Riesling Eiswein
(Outstanding)
A light white wine from
Germany
Summary
Very ripe grapes naturally freeze on the vines and are then picked at temperatures below –7°C (19°F), heavily sorted, and directly pressed while still frozen. The concentrated sugar is extracted while ice crystals remain on the press, yielding extremely concentrated juice. It is then fermented at cool to moderate temperatures in stainless steel by cultured yeast. Fermentation will not proceed to dryness but stops while significant residual sugar remains. Wine will be fined, sterile filtered and bottled in glass under cork.