Winery Pillitteri EstatesIcewine Riesling
Sweet wine
This wine generally goes well with pork, poultry or shellfish.
The Icewine Riesling of the Winery Pillitteri Estates is in the top 20 of wines of Niagara-on-the-Lake.
Wine flavors and olphactive analysis
On the nose the Icewine Riesling of Winery Pillitteri Estates in the region of Ontario often reveals types of flavors of non oak, earth or microbio and sometimes also flavors of vegetal, oak or tree fruit.
Food and wine pairings with Icewine Riesling
Pairings that work perfectly with Icewine Riesling
Original food and wine pairings with Icewine Riesling
The Icewine Riesling of Winery Pillitteri Estates matches generally quite well with dishes of pork, shellfish or spicy food such as recipes of bare-assed cockerel (ardennes), grilled lobster with tarragon cream sauce or crab matoutou.
Details and technical informations about Winery Pillitteri Estates's Icewine Riesling.
Discover the grape variety: Riesling
White Riesling is a grape variety that originated in France (Alsace). It produces a variety of grape specially used for the elaboration of wine. It is rare to find this grape to eat on our tables. This variety of grape is characterized by small bunches, and small grapes. White Riesling can be found in many vineyards: Alsace, Loire Valley, Languedoc & Roussillon, Lorraine, Provence & Corsica, Rhone Valley, Savoie & Bugey, Beaujolais, South West.
Last vintages of this wine
The best vintages of Icewine Riesling from Winery Pillitteri Estates are 2004, 2016, 2015, 2013 and 0.
Informations about the Winery Pillitteri Estates
The Winery Pillitteri Estates is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 53 wines for sale in the of Niagara-on-the-Lake to come and discover on site or to buy online.
The wine region of Niagara-on-the-Lake
Niagara-on-the-Lake is a regional VQA appellation in Ontario, Canada, on the southern shores of Lake Ontario and surrounded by water on three sides. It produces the largest Volume of ice wine in the world, more so than the style's homeland of Germany. Riesling, Cabernet Franc and Vidal are planted widely for this style. There are around 20 wineries in operation here and international wine-producing powerhouses such as Inniskillin, Jackson Triggs and Peller Estate are collectively responsible for the majority of Canadian ice wines sold outside of Canada.
The wine region of Ontario
Ontario is the most populated and prolific wine producing province in Canada. The Long established wine industry here is centered around the Great Lakes of Erie and Ontario, where the continental Climate is moderated heavily by the large bodies of water. The majority of wines produced in Ontario are Dry table wines (around 60 percent are white and 40 percent red). They are mostly made from Riesling, Cabernet Franc, Chardonnay, and Pinot Noir.
The word of the wine: De-vatting
Separation of the fermented juice from all solid particles (skin, pips, deposit of lees) by transferring it to a second tank.
