Embrace the spoonerism
Look, we all know the “power elite” doesn’t care about average joes like us. We all know that the congresspeople and senators the presidents and the kings and queens, they have their own things goin’ on. As far as they’re concerned, we’re just one more resource to exploit. But you gotta give it to them, they sure know how to live.
So when we heard that the Hunt Country Vidal Blanc Ice Wine has been served at the White House and the United Nations, we knew we had a winner. Let’s face it: The dark forces looking to crush our freedoms absolutely aren’t going to be drinking something that tastes bad. You don’t get a second chance with these people. Ask that couple who snuck into the White House that one time. You give these people bad wine, you’re o-u-t, out!
Now, give them something like this aforementioned Ice Wine and … well, that sort of thing, it opens doors. Just imagine waking up in the middle of the night to see a shadowed figure smoking at the end of your bed.
Dessert is a sign of good breeding, a sign that you always have more than you need. The Hunt Country Ice Wine forms a companion to that sign, and just owning these two bottles will lift you to another level. Up there, everybody knows their wines, and they're gonna want to know you. (In a good way. Probably.)
Features
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2007 Vidal Blanc Ice Wine, Estate Bottled, 375ml
95 Points (Exceptional) & Gold Medal - 2010 World Wine Championships, Beverage Testing Inst.
Example of American Greatness (Gold) - 2010 Jefferson Cup Invitational Wine Competition
Gold Medal - 2011 Big E Northeast Gold Wine Competition
This lusciously sweet wine fills the mouth with flavors of apricot, raisin and honey, with a crisp finish of pineapple. Vidal Blanc Ice Wine pairs beautifully with fine appetizers like pâté de foie gras and a wide array of desserts -- fruit and nut tarts, cheesecake, ice cream, fresh fruit, crème caramel and chocolate mousse are just a few examples.
2013 Vidal Blanc Ice Wine, Estate Bottled, 375ml
This lusciously sweet wine fills the mouth with flavors of apricot, raisin and honey, with a crisp finish of pineapple. Vidal Blanc Ice Wine pairs beautifully with fine appetizers like pâté de foie gras and a wide array of desserts -- fruit and nut tarts, cheesecake, ice cream, fresh fruit, crème caramel and chocolate mousse are just a few examples.
Notes by Hunt Country Vineyards founder Art Hunt:
A little history. In 1988, we released our Vidal Blanc Ice Wine 1987, the first genuine ice wine produced in the United States and broadly available. It remains our marquee wine today. This delectable wine has been served at top restaurants in New York City, and was ordered by the White House for the lighting of the National Christmas Tree. It was chosen for a United Nations gala dinner, where it was paired with a stupendous maple bread pudding (recipe available on our website). Our ice wine harvest and Vidal Blanc Ice Wine have also been featured on NBC’s Today Show.
Grape: Vidal Blanc is a French-American grape developed by J. L. Vidal in Bordeaux. It is a hardy variety that produces large compact clusters of straw-colored berries with tough skins that resist cracking through successive frosts, thaws and freezing. They hang tenaciously onto the vine well into the winter.
Specs
2007 Vidal Blanc Ice Wine, Estate Bottled, 375ml
- Grape: 100% Vidal Blanc
- Appellation: Finger Lakes
- Vineyard: Hunt Country Vineyards
- Brix at Harvest: 43°
- Fermentation: In stainless steel at 50°F.
- pH: 3.8
- Total Acidity: 9.9 g/L
- Alcohol: 10.5% by volume
- Residual Sugar: 26%
- Bottled: June 23, 2010
- Production: 932 cases (estate-bottled)
2013 Vidal Blanc Ice Wine, Estate Bottled, 375ml
Vineyard management: A crop of moderate size yielding clean ripe grapes is ideal to save for ice wine. The grapes hang on the vine two months or more past normal harvest and endure several cycles of frosts and Indian Summer. These cycles bring out the honey and raisin flavors that add complexity to the wine.
Harvest: Conditions suitable for harvest generally fall between late November and mid January. When the temperature drops to 10 to 15ºF, the grapes are hand-picked frozen, beginning in the pre-dawn hours and usually taking until mid-day.
Pressing: We first force the frozen grapes into a special grinder. The ground grapes are then loaded into our special horizontal basket press, which crushes them to yield a trickle of juice of high sugar content. At the start of pressing, the sweetness of the grapes is about 42º Brix. We continue pressing until it declines to about 35º Brix, yielding an average of 38 to 40º Brix. Pressing takes several hours.
