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Dessert · Medium · Sweet
Germany's noble-rot dessert wine — individually selected overripe berries, often botrytis-affected. Honey, dried apricot, decades of ageability.
Why it works with Fruit-based Puddings
Beerenauslese's sweetness echoes the dish's sugar level; check that wine is as sweet or sweeter than Fruit-based Puddings.
The Loire's noble-rot Chenin Blanc — honey, quince, candied citrus, balanced by trademark Chenin acid. Ages magnificently; the sweet wine for those who find Sauternes cloying.
Why it works with Fruit-based Puddings
Côteaux du Layon and Fruit-based Puddings make a workable pairing — taste, adjust, enjoy.
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 Puddings
Icewine's sweetness echoes the dish's sugar level; check that wine is as sweet or sweeter than Fruit-based Puddings.
Dessert · Medium · Sweet
Germany's grandest dessert wine — individually picked, shriveled, noble-rot berries. Tiny production, vast price, immortal complexity.
Why it works with Fruit-based Puddings
Trockenbeerenauslese's sweetness echoes the dish's sugar level; check that wine is as sweet or sweeter than Fruit-based Puddings.
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