It’s always a tough task choosing your favourite wines from any category, but when it comes to icewine, it’s even harder.
I find there are few duds in this august group. However, here are my favourites that I tasted in 2015. I’d love to hear which ones you love, and which ones I’m missing.
Click on the links below for the full wine reviews, food pairings and stock in your closest liquor store.
Henry of Pelham Winery Riesling Icewine 2014
Niagara Escarpment, Ontario V.Q.A., Canada
Alcohol: 9.5% Sweetness: Sweet Size: 375 ml Drink: 2014‐2022
LCBO: 430561
Score: 93/100
Price: $49.95
Southbrook Vineyards Vidal Icewine 2013
Niagara, Ontario V.Q.A.
Alcohol: 11% Sweetness: Sweet Size: 375 ml Drink: 2013‐2020
LCBO: 525634
Score: 91/100
Price: $39.95
Cave Spring Icewine Riesling 2013
Niagara Peninsula, Ontario V.Q.A., Canada
Alcohol: 11.5% Sweetness: Sweet Size: 375 ml Drink: 2014‐2025
Divine Dessert Wine
LCBO: 447441
Inniskillin Niagara Estate Vidal Sparkling Icewine 2014
Niagara Peninsula, Ontario V.Q.A., Canada
Alcohol: 9.5% Sweetness: Sweet Size: 375 ml Drink: 2014‐2020
Divine Dessert Wine
LCBO: 560367
Megalomaniac Coldhearted Riesling Icewine 2014
Niagara Peninsula, Ontario V.Q.A., Canada
Alcohol: 7.9% Sweetness: Sweet Size: 200 ml Drink: 2015‐2019
Divine Dessert Wine
LCBO: 243519
Stratus Icewine 2013
Niagara-On-The-Lake. Ontario V.Q.A., Canada
Alcohol: 12% Sweetness: Sweet Size: 200 ml Drink: 2014‐2018
Divine Dessert Wine
LCBO: 56689
Reif Estate Winery Icewine Vidal 2013
Niagara River, Ontario V.Q.A., Canada
Alcohol: 10% Sweetness: Sweet Size: 200 ml Drink: 2014‐2020
Divine Dessert Wine
LCBO: 544791
Score: 92/100
Price: $24.95
Benjamin Bridge Borealis Vidal Icewine 2009
Annapolis Valley, Nova Scotia, Canada
Alcohol: 12% Sweetness: Sweet Size: 200 ml Drink: 2012‐2019
Divine Dessert Wine
LCBO: 1008812
NSLC: 1008812
Score: 93/100
Price: $35.00
Celine Dion Cabernet Sauvignon Icewine 2013
Niagara Peninsula, Ontario V.Q.A., Canada
Alcohol: 13% Sweetness: Sweet Size: 375 ml Drink: 2013‐2018
Divine Dessert Wine
LCBO: 406256 Check Stock
Score: 90/100
Price: $74.95
Creekside Estate Winery Cabernet Icewine 2012
Lincoln Lakeshore, Ontario V.Q.A., Canada
Alcohol: 13% Sweetness: Sweet Size: 375 ml Drink: 2012‐2020
Divine Dessert Wine
LCBO: 819761002501
Score: 88/100
Price: $39.95
Malivoire Wine Company Icewine Riesling 2009
Lincoln Lakeshore, Niagara Peninsula, Ontario V.Q.A., Canada
Alcohol: 10% Sweetness: Sweet Size: 200 ml Drink: 2013‐2020
Divine Dessert Wine
LCBO: 591321
Score: 92/100
Price: $29.95
Konzelmann Estate Winery Icewine Vidal 2010
Niagara Peninsula, Ontario, Canada
Alcohol: 10.5% Sweetness: Sweet Size: 200 ml Drink: 2014‐2020
Divine Dessert Wine
LCBO: 167866
Mission Hill Family Estate Reserve Riesling Icewine 2011
Okanagan BC V.Q.A., British Columbia, Canada
Alcohol: 8.5% Sweetness: Sweet Size: 375 ml Drink: 2012‐2020
Divine Dessert Wine
LCBO: 776545995216
BC: 240127
SAQ: 10674033
Score: 92/100
Price: $69.99
Trius Winery at Hillebrand Vidal Icewine 2012
Niagara, Ontario
Alcohol: 10% Sweetness: Sweet Size: 375 ml Drink: 2013‐2019
Divine Dessert Wine
LCBO: 137687
NSLC: 1001104
Score: 92/100
Price: $30.00
Wayne Gretzky Estates No.99 Cabernet Franc Icewine 2010
Niagara, Ontario, Canada
Alcohol: 12% Sweetness: Sweet Size: 375 ml Drink: 2012‐2020
Score: 92/100
Price: $99.00
Peller Estates Oak Aged Vidal Icewine 2012
Niagara, Ontario, Canada
Alcohol: 12% Sweetness: Sweet Size: 375 ml Drink: 2013‐2019
Score: 93/100
Price: $60.20
Ganton & Larsen Prospect Winery The Lost Bar Vidal Icewine 2009
Okanagan Valley, British Columbia, Canada
Alcohol: 9% Sweetness: Sweet Size: 375 ml Drink: 2013‐2019
LCBO: 776545400109
BC: 609974
Score: 91/100
Price: $25.00
Pillitteri Estates Winery Gewurztraminer Icewine 2008
Niagara-On-The-Lake, Ontario
Alcohol: 11.5% Sweetness: Sweet Size: 375 ml Drink: 2013‐2019
LCBO: 729954
Score: 93/100
Price: $60.00
Patrick Chan On Ice Riesling Icewine 2013
Niagara Peninsula, Ontario V.Q.A., Canada
Alcohol: 10% Sweetness: Sweet Size: 200 ml Drink: 2014‐2020
Divine Dessert Wine
LCBO: 438861
Score: 94/100
Price: $34.95
Tawse Winery Inc. Icewine Riesling 2009
Twenty Mile Bench, Ontario, V.Q.A., Canada
Alcohol: 10% Sweetness: Sweet Size: 200 ml Drink: 2013‐2020
Divine Dessert Wine
LCBO: 204990
