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09-25-2010, 04:28 PM
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why is ice wine so expensive?
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why is ice wine so expensive
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09-25-2010, 07:39 PM
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I did a quick google search to find out what ice wine was and google answered your question. They are from grapes picked while frozen on the vine. Apparently it takes a TON of grapes to make it
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09-25-2010, 09:39 PM
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Also, traditionally, the grapes are only picked on Christmas eve and because of their frozen state, they must be picked by hand.
Limited grapes = limited production
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09-25-2010, 09:47 PM
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You go out in the vineyard in sub-freezing temps to pick grapes. You'll want a bigger paycheck than the dude who get to do it in the warm sunshine.
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09-25-2010, 11:02 PM
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Pretty much the same reasons Trockenbeerenauslesen are expensive. Labor-intensive, lower yield per acre, and higher risk because it requires more specific cooperation from the climate than a normal wine.
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10-03-2010, 10:59 PM
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and they have to be pressed frozen to
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10-03-2010, 11:08 PM
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My wife is from Niagara-on-the-Lake, Canada, where some of the best icewine in the world is made. Ten times the grapes are needed for a bottle of icewine, and yes, they have to be picked by hand, at night, in winter.
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10-04-2010, 10:21 AM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Batinse
My wife is from Niagara-on-the-Lake, Canada, where some of the best icewine in the world is made. Ten times the grapes are needed for a bottle of icewine, and yes, they have to be picked by hand, at night, in winter.
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If it takes 10 times the grapes, then at $25/bottle it's actually cheap!
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10-04-2010, 02:19 PM
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Originally Posted by DoctorCAD
Also, traditionally, the grapes are only picked on Christmas eve by tiny little elves wearing birthday suits and tossle caps.
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Salute! 
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10-04-2010, 02:23 PM
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When I get the pictures together of our trip to Niagara-on-the-Lake I'll post a description of our trip and all the ice wines we sampled... it was a phenomenal vacation!
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