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At Vineyard Wine Market you don't have to spend a lot of money to experience a quality wine!
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Wine Tastings |
I want to thank everyone that have supported our wine tastings. This is a great opportunity for everyone to learn about the different flavor profiles available and take advantage of special savings offered in conjunction with these events.
We will be holding regular wine tastings every Friday from 4:30 PM to 6:30 PM and on Saturday from 1:00 PM to 6:00 PM. Featured wines will be very appropriate for the season. This will give our customers a sneak preview of the wines and discover the pleasures of exploring the wonderful world of wine.
Our Friday & Saturday wine tasting fees will be based upon the cost of the wines selected. Under Georgia Law, no alcohol can be given away free. We have to place a small fee on the tasting to comply with regulations. You will agree the product received out performs our minimal fees.
We have two different tasting tiers each week, one for high end wines ($20 & up) one for lower end wines ($20 & below). A one-ounce pour will be available for each high end wine we feature that day. This has been a very popular addition to our regular weekend tastings.
Thanks again for your support!
Roger Strohl & John Desboeufs
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We have a new feature for you New York Butcher Shoppe lovers! You can now call in orders to The New York Butcher Shoppe by phone (706)-364-2333 and pick it up in Evans at The Vineyard. Scott Evenson will be making deliveries to The Vineyard with your special order if you call his store by 1 PM.
It's simple; place your order, pay over the phone and pick it up at The Vineyard. If you need help with a wine selection for your meal, the areas best staff will be here to help you. |
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ICE WINES
Ice wine (or icewine, as one word, or in German, Eiswein) is a type of dessert wine produced from grapes that have been frozen while still on the vine. The sugars and other dissolved solids do not freeze, but the water does, allowing a more concentrated grape must* to be pressed from the frozen grapes. This results in a smaller amount of more concentrated, very sweet wine. With ice wines, the freezing happens before the fermentation, not afterwards.
Natural ice wines require a hard freeze (by law in Canada −8 C (17 F) or colder, and in Germany −7 C (19 F) or colder), to occur sometime after the grapes are ripe, which means that the grapes may hang on the vine for several months following the normal harvest. (Ancient Coast Icewine is a Canadian example and Rudolf Muller Eiswein is a German example. Both featured at Vineyards weekend tasting) If a freeze does not come quickly enough, the grapes may rot and the crop will be lost. If the freeze is too severe, no juice can be extracted. Vineland Winery in Ontario once broke their pneumatic press in the 1990s while pressing the frozen grapes because they were too hard. Since the fruit must be pressed while it is still frozen, pickers often must work at night or very early in the morning, harvesting the grapes within a few hours, while cellar workers must work in unheated spaces. Due to the labor-intense and risky production process resulting in relatively small amounts of wine, ice wines are generally quite expensive.
In Austria, Germany, and Canada, the grapes must freeze naturally to be called ice wine. In other countries, some winemakers use cryoextraction (that is, mechanical freezing) to simulate the effect of a frost and typically do not leave the grapes to hang for extended periods as is done with natural ice wines. An example is Pacific Rim Vin de Glacire Riesling (featured at Vineyard's Jan. 15-16 weekend tasting).
The high sugar level in the must leads to a slower-than-normal fermentation. It may take months to complete the fermentation (compared to days or weeks for regular wines) and special strains of yeasts should be used. They are often sold in half-bottle volume (375 ml) or the even smaller 200ml bottle. New World wineries in particular sometimes bottle 200 ml and 50 ml gift packages.
Ice wine usually has a medium to full body, with a long lingering finish. The nose is usually reminiscent of peach, pear, dried apricot, honey, citrus, figs, caramel, green apple, etc., depending on the varietal. The aroma of tropical and exotic fruits such as pineapple, mango, or lychee is quite common, especially on white varietals.
Ice wine usually has a slightly lower alcohol content than regular table wine. Some Riesling ice wines from Germany have an alcohol content as low as 6%. Ice wines produced in Canada usually have higher alcohol content, between eight and 13 percent.
Connoisseurs argue about whether ice wine improves with age or is meant to be drunk young. Those who support aging claim that ice wine's very high sugar level (which is often much higher than that of Sauternes) and high acidity preserve the content for many years after bottling. Those who disagree contend that as ice wine ages it loses its distinctive acidity, fruitiness, aroma, and freshness.
--Condensed from Wikipedia.org
* grape juice that contains the skins, seeds, and stems of the fruit. |
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