Vidal Blanc

**Vidal Blanc** is a white hybrid grape bred in France, crossing a Vitis vinifera parent with a hardy North American hybrid, which gives it the winter toughness that made it a star of cold-climate winemaking. **In the glass** — it is highly aromatic, offering pineapple, apricot, grapefruit and floral notes, and because it retains acidity even when very ripe it can produce anything from crisp dry whites to lusciously sweet dessert wines. **Where it grows** — it is most famous in Canada, especially Ontario and the Niagara Peninsula, where its thick skins and hardiness make it ideal for icewine. It is also grown across the northeastern United States and other continental, frost-prone regions. **At the table** — sweet versions shine with fruit tarts and blue cheese; dry ones suit spicy Asian dishes. **Cellaring** — dry styles are best young, while the sweet icewines can age for many years.

Wines

• Grand River Valley Vidal Blanc Ice Wine — Ferrante Winery
• Icewine — Hillebrand
• Icewine Oak Aged Vidal Blanc — Peller Estates
• Icewine Vidal — Peller Estates
• Icewine Vidal — Pillitteri Estates Winery
• Late Harvest Vidal Blanc — la Famiglia Mazza
• Old Vines Vidal Blanc — Mount Pleasant Winery
• VQA Icewine — Unknown
• Vidal Blanc Ice Wine Aged in Bourbon Barrels — Ferrante Winery
• Vidal Ice Wine — Wagner Vineyards
• Vidal Icewine — Konzelmann Estate Winery
• Vidal Icewine — Lailey Vineyard
• Vidal Icewine — Pillitteri Estates Winery