In the splendid setting of the Royal Café in the Royal Palace, in Piazza Castello, a tasting of Ice One, the ice wine, is offered.

Ice wine is a sweet wine made from grapes frozen on the vine and produced by Casa Ronsil in Chiomonte (TO).
The action of the frost dehydrates the fruit and allows the juices to concentrate, thus intensifying the aromas and scents. During the coldest winter nights, the harvesters cut the frozen bunches by hand. The production of ice wine is extremely limited. The quality varies greatly depending on how much the weather has facilitated the ripening and freezing of the bunches.
The grapes, harvested frozen, are then pressed at temperatures around -8 degrees Celsius. This way, the watery part of the fruit, which has formed into crystals, can be discarded, yielding no more than a few highly prized drops of juice.
The result is therefore a very sugary must that will produce a very special and highly prized wine. Ice One is the world's first red-grape ice wine made from native grape varieties from Chiomonte (TO) in the Val di Susa.

It pairs well with both sweet and savory dishes, and we offer the following options:

• Savory food tasting: Platter with tomino al verde (a fresh cheese with a herb coating), brie, prosciutto crudo (cured ham) and breadsticks.
• Sweet food tasting: Slice of pastry cake or brioches and four pieces of artisanal dry biscuits.