‖ Eiswein, n.
(ˈaɪsvaɪn)
[Ger., lit. ‘ice wine’.]
Wine made from ripe grapes picked while the frost is on them, and still frozen when they go into the press.
| 1963 Times 8 Feb. 12/6 It seems proper to mention Eiswein, which has received some publicity recently. 1967 Daily Tel. 17 May 16/6 The proper degree of frost at the right moment for making Eiswein has occurred only 10 times during the last 100 years. 1972 Times 27 Nov. (Wines & Spirits Suppl.) p. iii/5 Wines of..eiswein quality. 1975 P. V. Price Taste of Wine v. 75/2 Intensely sweet wines also include that curiosity known as Eiswein or ice wine, originally made by chance but now suddenly fashionable. Ibid., Confusion exists about Eiswein, but it is essentially a wine made from fully ripe grapes picked very early in the morning while they are lightly frozen. 1986 Listener 20 Feb. 13/3 Eiswein is seldom made nowadays. |