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- wayne78 - 10-27-2005
hi all
how to know whether the wine are dessert wine?
what kind of variety will consider dessert wine?
- Drew - 10-27-2005
Usually the label will tell. Ports, both ruby and tawny , Sherries, Vin Santo, Muscat, Tokay, Sauternes and late harvest wines are but a few of popular dessert wines.
Drew
- wayne78 - 10-27-2005
thanks drew
so is there any dessert wine other than those u have mention?
like rose , reisling or.... etc...
wayne
- Drew - 10-27-2005
Yes, there are others. Just GOOGLE "Desert Wines" and see what pops up.
Drew
- wondersofwine - 10-27-2005
A German Riesling at the Auslese, Beerenauslese, Trockenbeerenauslese or Eiswein level would generally be considered a dessert wine. In Alsace the Vendange Tardive on a label indicates late-picked grapes with extra ripeness/sugar. The United States also produces some late-harvest Rieslings. Italy has Brachetto d'Acqui which is a red sparkling wine that can be served as an aperitif or dessert wine.
This does not exhaust all the possibilites. Sounds like you may benefit from reading a good book on wines. "Wine for Dummies" is a good introduction to wine and one I still use from time to time.
- Kcwhippet - 10-27-2005
Quite a few winemakers are now making dessert wines from just about any grape variety. They're leaving the grapes on the vine as long as possible to get all the sugar and acid they can, so they can ferment to an acceptable alcohol level and still have plenty of residual sugar left. I've seen dessert wines made from late harvested Chardonnay, Sauvignon Blanc, Gewurztraminer, Riesling (of course), Chenin Blanc, Muscat, Cabernet Sauvignon, Zinfandel and a few others. So, dessert wines can be made from just about any grape and as long as there's nice fruit and a good sugar/acid balance you should get a good dessert wine.
- wayne78 - 10-27-2005
thanks drew, WW and Kcwhippet
izzit any bottle stated late picked it mean desert wine?
how about south australian wine from bremerton, reilly's and tatachilla?
izzit the more sugar content can produce higher alc. wine?
so i mean the wine should be sweet?
- wondersofwine - 11-01-2005
If residual sugar is left after fermenation the wine will have some sweetness. German Riesling wines are generally low in alcohol by volume compared to other varieties (8-10% is frequently the level). Late-picked on the label generally indicates some sweetness although some German producers make Spatlese and even Auslese wines that are dry. These may say Trocken (dry) on the label. A Halb-Trocken is half-dry or slightly sweet. Australia makes Port-styled wines that are somewhat sugary. Hope this helps.
- wayne78 - 11-01-2005
thanks wondersofwine
it really help! so this mean any wine writen late picked and port are dessert wine
thank you