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- dyuti - 04-24-2002
Hi,
I'm having some people over for dessert, which will consist of the following choices:
1. Indian rice pudding
2. ice cream (vanilla)
3. cake (chocolate or vanilla, not sure yet)
4. fruit, cheese, chocolate dish
What are some good white wines and/or dessert wines that might complement this selection of food? I live in N.California.
Thank you for your help!
- Innkeeper - 04-24-2002
Hi Dyuti, and welcome to the Wine Board. If you are going to go white with this project, omit the chocolate. Any late harvest CA white will do: Riesling, muscat, chenin blanc, even sauvignon blanc. Look for Bonny Doon Muscat de Glacieres. It is sort of a poor man's ice wine. He freezes the grapes before pressing them. Great effect. Even at $18 for 375 ml it is a geat value for this type of wine.
- zenda2 - 04-24-2002
Another option for the ice cream and pudding choice would be Benjamin's or 'Penfold's Reserve' Tawny Port. Yummy stuff.
- dyuti - 04-24-2002
Thanks for the advice...now what if I did include chocolate. Any recommendations for reds?
Thanks!
- Innkeeper - 04-24-2002
You got it from the Zen.