Dessert Wines
Dessert wines are usually served with a dessert, but can also be enjoyed by itself or with fruit or bakery sweets. They are a little more complex to define than other wines. For example, the United Kingdom deemed them as any wine that is sweet and can be drunk during a meal, whereas white fortified wines are drunk before the meal, and red fortified wine are drunk after. In the United States, dessert wines are legally defined as wines that are over 14 percent alcohol volume. As a result of the alcohol volume, these beverages are taxed higher. Read more
Wine Gift Baskets
As a housewarming gift, or holiday offering, wine gift baskets make a great gift. There’s so much more to wine consumption than a bottle of wine resting in a basket of raffia, however. Spice up your wine gift baskets with some nifty additions that will wow your recipient, and feed your creativity. Read more
Dessert Wines - Facts, Types
Dessert wines are usually served with a dessert, but can also be enjoyed by itself or with fruit or bakery sweets. They are a little more complex to define than other wines. For example, the United Kingdom deemed them as any wine that is sweet and can be drunk during a meal, whereas white fortified wines are drunk before the meal, and red fortified wine are drunk after. In the United States, dessert wines are legally defined as wines that are over 14 percent alcohol volume. As a result of the alcohol volume, these beverages are taxed higher. Read more
