Sweet wines

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A white wine suggestion is Columbia Winery Cellarmasters Riesling from Washington State. It is a sweet wine that is often popular with newcomers to the wine scene and sells for about $9-$11 in many stores. For a special day wine you might look for a German Spatlese or Auslese level Riesling from Germany (white wines), a Banfi Rosa Regale Brachetto d'Acqui (Italian sparkling red wine), or a Muscat or Moscato from the United States, or Italy or Australia (white dessert wine). Quady, in California, makes dessert wines from the Black Muscat or Orange Blossom Muscat grapes. Port may also appeal to you but is higher in alcohol than normal wine and expensive. I would see if you could taste different types of Port (Ruby, white Porto, late bottled vintage or tawny Port, Colheita) at a wine shop before purchasing any. Vintage Port is usually the most expensive and should be stored for a number of years before consumption so that's not what you are looking for at this stage but you might like the ruby Ports which are much less expensive. Fonseca Ruby Port, for example, is $12 to $14--not bad for a special occasion. Australia also produces some nice inexpensive "Ports" (Port should properly be from Portugal but the name is used elsewhere in the world).