2017 Appassimento ice wine Sugar: 235

Sugar: 235

Chambourcin

2015 Finger Lakes International Wine Competition - Bronze

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The wine had skin contact for ten days and was cellared in used French oak for over a year

2017 Appassimento ice wine Sugar: 235The Process of Appassimento is as old as the ancient Romans. Legend accounts that the Roman army, en route to Continental Europe, would fill amphorae and barrels with wine produced in the border villages in northern Italy. On one expedition the wine soured, most likely due to its weak alcohol content. Upon their return the army ferociously attacked the villages and threatened total destruction should the wine sour again. Fear and self preservation are