Frozen to the Vine and Core - Frozen Wines

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Georgian Hills Vineyards
a snowy field with trees and houses in the background
In Pictures: The making of Georgian Hills' dessert wine
A landscape view of the Georgian Hills vineyard in winter. It produces a wine that meets all of the standards of being an ice wine but one, so it can't officially label its product 'ice wine.' (ROBERT KETCHIN/COURTESY OF GEORGIAN HILLS)
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How to market ice wine that can't be called ice wine
Georgian Hills Vineyards in The Blue Mountains, Ontario, produces a dessert wine that meets all of the standards of being an ice wine but one: Its grapes are located in a region deemed too small to be a designated viticulture area. (JENNIFER ROBERTS FOR THE GLOBE AND MAIL)
there are many small plants growing in the snow covered ground, and one plant is still on the other side of the fence
In Pictures: The making of Georgian Hills' dessert wine
Vidal blanc are the same grapes that line several vineyards, including Georgian Hills, in the Niagara region of Ontario, the most popular area where ice wine is made. (ROBERT KETCHIN/COURTESY OF GEORGIAN HILLS)
a group of people standing next to a large barrel on top of snow covered ground
In Pictures: The making of Georgian Hills' dessert wine
The basket press, where the grapes are pressed at Georgian Hills Vineyards in The Blue Mountains, Ontario. (ROBERT KETCHIN/COURTESY OF GEORGIAN HILLS)
several people are picking grapes in the snow with green netting on them and some trees
In Pictures: The making of Georgian Hills' dessert wine
Volunteers pick the frozen grapes at Georgian Hills Vineyards in The Blue Mountains, Ontario. (ROBERT KETCHIN/COURTESY OF GEORGIAN HILLS)
several bottles of wine sitting next to each other
In Pictures: The making of Georgian Hills' dessert wine
Grapes are picked and crushed when temps are below -8 to make our sweet frozen (iced) wines.