Some years can even produce favorable conditions for ice wine production.

In most of France, the climate is too warm for ice wine production.

I do think that natural ice wine is something incredibly special, and it's quite rare.

She handed me a glass, filled with what smelled like a nice ice wine.

By the early 2000s, Canada was established as the largest producer of ice wine in the world.

Ice wine usually has a medium to full body, with a long lingering finish.

Canada and Germany are the world's largest producers of ice wines.

Ice wines produced in Canada usually have higher alcohol content, between eight and 13 percent.

The climate also lends itself extremely well to the production of ice wine.

Which, of course, is not enough to stop a Californian truly bent on making ice wine.

There is no grape-growing region in California cold enough to permit the making of ice wine.

Ice wine is one of the rarest and most expensive wines in the world.

Canada is the world's largest producer of ice wine.

There is also a sparkling version of ice wine.

The result is similar to that of the ice wine process, but suitable for warmer climates.

Finally we tasted the very sweet ice wines, which because of the climate are a valley trademark.

With ice wines, the freezing happens before the fermentation, not afterwards.

Finale is an ice wine, made from artificially frozen grapes.

The area is famous for its ice wines.

Ice wine usually has a slightly lower alcohol content than regular table wine.

The Mahrers also had six varieties of ice wine on deck, which have been released since our visit.

This month Unionville unveiled its first ice wine, made from vidal.

Connoisseurs argue about whether ice wine improves with age or is meant to be drunk young.

The high cost of producing ice wine causes it to generate little profit for the winery.

Ice Wine is made from grapes that are harvested while they are frozen.