Dessert Wine

Dessert wine is a sweet wine with a higher residual sugar content, intended primarily as an accompaniment to desserts or for enjoying on its own after a meal. It is produced in various ways, from overripe grapes, through late harvest techniques, noble rot (botrytis), ice wine methods or the addition of grape spirit. World-famous examples include Sauternes, Tokay, Eiswein and Port. The flavour is typically rich and full of fruity and honeyed notes. In the kitchen it is used to make sauces, dessert reductions, glazes or as an ingredient in foie gras and cheese-based dishes.