Ice Wine

• Volatile winter weather affecting icewine production in Ontario, producers say

  'It looks like there wasn't a lot of icewine made this year,' said Aaron Dobbin, president of the Wine Growers of Ontario.

  Canada

  Mar 10, 2023
  
• Okanagan wineries expected to produce less ice wine; weather not cold enough for harvest

  A cold snap of at least -8 degrees is needed to harvest frozen grapes for ice wine, and those freezing temperatures have yet to arrive.

  Canada

  Jan 20, 2021
  
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• Limited quantity of Ontario icewine may cause high demand for 2020 bottles

  VQA Ontario, the province's wine regulator, reported just more than 1,000 tonnes of grapes registered for icewines this year, down from almost 6,000 tonnes last year.

  Canada

  Dec 28, 2020
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• Ice wine harvest successful at West Kelowna winery

  "It's a very unpredictable process, the weather needs to drop below -8 C."

  Jan 18, 2020
• With cold temperatures arriving, Okanagan wineries eyeing ice wine harvest

  Temperatures are expected to be cold enough this week for the region’s annual ice wine harvest.

  Canada

  Nov 27, 2019
• Time running out for Okanagan ice wine producers

  Ice wine business in Canada worth an estimated $70 million per year.

  Canada

  Jan 26, 2019
• West Kelowna winery deemed top in the world for Chardonnay Icewine

  A West Kelowna winery receives international honour for its Chardonnay Icewine.

  Canada

  Mar 20, 2016
• Extremely rare and expensive ice wines stolen

  Hainle Vineyards Estate Winery specializes in high-end ice wines, some of which can fetch tens of thousands of dollars.

  Nov 24, 2013