Vin de fruits
Après une longue journée, rien de tel que de se détendre avec un verre de délicieux vin de fruits. Élaborés à partir de fruits variés comme les baies, les pêches et les pommes, les vins de fruits offrent une alternative rafraîchissante aux vins de raisin traditionnels. Chaque type de vin de fruits apporte ses propres saveurs et arômes, ce qui en fait un choix délicieux en toute occasion. Parmi les vins de fruits les plus populaires, on trouve le vin pétillant de pomme, le vin de fraise et le vin de framboise.
What makes fruit wine different from grape wine
Grape wine has one raw material and centuries of rules about how to use it. Fruit wine has whatever grows locally, from an orchard's extra peaches to wild haskap berries nobody else bottles. Its honey-based cousin, mead, works the same way, just swapping fruit for honey. A peach wine can finish crisp and nearly dry, while a cranberry wine leans tart with a natural sweetness underneath. The fruit decides the shape of the wine. Not the rulebook.
Fruit wine in Canada
Ontario's Niagara wine region supplies some of the tree fruit and berries behind these wines, and a few Okanagan Valley wine producers work their own organic haskap into the mix. Niagara and the Okanagan are Canada's two biggest wine regions overall, represented respectively by Wine Growers Ontario and Wine Growers British Columbia. Some of it arrives sparkling. The haskap can be fortified and aged in oak for a couple of years, coming out rich enough to pass as a dessert wine. What's on the shelf shifts with the harvest, so this season's picks might look different from last month's.
Is Canadian fruit wine sweet?
Not always. Apple wine here runs semi-sweet with a light sparkle, while other styles swing drier or richer. Read the tasting notes before you buy, since the range is wider than grape wine's.
What does haskap wine taste like?
Haskap tastes different from the rest of the page: dark currant, bramble and a faintly spiced finish, rather than bright berry or orchard fruit. It's a Canadian honeysuckle berry, and its wine usually drinks heavier than a typical table wine.
What food goes with fruit wine?
Drier styles work well with grilled chicken, pork or seafood. Sweeter ones, like a ripe strawberry or apple wine, sit nicely next to aged cheddar or a simple fruit dessert. Serve it chilled either way. Fruit wine loses its brightness at room temperature.




