diff --git a/virtualizarr/writers/icechunk.py b/virtualizarr/writers/icechunk.py
index 443ad98..e3b1361 100644
--- a/virtualizarr/writers/icechunk.py
+++ b/virtualizarr/writers/icechunk.py
@@ -1,12 +1,11 @@
-import asyncio
 from typing import TYPE_CHECKING
 
 import numpy as np
+import zarr
 from xarray import Dataset
 from xarray.core.variable import Variable
-import zarr
 
-from virtualizarr.manifests import ManifestArray, ChunkManifest
+from virtualizarr.manifests import ChunkManifest, ManifestArray
 
 if TYPE_CHECKING:
     from icechunk import IcechunkStore
@@ -28,13 +27,16 @@ def dataset_to_icechunk(ds: Dataset, store: "IcechunkStore") -> None:
     if not isinstance(store, IcechunkStore):
         raise TypeError(f"expected type IcechunkStore, but got type {type(store)}")
 
-    # TODO write group metadata
+    # TODO only supports writing to the root group currently
+    root_group = zarr.group(store=store, overwrite=True)
+
+    # TODO this is Frozen, the API for setting attributes must be something else
+    # root_group.attrs = ds.attrs
 
     for name, var in ds.variables.items():
         write_variable_to_icechunk(
             store=store,
-            # TODO is this right?
-            group="root",
+            group=root_group,
             name=name,
             var=var,
         )
@@ -44,7 +46,7 @@ def dataset_to_icechunk(ds: Dataset, store: "IcechunkStore") -> None:
 
 def write_variable_to_icechunk(
     store: "IcechunkStore",
-    group: str,
+    group: zarr.Group,
     name: str,
     var: Variable,
 ) -> None:
@@ -55,25 +57,28 @@ def write_variable_to_icechunk(
     ma = var.data
     zarray = ma.zarray
 
-    # TODO how do we set the other zarr attributes? i.e. the .zarray information?
-    # Probably need to manually create the groups and arrays in the store...
-    # Would that just be re-implementing xarray's `.to_zarr()` though?
-    array = zarr.Array.create(store, shape=zarray.shape, chunk_shape=zarray.chunks, dtype=zarray.dtype)
-
+    # TODO when I try to create this array I get an AssertionError from inside Zarr v3
+    # TODO do I need this array object for anything after ensuring the array has been created?
+    # array = group.create_array(
+    #     store,
+    #     shape=zarray.shape,
+    #     chunk_shape=zarray.chunks,
+    #     dtype=zarray.dtype,
+    # )
 
     # TODO we also need to set zarr attributes, including DIMENSION_NAMES
 
     write_manifest_virtual_refs(
-        store=store, 
-        group=group, 
-        name=name, 
+        store=store,
+        group=group,
+        name=name,
         manifest=ma.manifest,
     )
 
 
 def write_manifest_virtual_refs(
-    store: "IcechunkStore", 
-    group: str,
+    store: "IcechunkStore",
+    group: zarr.Group,
     name: str,
     manifest: ChunkManifest,
 ) -> None:
@@ -84,10 +89,14 @@ def write_manifest_virtual_refs(
     # but Icechunk need to expose a suitable API first
     it = np.nditer(
         [manifest._paths, manifest._offsets, manifest._lengths],
-        flags=["refs_ok", "multi_index", "c_index"],  # TODO is "c_index" correct? what's the convention for zarr chunk keys?
-        op_flags=[['readonly']] * 3
+        flags=[
+            "refs_ok",
+            "multi_index",
+            "c_index",
+        ],  # TODO is "c_index" correct? what's the convention for zarr chunk keys?
+        op_flags=[["readonly"]] * 3,
     )
-    for (path, offset, length) in it:
+    for path, offset, length in it:
         index = it.multi_index
         chunk_key = "/".join(str(i) for i in index)