Pelee Island Vidal Ice Wine 2023
Dessert 14% ABV ABV Pelee Island
17 February 2026
Perfect with cheese
Had this with a blue cheese board at a friend's house and I'm still thinking about it weeks later. The candied citrus peel thing is real, you can actually taste it. Really lingering finish too — the kind where you just sit there for a second before taking another sip. Tracked down a bottle for myself the next day.
23 January 2026
Dinner party show-off bottle
Brought this out after dinner instead of pudding and it went down brilliantly. The apricot jam flavour is bang on and it's got more body than I expected from a dessert wine. A little goes a long way too so the bottle actually lasts. Great conversation starter — half the table had never had Canadian ice wine before.
31 December 2025
Nice but pricey
Got this as a birthday present and it's good, don't get me wrong. Lovely tropical fruit flavours and the sweetness doesn't overpower everything. But sixty quid is a lot for a small bottle of wine and I'm not sure I'd buy it again myself when there are cheaper options out there.
4 December 2025
My first ice wine and wow
Never tried ice wine before — the guy at the wine shop recommended this one. It's like liquid honey with fruit in it, but somehow not too sweet? The acidity keeps it fresh which I wasn't expecting at all. Poured tiny glasses after dinner and everyone wanted to know what it was.
19 November 2025
Decent dessert wine, expected more
It's nice enough and definitely well made — good sweetness with enough sharpness to balance it out. The stone fruit and honey flavours are pleasant. Just felt like for nearly sixty pounds I wanted something that'd completely blow me away and this didn't quite get there. Would probably try a different ice wine next time to compare.
9 October 2025
Christmas day winner
Bought this as a treat for Christmas dessert and it was the star of the meal. The honeycomb and apricot flavours are incredible — sweet but not sickly, which is what I always worry about with dessert wines. At £59.50 it's not cheap but honestly for a special occasion it's worth every penny.