In Search of a Sweet Wine

[wineguruchgo]

Hello N8NEU,

The Italian wine you had was more than likely Vin Santo.

If you go into your local wine shop and ask them where they have their dessert wines you will be in heaven. The downside to this is that you have very expensive taste in wine.

Here's what I would do. Follow Innkeeper's advice and do a little research so you are familiar with the names. Just as there are many different shades of blue there are different sugar levels in wine. Look up German Wine and you should find a breakdown of all the names and sugar levels. Champagne has their own names as well. There are very sweet Champagnes out there too for you to enjoy.

I would try a Spatlese Riesling and, as previously mentioned, a Chenin Blanc or Vouvray. I would drink these wines when you are eating. Especially if you are having something a tad spicy. The spicyness of the food will accentuate the sugar in the wine and you won't even realize that it's a little dry.

Save the dessert wines for when you aren't eating. You will flip over an Auslese, yet that wine is probably $50.00+ per bottle.

[This message has been edited by wineguruchgo (edited 07-04-2007).]