elegant méthode traditionnelle Canadian sparkling wines.

Located in Niagara-on-the-Lake

Peller Estates is located in the heart of Niagara-on-the-Lake, Ontario, perfectly positioned at approximately 43° latitude—aligning it with renowned wine regions like Southern France, Spain’s Rioja, Italy’s Chianti Classico, and Oregon in the USA for exceptional grape-growing potential.

Icewine: Wine Made From Frozen Grapes

The Niagara Peninsula is the only place in the world where every single year the summers are warm enough so that premium quality wine grapes can be grown, but where the winters are cold enough for the grapes to freeze to produce the Peller Estates Riesling Icewine (but never so cold that the vines do not survive).

Peller Estates Riesling Icewine Winemaking

• Peller Estates always ensure that their Icewine is picked at temperatures of at least -12°C.
• The grapes for the Peller Estates Signature Series Riesling Icewine are hand-picked while frozen on the vine in the middle of the cold Canadian night.
• Once picked, the grapes are pressed immediately while still frozen, with yields so small that each grape literally produces about one drop of intensely flavoured juice.
• The juice is vinified at low temperature in stainless steel vats.
• 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.
• Each time they freeze, new and more complex flavours are released into the juice from the grape.
• Peller Estates Riesling Icewine is suitable for vegans and vegetarians.
• The 2019 vintage has a sugar content of 180 g/L.

Vintners Quality Alliance (VQA)

Bottled under the Vintners Quality Alliance (VQA), a system which has been established in the provinces of Ontario and British Columbia to designate Viticultural Areas, regional appellations and sub-appellations, similar to the French AOC.

Other Peller Estates Wines Available

In addition to this fantastic Icewine, Peller Estates Vidal Icewine, Cabernet Franc Icewine, and sparkling wines are also available to buy at Fareham Wine Cellar.