dessert wine

noun

: a usually sweet wine typically served with dessert or afterward

Examples of dessert wine in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web The 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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Word History

First Known Use

1773, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of dessert wine was in 1773

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“Dessert wine.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/dessert%20wine. Accessed 26 Jul. 2024.

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