dessert wine
Port or Muscatel
Dessert wine is a sweet wine typically served with or after dessert.
The category includes late-harvest wines, ice wines, and fortified wines like port and sherry.
Sweetness comes from residual sugar left after fermentation stops or from added grape spirits.
We finished the meal with a glass of dessert wine and some cheese.
Crops collected past prime
- noble rotDesirable grape fungus
- botrytisGrey mold genus
- fortifiedMade more resistant
- vintageQuality from past eras
demi-sec · dried grape · solera · tawny · ruby · oxidative · barrel-aged · blend
Sweetened or flattering
- syrupyExcessively sweet or sentimental
- caramelizedBrowned through sugar heating
- nectarousIntensely sweet flavored
- butterscotchBrown sugar candy
toffee · vanilla · apricot · peach · fig · raisin · marmalade · candied
Docking place for ships
Self-indulgent, often corruptly
- luxuriousMarked by costly elegance
- opulentOstentatiously wealthy
- sumptuousSplendidly rich and costly
- gourmetConnoisseur of fine cuisine
treat · savor · pampering · splurge · extravagant · elegant · refined · sophisticated
Heated bread; glass-raising honor
- anniversaryRecurring memorial date
- weddingMarriage rite and feast
- graduationCompleting academic requirements formally
- banquetFormal celebratory meal
reception · gala · celebration · holiday · milestone · dinner party · cheese course · nightcap
late harvest
Crops collected past prime
vintage · demi-sec · dried grape · solera · tawny · ruby · oxidative · barrel-aged · blend · cuvée
honeyed
Sweetened or flattering
- syrupyExcessively sweet or sentimental
- caramelizedBrowned through sugar heating
- nectarousIntensely sweet flavored
butterscotch · toffee · vanilla · apricot · peach · fig · raisin · marmalade · candied · jammy
port
Docking place for ships
decadent
Self-indulgent, often corruptly
gourmet · treat · savor · pampering · splurge · extravagant · elegant · refined · sophisticated · premium
toast
Heated bread; glass-raising honor
- anniversaryRecurring memorial date
- weddingMarriage rite and feast
- graduationCompleting academic requirements formally
banquet · reception · gala · celebration · holiday · milestone · dinner party · cheese course · nightcap · pairing
- winesmerlot, chardonnay, cabernet, pinot noir, syrah
- North American WineChardonnay, Merlot, Pinot Noir, Riesling, icewine
- wine sweetnessdry, sweet, semi-sweet, semi-dry, off-dry
- beverageswater, coffee, tea, juice, milk
- Alcoholic Drinksbeer, vodka, rum, whiskey, gin
- winecabernet, chardonnay, merlot, Merlot, Chardonnay
dessert winebrut
Unsweetened sparkling wine designation
sec · dry white · Chablis · Sauvignon Blanc · dry sherry
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