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[Louanne Learning]

It's not Canada's fault. It's the weather.

If you go back fifty years ago, there were only a couple of varieties of grapes grown here. But many new varieties have been developed, including cool-climate ones, and now close to 50 varieties of grapes are grown here

 

[CatrionaGrace]

A friend from New York talks about ice wine, wine made from grapes after they've frozen. A charming idea that probably resulted from grim necessity. What say you about New York State ice wine, Homer?

 

[Louanne Learning]

ice wine, wine made from grapes after they've frozen.

It's called a "rare and exotic treat"

Here's an interesting article about ice wine in NY state and in Ontario -

Ice Wine From Canada and New York State - Winemaking In The Extreme

Ice Wine, made from frozen grapes, is a rare treat, produced in cold climates, such as Canada and the Finger Lakes District of New York State. Read about this remarkable sweet wine and how it is produced.

www.forbes.com

 

[Homer Potvin]

A friend from New York talks about ice wine, wine made from grapes after they've frozen. A charming idea that probably resulted from grim necessity. What say you about New York State ice wine, Homer?

It's okay, but it's not going to make you forget about French Y'quiem or Hungarian Royal Tokai or anything. It's essentially the only thing you produce outside of the optimal latitudes that isn't complete trash. It just doesn't work. It's drinkable but heavily fortified most of the time.

 

[Set2Stun]

Ice wine is tasty, though very sweet. A nice treat in small doses. Definitely not a "session wine."

Think I will try to start a short story today before I head of to Playstation land.

 

[Rath Darkblade]

If you go back fifty years ago, there were only a couple of varieties of grapes grown here. But many new varieties have been developed, including cool-climate ones, and now close to 50 varieties of grapes are grown here

Haven't wild grapes always grown in Canada? *thinks* That's why it was called Vinland in the old days, after all.

 

[Homer Potvin]

This song is a bitch but I'm going to learn it if it kills me:

 

[Louanne Learning]

Haven't wild grapes always grown in Canada? *thinks* That's why it was called Vinland in the old days, after all.

Could be, but I've also heard that the "vin" in Vinland might refer to meadow or pasture

 

[Louanne Learning]

This song is a bitch but I'm going to learn it if it kills me:

First have a glass of wine. Might I suggest a Chardonnay from Hidden Bench Estate Winery, right here in Niagara.

It won “Best in Show” at the Decanter World Wine Awards (the world's largest and most influential wine competition)

 

[Kerrin]

This song is a bitch but I'm going to learn it if it kills me:

Good luck with that!

 

[Rad Scribbler]

This song is a bitch but I'm going to learn it if it kills me:

As a fellow guitarist, I say go for it

 

[Rigor Mortis]

This song is a bitch but I'm going to learn it if it kills me:

Great tune. Love the drums on it. Post your recording when you've got it down.

 

[Homer Potvin]

drums

I haven't looked for isolated backing tracks yet, but it would be much easier to learn over just the bass and drums. Finding the groove is half the battle. I'm trying to resequence it up a position but B-flat is kind of an in-between key. Guitar sheet music is often useless because the notes can be played in multiple places, leading the corresponding tabs to be misleading.

 

[CatrionaGrace]

I'm in extreme NE Texas about ten minutes from the Arkansas border. No grapes, wine, or guitars in my immediate vicinity. This is a wet county, though. My home county in Arkansas is officially dry.

 

[Epic_Null]

I live in my area's wine county, AND know where the guitar shop is. I do not drink, nor do I play guitar.

I do bike though, and can bike to a place where I can get to both of those things.

 

[CatrionaGrace]

To choose to ride a bike in my fair town is to risk one's life. If the trucks and potholes don't getcha, the wild turkeys will.

 

[Maycontainthunder]

Clicks on thread and decides to ignore the rules and not post anything.

 

[Epic_Null]

is unsure if the rule means every time

 

[Trish]

Dammit, I clicked it. I've been doing so good at avoiding this thread!

 

[Maycontainthunder]

Dammit, I clicked it. I've been doing so good at avoiding this thread!