Ice wine is one of the rarest wine styles and is extremely difficult to harvest. It is also one of the most misunderstood.

The best ice wine grapes are hardy against the cold, like riesling, Grüner Veltliner, vidal blanc and gewürztraminer, plus ...

Chateau Chantal harvested grapes for both white ice wine and Cabernet Franc for red ice wine. After being picked, the grapes were brought into the cellar and put in the press while frozen.

France is the ancestral home of the most-popular red grape varieties in the world. With the exception of tempranillo, the Top 10 most-widely planted red wine grapes come from France — and Bordeaux ...

He is hoping that Cabernet Franc's popularity will grow among wine drinkers down the line, and notes that once these vines reach 20 to 25 years old, they will hit their peak and stride in quality.