Last night after our meeting with THE 28 here in Toronto…we all went to dinner at Canyon Creek Chophouse. Vic wanted a cheese plate for dessert to go with the Inniskillin Ice Wine. Our waiter Ian, cheerfully put one together for us even though it was not on the menu. One of the cheeses was a Vodka Currant. It was a semi-hard cheese and tasted like a cross between Cheddar and Parmasan. YUMMY! Turns out the cheese is from Sweden and marinated in Absolut Vodka.
Vic and I discovered Ice Wine 2 years ago when we visited the Inniskillin Winery in Niagra at the Lake. No one at the table besides us had heard of it let alone tasted it. What is Ice Wine? The grapes are picked at night when they are frozen which is at the peak of sweetness. The Ice Wine is a sweet, light, yet crisp dessert wine. Most dessert wines that I have tried are heavy and syrupy.
Everyone at the table was in agreement…the Vodka Currant Cheese and the Inniskillin Ice Wine were keepers!
