Dessert Wine Club
May 9, 2009 by admin
Filed under Dessert, Wine Clubs
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Many styles and choices will be featured in this newest club so hop on board; 2 different wines each month.
Dessert wines complement and enhance desserts if chosen with care. Choosing a dessert wine club is different to choosing a wine to accompany other food as dessert wines are sweet. Some thought needs to be put into both the wine and the dessert so that the sweetness is balanced or cut through. A case in point is if you are serving a chocolate dessert that is more than 50% cocoa solids then it is going to be more bitter than sweet so you can serve a dessert wine to cut through the bitterness. It is vital when considering dessert wines to understand the properties and flavors of both the dish and the wine.
On the surface it would seem pretty simple to pick up any dessert wine off the shelf and assume that it will go well with whatever dessert you are serving. This is not the case as like any other wine dessert wines come in a variety of styles and flavors for example they can be flowery, fruity, peachy, herby, acidic and can even taste of berries. Do not let this put you off because the simple addition of dessert wine to accompany a dessert can lift the dish from being unremarkable to sublime. Generally you must ensure that the wine you are going to serve is not sweeter than the dessert you are going to serve.
