Sweet Sydney is a Zinfandel Ice Wine named for the winemaker's beautiful and, well, sweet daughter, Sydney. Freezing Zinfandel effectively removes water as ice crystals concentrating sugars, flavors and aromas. In 2006 we pulled the juice off at 50+ brix! After fermentation the wine ended up with 9% alcohol and 34% residual sugar. We use this wine as dessert with strong, flavorful cheeses. -the winery

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"Sweet Sydney is a Zinfandel Icewine named for the winemaker's beautiful and, well, sweet daughter, Sydney. Freezing Zinfandel effectively removes water as ice crystals concentrating sugars, flavors and aromas. In 2005 we pulled the juice off at 49 brix! After fermentation the wine ended up with 9% alcohol and 35% residual sugar. We use this wine as dessert with strong, flavorful cheeses.

Ice wine made from frozen late harvest Zinfandel grapes. "Unbelievable" says David O'Reilly (Owen Roe).

Ice wine made from late harvest Zinfandel grapes. Peter says: "really over the top rich". From him, that probably means a spoon stands up in it! Sydney is one of his beautiful daughters.