What could be more festive than icewine in the winter. Here are some of my favourites. It always helps to have some back-up choices in case those below are already sold out.
You can also add my Top Wine Picks to your custom shopping list by clicking on the little shopping cart icon. Stock up for the chilly weather ahead, then enjoy!
Natalie
2007 Inniskillin Wines Chardonnay Icewine, VQA Niagara Peninsula, Ontario 2010 Tinhorn Creek Vineyards Kerner Icewine Oldfield Series, Okanagan Valley, BC 2009 Reif Estate Riesling Icewine, V.Q.A., Niagara River, Ontario 2009 Ganton & Larsen Propect Winery Vidal Icewine The Lost Bars, Okanagan 2007 Open Vidal Icewine, V.Q.A., Niagara Peninsula, Ontario 2007 Megalomaniac Riesling Icewine Coldhearted John Howard Cellars Of Distinction, V.Q.A., Niagara Peninsula, Ontario 2007 Jackson-Triggs Gewurztraminer Icewine Proprietors' Grand Reserve, Niagara-On-The-Lake, Ontario 2007 Flourish Wines Vidal Icewine, Niagara-On-The-Lake, Ontario 2008 Henry of Pelham Estate Winery Cabernet Franc Icewine, Niagara Escarpment, Ontario 2007 Ziraldo Estate Riesling Icewine, V.Q.A., Niagara Peninsula, Ontario
Oh my goodness this is fantastic! How to make your taste buds happy. Round and generous with lusciously ripe Asian pear, gala apples and honey melon. Aged in Canadian oak. Lovely. Drink: 2011-2021
Price: $40.00
Score: 93/100
Pair with: fresh apricots stuffed with marscapone containing walnuts; goat cheese salad toppings, triple cream brie with apple or pear chutneys.
Add Inniskillin Wines Chardonnay Icewine, VQA Niagara Peninsula to your custom shopping list.
Lovely dessert wine with rich, unctuous layers of apricot and honey aromas. Drink: 2011-2015.
Price: $29.99
Score: 90/100
Pair with: biscotti
Add Tinhorn Creek Vineyards Kerner Icewine, Okanagan Valley to your custom shopping list.

Superb! Aromas of honeyed apricots, tangerine zest and marmalade. Yet there's also a lovely seam of acidity that silver-snakes its way through this wine and maintains a nervy, exciting balance.Drink: 2012-2020.
Price: $29.95
Score: 94/100
Pair with: brie or camembert cheeses, citrus-infused cakes.
Add Reif Estate Riesling Icewine, V.Q.A., Niagara River to your custom shopping list. 
Gorgeous apricot preserves, orange marmalade and peach jam aromas. Rich and luscious; perfect dessert wine. Some caramel and cinnamon on the finish. Opulent and seductive. Drink: 2009-2018.
Price: $39.99
Score: 91/100
Pair with: dried or fresh fruit, mild cheeses, pastries or custards or after dinner drink on its own.
Add Ganton & Larsen Vidal Icewine, Okanagan to your custom shopping list. 
Superb! Apricot and honey with an underlay of rich butterscotch. Half the price of most icewines. Drink: 2011-2018.
Price: $29.95
Score: 91/100
Pair with: dessert or as dessert on its own.
Add Open Vidal Icewine, V.Q.A., Niagara Peninsula to your custom shopping list. 
Honey drizzled pear and peach with a sweet surrender on the finish. Drink: 2011-2017.
Price: $28.95
Score: 91/100
Pair with: cinnamon-spiced pumpkin pie.
Add Megalomaniac Riesling Icewine V.Q.A., Niagara Peninsula to your custom shopping list.

A terrific dessert wine that will cap a wonderful meal. Redolent of ripe apricot, peach and pear preserves. Lovely honey-infused finish. Bring it on! Drink: 2011-2020.
Price: $64.95
Score: 93/100
Pair with: rich pâtés, fresh fruit, rich (but not overly sweet) desserts, fine cheeses.
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Jackson-Triggs Gewurztraminer Icewine, Niagara-On-The-Lake to your custom shopping list. 
A gorgeous apricot, honeyed dessert wine with lovely layers of hedonistically ripe peach preserves. Walk your senses through a tropical fruit grove on a summer's day. Liquid lovely! Drink: 2011-2016.
Price: $18.95
Score: 90/100
Pair with: dessert on its own, fruit-based desserts.
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Flourish Wines Vidal Icewine, Niagara-On-The-Lake to your custom shopping list. 
The Cabernet Franc grapes for this gorgeous icewine were grown in the Short Hills Bench vineyard. Rich and inviting with seductive aromas of raspberries and field berries. Lovely! Drink: 2011-2015.
Price: $39.95
Score: 90/100
Pair with: Fruit based desserts, soft cheeses.
Add Henry of Pelham Estate Winery Cabernet Franc Icewine, Niagara Escarpment to your custom shopping list. 
Peach perfect! Can one wine define the essence of nectar fruit? I think so now. This is a revelation but I guess it shouldn’t be surprising coming from the man who co-founded Inniskillin. Gorgeous aromas of Asian pear, honey and apricot. You need nothing more. Drink: 2010-2016.
Price: $59.00
Score: 94/100
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Ziraldo Estate Riesling Icewine, V.Q.A., Niagara Peninsula to your custom shopping list. ![]()











