: a usually sweet wine typically served with dessert or afterward
Examples of dessert wine in a Sentence
Recent Examples on the WebThe Riesling tastes like a dessert wine due to its extreme sweetness, while the pinot grigio lacks much complexity at all.—Andrew Watman, WIRED, 11 July 2024 When Pleasance is finally caught, Columbo offers him a dessert wine that pairs well with handcuffs.—Bethy Squires, Vulture, 2 Feb. 2024 Port Glass This is your glass for fortified wines and dessert wines, like Sauterne, which are generally sweeter and heavier with a higher alcohol content (fortified wines are typically between 15%–22% alcohol).—Tiffany Hopkins, Bon Appétit, 8 Apr. 2024 The best dessert wine was the 2019 Petit Verdot Dessert Wine from Rune Wines.—The Arizona Republic, 17 Mar. 2024 See all Example Sentences for dessert wine
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