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Inexpensive Italian Sweet Wines
With over 350 types of Italian wine, consumers tend to overlook its sweet wines that are usually taken either alone or after a hearty meal like a dessert. Here are some of the most affordable Italian sweet wines available today. Michele Chiarlo Nivole Moscato d'Asti - This is one of the most sublime and delicate of all dessert wines, which should be consumed at its freshest and most youthful.... [Read More]
Inexpensive Australian Dessert Wines
It's not easy to find fine dessert wine, even those imported from overseas. Let us provide you with great Australian dessert wines at very affordable prices. R. L. Buller & Son Fine Muscat - This medium-bodied amber-colored non-vintage premium fine Muscat offers terrific aromas of brown sugar, molasses, and maple syrup. Has great persistence on the palate, reminiscent of luscious syrupy r... [Read More]
2005 Sauternes Dessert Wines
The 2008 ushers in a new batch of Sauternes dessert wines, most with 2005 vintage. Check out which wines are being anticipated by wine reviewers as having the most impact among consumers. Chateau Doisy Vedrines Sauternes 2005 - Wine Spectator judges this French wine with a score between 92 to 94 points. The flavor is comparable to dried pineapples with honey and flowers. Full-bodied and mediu... [Read More]
Five Great Dessert Wines
Dessert wines are sweet wines typically served along with dessert. Despite its name, they are often best appreciated alone, or with fruit or bakery sweets. Here are the top wine finds that lie distinctly on the sweeter side of the vine. Bonny Doon Muscat Vin de Glaciere 2004 - This Californian dessert wine is enhanced with Muscats orange, Greco, and Giallo, adding to the already delicious aro... [Read More]
Wine to Drink with Chocolate
Chocolates are really wine killers. The combination of overwhelming sweetness and filling texture causes majority of wines to taste sour and unappetizing after a rich chocolate desert. Wines that give a balance to this are usually sweet, in some ways meeting the level of sweetness of the chocolate. The safest choice is fortified wines or vintage Port, where the added wine spirit gives a boost to a... [Read More]