I'd like any opinions from the wine experts in this group about the price of ice wine. I bought a bottle of ice wine from a fellow employee that went to a winery in Nova Scotia. It costed me $35 US. My question is did I get over charged? or is this long expensive skinny, tall bottle of ice wine worth $35? I haven't opened the bottle yet because I'm saving it for new years eve.
I'm new to wine and I'm trying different wines trying to find wines I'd like.
The price you paid was probably appropriate. Some Canadian "stickies" can cost much more. Hopefully you'll enjoy it. If you are getting into wines you should consider keeping a record of the wines you try and take notes on what they taste like.
Thanks for the advice about taking notes on the different wines. BTW I'm not familiar with the slang word "stickies" is it a canadian slang expression?. I've been to Canada a few times years ago. Do they still say "ay" at the end of all there sentences or was that just a fad?. TIA
I still find it very strange that Canadians use vinegar on their french fries instead of ketchup.
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I think that "sticky" originated in Australia, as a descriptor to sweet wines (high sugar content, the wine is of stickier consistency.)
As to the use of [malt] vinegar on "chips" - that is a frightfully English abomination, old chap.
Bear in mind that Canada, Australia and New Zealand were British colonies who inherited the best and worst of England.
Americans, on the other hand, originated from English stock, rebelled and threw out the Poms; stole everything they could from the native Americans; sat on the fence during the first world war (while selling arms to both sides!); highjacked German scientist to perfect jet/rocket propulsion; bribed NZ scientists to produce nuclear bombs to end WW2; made Christian fundamentalism into an artform to oppose Communism and declare war on all other forms of religious fundamentalism, all the while wondering why the world rolls on the ground laughing at the thought that the "ruler of the free world, with his finger on the button to launch sufficient missiles to destroy civilisation" cannot even pronounce the word "nuclear".
As my dear friend Louis Armstrong correctly surmises - "It is a wonderful world"
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You will find that also in Belgium and the Netherlands.
This is not as strange as the Quebec dish called "poutine". While in France this designates fried small fry, in Quebec it is basically french fries rendered soggy by adding gravy.
Fries with cheese curds covered with gravy. An up-market version includes foie gras!
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