By Tom Mansell, Science Editor In my last article on ice wine, I talked about how volatile acidity is an important aroma characteristic in ice wine and how it can contribute to peach and pineapple aromas. To conclude our discussion, let's talk about some other famous ice wine descriptors, including honey. For our purposes, it's best to think of ice wine grapes as late harvest (well, really late harvest). Grapes are left to hang until December, January, and even February until they are frozen on the vine. During this time, all kinds of physical, chemical, and biological changes are happening…
Posts Written OnJanuary 29, 2010
Ithaca Brewing Company Le Bleu Sour Blueberry Ale
By Kevin Burns, Beer Columnist As the craft beer world grows, brewers are becoming more and more creative with their brews. One of the recent trends is the use of wine ingredients into beer such as grapes or champagne yeast, or the aging of beer in wine barrels. Le Bleu was brewed with New York State blueberries and Brettanomyces, The beer is a blend of barrels filled in 2007, 2008 and 2009. It's finished in the bottle with Champagne yeast. The beer is named after Ithaca Beer Company employee Bret LeBleu and is an extremely limited production. Le Bleu…