2017 could be a good year for in Northeast Ohio.
The dessert wine is made from grapes that have been left on their stems for weeks after a harvest and allowed to freeze.
Donniella Winchell, the executive director of , says that weather conditions in 2016 were perfect for ice wine.
鈥淭his year we had a warm summer鈥ry. The vines were producing great fruit. So the fruit went into the fall very very clean. And in addition, it was a good year because a lot of wineries were able to pick that ice wine earlier.鈥�
Winchell says that the conditions allowed the grapes to be picked in mid-December, which is nearly a month earlier than normal.
She says that the early picking means the fruit is fresher and in a better condition than it was in past years.
