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Niagara Wines Published on Feb 14, 2015

Melissa, Kat, and Brittany brave the cold and head to Niagara Falls Niagara Wines country and check out The Ice House to find out what ice wine is all about. 



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WINERIES NIAGARA - WHAT HAS THE POLAR VORTEX DONE TO NIAGARA WINES and Their GRAPES?

Wineries Niagara News Here at The Ice House Winery Niagara On The Lake. When making Icewine cold is good but extreme cold is The Polar Vortex Niagara Wines has taken us down to some potentially dangerous temperatures for the Niagara vineyards. The first problem is primary bud damage to the grapes. If you remember grade 11 Biology there is a primary bud, a secondary and a tertiary. If all goes well the primary will be the bud “to break” in the spring and start a normal growth cycle. Primary bud activity will inhibit growth of the other two, but if the primary is damaged (frozen) the secondary will take over with a 30% to 50% crop load. If the tertiary – the hardiest – is forced out all growth will be vegetative i.e. no fruit that year. Growers are cutting into the buds with razor blades to examine the buds and assess the damage. This may lead to delayed and selective pruning. Be sure to visit The Wineries Niagara on your visit to the Niagara Wines Region.

 

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A bigger and worse problem is trunk damage or “winter kill”. This is where the xylem and the phloem are damaged. Remembering grade 9 Biology, the xylem and 

 

the phloem are the pipelines between the roots, vegetative growth and the fruiting zone flowing through the trunk or wood. Excessive cold or severe 

 

temperature fluctuations can lead to a rapid freezing (and deadly expansion) of the liquid in the system “exploding” the walls of the tubes. (If this 

 

bursting happens in our brains we call this a stroke). Not good! Check out the Niagara Wineries and enjoy a Nice Ice Wine beverage at the Ice House Ice Wine 

 

Winery in Niagara on the Lake.

 

 

NIAGARA ICE WINE & Niagara Wines

Unfortunately the existence or extent of winter kill cannot be quantified until well after bud break as there is enough “fuel” in the canes to initiate bud 

 

break without yet depending on the roots. So things could appear normal until the new shoot withers and dies. Yikes! In this instance and perhaps this year 

 

growers may decide when pruning to bring up a “sucker” as a potential new trunk. If the old trunk is sound  the sucker will be pruned away. If the trunk is 

 

damaged, the old will be removed and the new trunk will be established through the sucker. Good news – a live plant. Bad news – no fruit and therefore no 

 

Icewine. Making Icewine is a complicated process and without Mother Nature’s blessings it just doesn't happen.

 

If you are down in Niagara this spring, watch the vineyard management and you might see some of Mother Nature’s challenges in play, but hopefully NOT!

 

Niagara Wines visit The Ice House Winery Niagara On The Lake Ontario Canada.

 

 

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Niagara Wineries, Making Ice Wine

 

 

Making Icewine with Mother Nature is a collaborative effort.  As the winemaker at The Ice House, my role is to take her concentrated Icewine grape nectar through the fermentation process and enhance the complex fruit flavours that develop while the grapes are on the vine. My goal is to capture that burst of fresh fruit delivery rarely have seen in other fine wines. At The Ice House winery, visitors learn how this luscious elixir is made to create one of the most elegant and luxurious of wines. After 30 years of making Icewine, I have learned that Mother Nature is - 

Making Icewine with Mother Nature is a collaborative effort.  As the winemaker at The Ice House, my role is to take her concentrated Icewine grape nectar through the fermentation process and enhance the complex fruit flavours that develop while the grapes are on the vine. My goal is to capture that burst of fresh fruit delivery rarely have seen in other fine wines.

At The Ice House winery, visitors learn how this luscious elixir is made to create one of the most elegant and luxurious of wines. After 30 years of making Icewine, I have learned that Mother Nature is the true Wizard of Ice wine. I am here to follow her lead and value her secrets. She is in control; a lesser man would turn grey.

What are the vines used to make Northern Ice? Hybrid vs Vitis Vinifera

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  Vidal blanc cross of ugni blanc (Trebbiano) x. Seibel 4986


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  Cabernet Sauvignon vitis Vinifera

Are the vines planted in any special way?

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  Rootstalk and scion graph:


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  Leaf petiole and blade and Shoot growth


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  VSP canopy management: Vertical Shoot Positioning = more sun exposure and easier quality management

What is so special about the Niagara climate for growing Icewine grapes?

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  Niagara is considered a cool climate appellation; high shifts in day to night temperature generates a high complexity of flavors in the grapes


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  The circulation of off-shore wind between Lake Ontario & the Niagara escarpment generate what is referred to as the “lake effect” where the circulation of air profoundly moderates seasonal temperatures across the Niagara appellation. The moderation of temperature extends the growing season well into the fall.


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  Our sub appellation is “Niagara River”; soils are generally stratified fine sands, which create natural drainage


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  The large fast flowing river generates convectional currents that draw cooler air into the gorge which pulls warm


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  air from above to moderate temperatures in the vineyards

Northern Ice Icewine Grapes Year in Review:

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  April / May – Canes are tied down and trellis system chosen


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  May /June – Bud breaks & flowers- grapes ripen approximately 100 days from flowering


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  July – Summer pruning/hedging and bunch thinning for better air circulation & sun light


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  August /September – Small green berries begin to change color and develop more sugar


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  September /October – Harvest of table wines


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  October / November – Canopy netting protects ripe Icewine grapes from birds


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  November / February – Icewine and Late harvest is harvested


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  February / April – Winter pruning is done

 

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Niagara Wineries - Wine Tasting -The Ice House Winery.

Enjoy fine Ice Wines, Wine Tasting and Tours at The Ice House Winery in Niagara On The Lake.

 

The Ice House Winery; What is Icewine?

 

 

Jamie Macfarlane, wine master, and his wife Karen King, a sensory specialist can tell you.  They have garnered International favour with their extensive experimentation with Northern Ice Premium Icewine.  Jamie has been creating Icewine commercially for over 30 years and he is now dedicated to perfecting this complex Icewine process.  Their desire to expand the dessert wine category of Icewine has led to a creative approach called the “Art of Blending Icewine”. The key to their creativity is the fact that pure Icewine is a concentrated wine.  Its intense, lasting fruit forward delivery maintains its characteristic “halo effect” when added to other drinks or foods.View Store Specials

 

Visit The Ice House Winery in Niagara On The Lake to see Jamie and Karen with Kristin Andrews on  the Humber Daily News explain what is Icewine.

 

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