Eiswein (Germany)

Ice Wine Grapes

Eiswein is made from grapes that froze before beeing picked.

Serving Temperature

4-6°C
(40-43°F)

Typical Flavors


Apple
Apple		 Pear
Pear		 Peach
Peach		 Guava
Guava

Honey
Honey		 Stone
Stone		 Minerals
Minerals		 Smoke
Smoke

Typical flavors for Riesling Eiswein are: Apple. Pear. Peach. Guava. Mineral. Stone. Smoke.

Food Pairing


Aperitif
Meditation
Aperitif		 Spicy Food
Spicy
Food		 Panettone
Fruit
Dessert		 Chocolate
Chocolate

Chili
Chili		 Strawberry Pie
Fruit Pie		 Cheese
Cheese		 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.