Let's face it; it really doesn't matter what I think about Inniskillin's icewine. It has won enough awards to generally be considered the best in Ontario, so my humble opinion is largely inconsequential for what could be one of the best dessert wines in the world. (Actually, in 1991, its vidal was declared just that.) What I can do, though, is to tell you just how thoroughly enjoyable our visit to the winery was. The tasting, pictured here, consisted of the 2008 vidal icewine (served in the appropriate
Riedel glasses) with an apple tart. The server told us to expect flavours of mango, apricot and lychee throughout. I'm not sure I could identify what lychee tastes or smells like, but Chris says he found it on the nose. The taste was clean and fruity, held together by a light buttery flavour. Perhaps the fact that I wouldn't have thought of pairing such a sweet wine with such a tart dessert just shows my lack of experience, but I was amazed at just how well the tart's buttery crust, icewine marinated spy apples and vanilla infused whipped cream complimented all of the wine's flavours. If I had realized the wine hadn't been released at the LCBO yet, I would have definately purchased a bottle or two!
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