S W&E E T SWEET SWEET&SALT
GUIDELINE
FOOD SWEETNESS LEVEL SHOULD BE LESS THAN OR EQUAL TO WINE SWEETNESS LEVEL
GUIDELINE
 Since we drink less dessert wine, we tend to have less experience with the flavors and relative sweetness of different styles.
SUGAR VS. ACIDITY level of acidity balance level of sugar
DRY WINES JUST ARE NOT MEANT TO GO WITH DESSERT Sweet foods and sweet wines can be particularly troublesome.
The sweetness in the dessert makes wine taste less sweet, therefore the wine needs to be sweeter than the dessert
less sweet such as stone fruits and berrie
pound cake
gingerbread
CONSIDER REALLY SWEET WINES SUCH AS PEDRO XIMENEZ OR SWEETER STYLES OF TOKAY FOR VERY RICH DESSERTS.
chocolate cake
dark 100-70 chocolate
tiramisù
OUTSIDE THE BOX
PAIR SWEET WINES WITH SAVORY FOODS.
foie gras
gorgonzola
hard and salty cheese
OUTSIDE THE BOX
SUGAR IN FOOD DOESN’T JUST MASK THE SUGAR IN WINE. IT ALSO MAKES THE TANNINS AND ACID IN WINES MORE PRONOUNCED AND CAUSES THE WINE TO SEEM THINNER.
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DIFFERENT METHODS DIFFERENT SWEET WINES
FLAVOR VARIETY
Interrupting the fermentation
Adding a sweet component to the blend Concentration of sugars in the grapes
INTERRUPTING THE FERMENTATION 1 COLD STABILIZATION REFRIGERATION STOPS THE FERMENTATION 2 CHEMICAL STABILIZATION SULFUR DIOXIDE STOPS THE FERMENTATION 3 FORTIFICATION ADDING ALCOHOL STOPS THE FERMENTATIO
INTERRUPTING THE FERMENTATION ALCOHOL IS ADDED TO KILL THE YEAST BEFORE THEY CAN CONVERT ALL OF THE SUGARS. THIS IS HOW PORT, SHERRY , MARSALA, VIN DOUX NATURELLE AND OTHER FORTIFIED WINES ARE MADE.
CONCENTRATION OF SUGARS IN THE GRAPESDRYING Drying Placing the grapes onto straw mats to dry them, before making the wine is common in Italy.
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CONCENTRATION OF SUGARS IN THE GRAPESLATE HARVEST Most dessert wines start with being picked late, even if another method is used in addition to ensure the resulting wine has residual sugar. The longer the grape matures, the sweeter it gets.Â
LATE HARVEST WINES
CONCENTRATION OF SUGARS IN THE GRAPESBOTRYTIS Noble Rot This mold attacks the grapes, causing microscopic lesions through which it extracts water. The grape shrivels and what is left over is the solids, primarily sugar, acid and some trace minerals
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CONCENTRATION OF SUGARS IN THE GRAPESCRYOEXTRACTION Â Ice Wines of Germany, Austria and Canada are created when the grapes freeze, allowing the water to be removed in the form of ice.
ICE WINES
SPARKLING SWEET
MOSCATO Moscato wine is a sweet, slightly bubbly (aka frizzante) white wine made from Muscat Blanc grapes often referred to more specifically as
Moscato d’Asti.
SPARKLING SWEET
MOSCATO ASTI DOLCE D.O.C.G ASTI SECCO D.O.C.G MOSCATO D'ASTI D.O.C.G
MOSCATO FOOD PAIRING..NOT JUST SWEET FOOD “CHINESE FOOD” POP CORN SUMMER SALAD