Perfect Pairings & Recipes forDessert Wine

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Flavour Analysis

Dessert wine combines commanding sugary sweetness with honey, raisin and apricot. A blackberry note introduces dark sweetness, while a peach note contributes juicy sweetness, and fig and alcohol notes give the profile depth, contrast and length.

Dominant Flavour Families

Sweet
Carnal / Animalic
Floral
Sharp
Spice

Flavour profile of dessert wine

150 dimensions grouped into 10 flavour families. Bar length shows relative prominence. Scale 0–10.

Sugary

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Dessert wine

SugarySweet

dessert wine8.8

Pure, clean sweetness without depth or complexity, akin to table sugar or simple desserts. Strong in dessert wine.

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