OTTAWA --
Canada is pretty famous for its sweet flavours: maple syrup, Sugar Pie, Butter Tarts and Nanaimo Bars are True North tastes worthy of celebration.
Wine Writer, Natalie MacLean has other sweet tastes to share.
She suggests raising a glass to “dessert in a glass”.
“One of the great things about cold January days and nights is icewine, a particular specialty that we produce here in Canada.”
Icewines have more sweetness in flavour but they contain lower alcohol content.
“It's surprisingly low at about 10%, unlike fortified dessert wines like port and sherry which clock in at about 20%,” says MacLean.