WineXpert Selection Riesling Icewine Style 12L

[geek]

I've never made an ice wine. I do remember tasting it at a winery in Canada a few years ago and it was sweet but very flavory..!!

Anyone has tried this kit?
Drinkable early? how soon?
Better to age like a red or not?
You add water to the kit or not at all?

Any other comments......

 

[ColemanM]

Hey Geek, I have made this wine and it has a great Riesling flavor to it!!! Very sweet and for my taste too syrupy. I'm not all that advanced compared to the others who will hopefully chime in, but this wine MAY benefit from adding half the F-pack during primary then the other half when called for? Maybe that would thin it out a bit. A great wine none the less.
Also, made on jan15/2013 was drinking by summer. No water to add as this is a 3 gallon kit. And I think aging would help but may not be necessary.

 

[geek]

Thanks for the info.