date:Jan 24, 2013
irector for Wine Country Ontario.
Obvious concern
Climate change is an obvious concern, and some worry that the Niagara region may grow too warm to guarantee a reliable ice wine harvest every year.
Barry Cooke, 59, a veteran picker since 2004, recalls that Malivoire's 2008 harvest took place over two days, with a large haul of three different varieties of grapes - Gewurztraminer, Riesling and Cabernet Franc.
By contrast, this year's ice wine harvest produced a relatively small yield from a s