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Grandaddy of Canadian icewine, Inniskillin, puts the 2010 Winter Games on its label.

Ontario’s award-winning winery honours Games with special bottle of its ’06 aged vintage.

by Suzanne Morphet 1 April 2009
The Vancouver 2010 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games haven’t even begun, but I’ve already found the perfect souvenir: a bottle of Canadian icewine.
 
I know what you’re thinking: icewine is not a Canadian invention. True enough. Germans have been making and indulging in the sweet white wine for centuries, before Canada even was. But it took a Canadian company to popularize the drink and—at the risk of offending German icewine makers—perfect it.
 
Yes, Inniskillin of Niagara-on-the-Lake, ON is so good at fermenting the delicate nectar squeezed from naturally frozen grapes (vintners must harvest round the clock in frigid temperatures) that it has won numerous international awards, including a “biggie” in 1991—the Grand Prix d’Honneur at Vinexpo in Bordeaux, France for its 1989 Vidal Icewine.
 
Now Inniskillin has bottled up a 2006 Commemorative Edition Vidal Icewine and given it a special label to celebrate the 2010 Winter Games.
 
Icewine is intensely flavoured, so a little goes a long way. You’ll notice its sweetness and acidity are balanced, which means it pairs brilliantly with cheese. Or use it in a glaze for a grilled pork roast. It also goes down nicely with fresh berries and cream.
 
And when the wine is gone and your guests have gone merrily home, you’ll still have the slender bottle with the Olympic logo and a “Paintings Below Zero” icepainting label by Canadian artist Gordon Halloran as a keepsake. 

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