But lately I've tried some wine from other grapes such as Chardonnay and Zinfandel that were labeled as "late harvest." What is the distinction between ice wine and late harvest? —Scott M., Prescott, ...

We explain how sugar and acidity make dessert wines like Sauternes and Barsac some of the most ageworthy bottles on earth.

IT’S HARVEST SEASON, BUT WINE GRAPES ARE STILL ON THE VINE AT THIS ... grapes are still on the vine and there's a concern about a late harvest.The delay is due to this spring's cooler temperatures.

In fact, there are three different kinds. Sauternes and Tokaji from Hungary are examples of late-harvest or botrytized wines made from grapes left on the vine to “dry out and sweeten” them.

Combs also estimates that upwards of 50 percent of the region's wineries make a version of late harvest wine, which is made from grapes left to ripen on the vine longer than usual, resulting in ...

the harvest was expected to begin on August 10th. But when tested in late July, the Pinot Noir grapes had already attained the right amount of sugar to start making wine. "It hit the spot," Pratt ...

Ryan Beauregard, winemaker for Beauregard Vineyards in Santa Cruz, posted an excerpt from the excellent book, “Late Harvest: Wine History of the Santa Cruz Mountains,” written in 1983 by ...

and in some years — especially for late harvest wines — even into the first week of November. For winemakers, this time of year is filled with stress, as they must mark just the right moment ...

The 2024 harvest concluded in Wine Country last week ... and earlier-ripening red varieties were already off the vine, the late-season heatwave this month ultimately reduced crop-size of late ...

Created by wine experts and critics, these charts distill a wealth of data — weather patterns, harvest conditions, winemaker reports — into easily digestible scores. Usually rated on a 100 ...

"One is a port wine, which is a fortified wine," said Paul Quast, the vineyard's co-owner. "One is a late harvest wine, where we let the grapes stay on the vine a little bit longer, and the other ...