After dinner wines?

[dyuti]

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]

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]

Another option for the ice cream and pudding choice would be Benjamin's or 'Penfold's Reserve' Tawny Port. Yummy stuff.

[dyuti]

Thanks for the advice...now what if I did include chocolate. Any recommendations for reds?


Thanks!

[Innkeeper]

You got it from the Zen.