Just Desserts: The Wonderful World of Sweet Wines

Together with a massive increase in the quality, sophistication and diversity of winemaking styles, Kosher winemakers have also shown successful experimentation with new varietals such as Viognier, Sangiovese, Petit Verdot and others bringing the... However and certainly irrespective of this recent embarrassment of riches, one great type of wine for which incredible kosher versions abound seems unable to shake the adage-old, pre-conceived, notion that kosher wine is bad – why can’t kosher...

Ice wine / Eiswein - Munich

unlimited within the EU). However, I'd be surprised if you can buy Eiswein at the duty-free, or if so then there won't be much to choose from. Even though it is normal for the sugar content in ice wine to run from 180 g/L up to as high as 320 g/L (with a mean in the 220 g/L range), ice wine is very refreshing (as opposed to cloying) due to high acidity. (The titratable acidity in ice wine is almost always above 10 g/L. ) Ice wine usually has a medium to full body, with a long lingering finish. Yes, but you've already passed through security, as has the wine, so you can buy what you want over on the other side (depending on the import restrictions of your destination country. , depending on the varietal. And don't fall into the trap of thinking that "duty

1. This week, I talked to MIST Chef Gavin Baker and Copper Onion bar manager and sommelier Jimmy Santangelo to get their advice on filling the glass at Mist. Here's the skinny. First, a dinner like this can last as long as you like.