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Icewine & Cycling at Niagara-on-the-Lake

Posted by on Apr 22, 2009 in Destinations, Food and Drink | 0 comments

Think you don’t like icewine? Don’t be so sure. If you stay at the Brockamour Manor, you’ll receive an invitation to visit Pillitteri Estates Winery and enjoy complimentary tastings of two award winning Icewines. Harvest of the Icewine grapes occurs when temperatures have reached -8*C or colder. When pressed,these hand picked, naturally frozen grapes yield a juice with an intense concentration of sugars, acids, flavours and aromas. My favourite is the Shiraz but it’s produced in such small quaniities it’s often not available. Next best, is a gorgeous Cabernet...

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