Dessert wines are a great addition to any classic or modern Christmas or New Year’s celebration. The variety of flavors – spices, pecan, custards or a variety of dried or sweeten fruit or other exotic flavors can be found in many of the desserts such as apple pies, sweet potato and puddings such as plum, custard or bread – served this year.
As you plan for your holiday dinner or parties choosing the right wine can be a little daunting but remember whether you are serving petite or traditional desserts the fun is selecting the right wine that will satisfy all of your guests. Here a few helpful hints with the help of Saveur.com:
· Pair moderately sweet dessert wines such as Muscat with pumpkin pies or bread pudding.
· Serve champagne or sparkling wine with almost any dessert, except for desserts with dark, bitter chocolate.
· Riesling, Sauterne, Gewurztraminer or iced apple wine are excellent with apple pie or plum cake.
· If you are drinking Port, sherry or Gewurztraminer these wines pair well with gingersnaps or pumpkin pie.
· Port is excellent with dark chocolates or chocolate desserts
· Fruity wines such pair well with buttery or creamy desserts such as cheesecakes or shortbread
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