Wine style
Wine style
Michigan Ice Wine
Michigan Ice Wine
Michigan Ice Wine
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Michigan
Imagine biting into a peach while standing in a blizzard. This style turns brutal winters into liquid candy by harvesting grapes frozen solid on the vine, squeezing out concentrated sugar and leaving the water behind.
Imagine biting into a peach while standing in a blizzard. This style turns brutal winters into liquid candy by harvesting grapes frozen solid on the vine, squeezing out concentrated sugar and leaving the water behind.
Imagine biting into a peach while standing in a blizzard. This style turns brutal winters into liquid candy by harvesting grapes frozen solid on the vine, squeezing out concentrated sugar and leaving the water behind.
Body
Full Blast
Tannins
No Resistance
Barely Felt
Pillowy Presence
Serious Grip
The Brick Wall
Acidity
Sour As Heck
Sugar
Grandma's Syrup
The story
Freezing temperatures
Nature's service
Climatic necessity
Making wine from frozen grapes started in Europe by total accident, but Michigan winemakers adopted it purposefully. They looked at their freezing temperatures and realized nature offered a free cryo-extraction service. Instead of fighting the frost, producers embraced the chill, waiting until temperatures plummeted well below freezing to pick rock-hard berries, resulting in a tradition born from climatic necessity rather than just mimicking the Old World styles.
Making wine from frozen grapes started in Europe by total accident, but Michigan winemakers adopted it purposefully. They looked at their freezing temperatures and realized nature offered a free cryo-extraction service. Instead of fighting the frost, producers embraced the chill, waiting until temperatures plummeted well below freezing to pick rock-hard berries, resulting in a tradition born from climatic necessity rather than just mimicking the Old World styles.
Making wine from frozen grapes started in Europe by total accident, but Michigan winemakers adopted it purposefully. They looked at their freezing temperatures and realized nature offered a free cryo-extraction service. Instead of fighting the frost, producers embraced the chill, waiting until temperatures plummeted well below freezing to pick rock-hard berries, resulting in a tradition born from climatic necessity rather than just mimicking the Old World styles.
Why it's special
Risky business
Frozen water
Hyper concentrated
True Ice Wine is incredibly risky business because producers must leave fruit hanging way past harvest, tempting birds and rot. If the freeze doesn't come hard enough, the crop is lost entirely. When it works, the water freezes inside the berry, so the press releases only a tiny amount of hyper-concentrated nectar. It takes roughly ten times the grapes to make one bottle compared to standard dry wines.
True Ice Wine is incredibly risky business because producers must leave fruit hanging way past harvest, tempting birds and rot. If the freeze doesn't come hard enough, the crop is lost entirely. When it works, the water freezes inside the berry, so the press releases only a tiny amount of hyper-concentrated nectar. It takes roughly ten times the grapes to make one bottle compared to standard dry wines.
True Ice Wine is incredibly risky business because producers must leave fruit hanging way past harvest, tempting birds and rot. If the freeze doesn't come hard enough, the crop is lost entirely. When it works, the water freezes inside the berry, so the press releases only a tiny amount of hyper-concentrated nectar. It takes roughly ten times the grapes to make one bottle compared to standard dry wines.
Who's gonna like it
Sweet tooth
Dessert lovers
Intensity seekers
Anyone with a serious sweet tooth or dessert lovers wanting to skip the actual cake will adore this. It is perfect for drinkers who find dry wines too harsh or acidic, as the massive sugar content coats the palate in luxury. If you appreciate intensity and viscosity, or simply want the perfect pairing for blue cheese and crème brûlée, this golden elixir is your new best friend.
Anyone with a serious sweet tooth or dessert lovers wanting to skip the actual cake will adore this. It is perfect for drinkers who find dry wines too harsh or acidic, as the massive sugar content coats the palate in luxury. If you appreciate intensity and viscosity, or simply want the perfect pairing for blue cheese and crème brûlée, this golden elixir is your new best friend.
Anyone with a serious sweet tooth or dessert lovers wanting to skip the actual cake will adore this. It is perfect for drinkers who find dry wines too harsh or acidic, as the massive sugar content coats the palate in luxury. If you appreciate intensity and viscosity, or simply want the perfect pairing for blue cheese and crème brûlée, this golden elixir is your new best friend.
REGIONS
Old Mission Peninsula
Extending boldly into Grand Traverse Bay, this slender strip of land acts like a climatic miracle. It catches enough warmth from the surrounding water to keep vines alive while offering some of the most stunning lake views you'll ever see.
Extending boldly into Grand Traverse Bay, this slender strip of land acts like a climatic miracle. It catches enough warmth from the surrounding water to keep vines alive while offering some of the most stunning lake views you'll ever see.
Leelanau Peninsula
If the mitten state is waving at you, this region is the fancy digit sticking out. It is a scenic playground of dunes and vines where cool-climate whites and sparkling wines truly find their groove.
If the mitten state is waving at you, this region is the fancy digit sticking out. It is a scenic playground of dunes and vines where cool-climate whites and sparkling wines truly find their groove.
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