Fermentation: With a vigorous, cold-hardy yeast for 2 to 6 months in stainless steel at low temp. (50ºF).
Aging: In stainless steel, then in the bottle.
Cellaring: Delicious to drink soon after bottling, but can also age in the bottle for 5 years or more.
Served well chilled, if possible in cordial glasses.
- Grape: 100% Vidal Blanc
- Vineyard: Hunt Country Vineyards
- Harvest: December 12 & 18, 2013
- Brix at Harvest: 41.8°
- Fermentation: In stainless steel at 50°F.
- pH: 3.7
- Total Acidity: 12.0 g/L
- Alcohol: 11% by volume
- Residual Sugar: 24%
- Bottled: October 2, 2014
- Bottle/closure: Cobalt blue 375mL with nat. cork
- Production: 256 cases (estate-bottled)
- Appellation: Finger Lakes
Specs
2007 Vidal Blanc Ice Wine, Estate Bottled, 375ml
- Grape: 100% Vidal Blanc
- Appellation: Finger Lakes
- Vineyard: Hunt Country Vineyards
- Brix at Harvest: 43°
- Fermentation: In stainless steel at 50°F.
- pH: 3.8
- Total Acidity: 9.9 g/L
- Alcohol: 10.5% by volume
- Residual Sugar: 26%
- Bottled: June 23, 2010
- Production: 932 cases (estate-bottled)
2013 Vidal Blanc Ice Wine, Estate Bottled, 375ml
Vineyard management: A crop of moderate size yielding clean ripe grapes is ideal to save for ice wine. The grapes hang on the vine two months or more past normal harvest and endure several cycles of frosts and Indian Summer. These cycles bring out the honey and raisin flavors that add complexity to the wine.
Harvest: Conditions suitable for harvest generally fall between late November and mid January. When the temperature drops to 10 to 15ºF, the grapes are hand-picked frozen, beginning in the pre-dawn hours and usually taking until mid-day.
Pressing: We first force the frozen grapes into a special grinder. The ground grapes are then loaded into our special horizontal basket press, which crushes them to yield a trickle of juice of high sugar content. At the start of pressing, the sweetness of the grapes is about 42º Brix. We continue pressing until it declines to about 35º Brix, yielding an average of 38 to 40º Brix. Pressing takes several hours.
Fermentation: With a vigorous, cold-hardy yeast for 2 to 6 months in stainless steel at low temp. (50ºF).
Aging: In stainless steel, then in the bottle.
Cellaring: Delicious to drink soon after bottling, but can also age in the bottle for 5 years or more.
Served well chilled, if possible in cordial glasses.
- Grape: 100% Vidal Blanc
- Vineyard: Hunt Country Vineyards
- Harvest: December 12 & 18, 2013
- Brix at Harvest: 41.8°
- Fermentation: In stainless steel at 50°F.
- pH: 3.7
- Total Acidity: 12.0 g/L
- Alcohol: 11% by volume
- Residual Sugar: 24%
- Bottled: October 2, 2014
- Bottle/closure: Cobalt blue 375mL with nat. cork
- Production: 256 cases (estate-bottled)
- Appellation: Finger Lakes
Vendor Details
Hunt Country
- Owner:
- Art & Joyce Hunt
- Founded:
- 1987
- Location:
- Branchport, NY
Visit the Hunt Country Vineyards website
Hunt Country Vineyards is a family farm and winery in the heart of New York’s celebrated Finger Lakes wine region. The farm's 172 acres have been home to the Hunt family for six generations.
Hunt Country Vineyards first achieved national attention in the 1990s as a pioneering producer of Vidal Blanc Ice Wine. This delectable wine has been served at the United Nations, ordered by the White House and featured on NBC's Today Show.
On our 50 acres of vineyards overlooking the Keuka valley, we now grow 13 varieties of cool-climate grapes using sustainable agricultural practices. We produce over 20 rare and distinctive wine varieties, from traditional dry vinifera (European) and French-American varietals, to complex and intense late harvest, sherry and port wines.
We employ ten people full-time and about 30 more on a seasonal or part-time basis. Our friendly staff greets about 50,000 visitors annually.
Hunt Country Vineyards has garnered over 60 major awards in prestigious competitions since 2006. In 2011, the winery will celebrate its 30th Anniversary with new wines, tastings and events. Please join the celebration!
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