dessert wine

noun

: a usually sweet wine typically served with dessert or afterward

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And don’t just think of these as dessert wines; while foie gras and blue cheese are always a good idea alongside wine with high residual sugar, savory dishes made with apples, pears, or winter squash also work well. —

Mike Desimone and Jeff Jenssen, Robb Report, 6 Dec. 2024 Pecan Pie Thanksgiving wine pairing: Tawny Port Nutty pies pair well with a dessert wine that mimics their flavor and aroma profile, Dunaway explains. —

Karla Walsh, Better Homes & Gardens, 20 Nov. 2024 The sweet, amber-hued dessert wine is made with two specific kinds of grape native to Cyprus, the Xynisteri and Mavro grapes, which are sun-dried to increase sugar content before fermentation, giving the wine its distinctive sugary taste. —

Kathleen Peddicord, Forbes, 31 Oct. 2024 Ice wine is a sweet dessert wine that is made using grapes that have frozen on the vine, which concentrates the sugars. —

Jonah Flicker, Robb Report, 9 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for dessert wine