Dessert wine is a sweet wine traditionally served with dessert. It is made from grapes with high sugar content and has an alcohol strength of 12-17%.
Types and styles
Dessert wines include muscat wines, sherry, Madeira, port, Tokay wines, and others. They are categorized by sugar content as semi-sweet, sweet, and liqueur dessert wines. Some natural dessert wines are made from late-harvest grapes or specially treated grape must.
How it is served
Dessert wines are typically served chilled at 10-16°C in special glasses. They pair well with fruits, pastries, ice cream, and other sweet dishes. These wines are also used in mixed drinks like punches, sangrias, and mulled wine.
Adapted from the Russian Wikipedia article Десертное вино, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Kinds of dessert wine
Other styles
- Constantia
- Fondillón
- Ausbruch