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White · Medium · Off-dry
The Loire's most versatile grape — bone-dry and steely from Savennières, honeyed and ageless from Vouvray. Naturally high acid keeps every style food-friendly.
Why it works with Fruit-based Desserts
Chenin Blanc's body and acid balance Fruit-based Desserts's flavor profile.
White · Medium · Dry
Lychee, rose petal, and a touch of ginger; medium-bodied, low-acid, and unmistakable. The wine for any cuisine where the spice cabinet did the heavy lifting.
Why it works with Fruit-based Desserts
Gewürztraminer Lh's body and acid balance Fruit-based Desserts's flavor profile.
Dessert · Medium · Sweet
Grapes frozen on the vine, pressed in winter for concentrated nectar. Honey, peach, ginger, and acid that keeps the sweetness from cloying. Sip cold, in small glasses, after dinner.
Why it works with Fruit-based Desserts
Icewine's sweetness echoes the dish's sugar level; check that wine is as sweet or sweeter than Fruit-based Desserts.
Dessert · Medium · Sweet
Veneto's traditional dried-grape sweet wines — Recioto della Valpolicella in red, Recioto di Soave in white. Concentrated, ageless; the precursor to Amarone.
Why it works with Fruit-based Desserts
Recioto's sweetness echoes the dish's sugar level; check that wine is as sweet or sweeter than Fruit-based Desserts.
Dessert · Full · Sweet
Bordeaux's legendary sweet white — Semillon and Sauvignon Blanc hit by noble rot, then patiently fermented. Honey, apricot, candied citrus, and a finish that lasts a small eternity. Pair with foie gras, blue cheese, or a fruit tart.
Why it works with Fruit-based Desserts
Sauternes's sweetness echoes the dish's sugar level; check that wine is as sweet or sweeter than Fruit-based Desserts.
White · Medium · Dry
Botrytised Sémillon — noble-rot-affected late-harvest white, the foundation of Sauternes and Hunter Valley's most age-worthy bottlings. Honey, dried apricot, decades of life.
Why it works with Fruit-based Desserts
Semillon Botrytised's body and acid balance Fruit-based Desserts's flavor profile.
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