Page 22 - Boca Exposure - January '24

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Grape Expectations: Dessert Wines

By Ed Wolfarth, who recently Noble Rot is a type of spore called Botrytis cinerea that of local grapes. After fermentation and fortification processes,
moved to South Florida eats fruits and vegetables. While it may sound disgusting, Port can be made in a few distinct styles. First is Ruby. This
after retiring with his noble rot adds unique flavors of ginger, saffron and honey is the introductory style and least sweet. Then there’s Vintage
wife, Vicki, as Professor to sweet wines. Sauternes and Barsac that use Semillon Port and LBV Port. Both are sweet but not as sweet as Tawny
of Sports Sciences & and Sauvignon Blanc are rich golden-hued sweet wines. Port. Tawny Ports taste of figs and nuts; 30- to 40-year-old
Physical Education at The most famous of these is Chateau d’Yquem, which Tawny is best!
both Queens College and sells for hundreds of dollars in small amounts! Sherry comes from Andalusia in Spain. Again, local grapes
Hofstra University. He is German Rieslings–the sweetest being labeled Auslese, are used and purposely oxidized to develop nutty aromatics.
a nationally ranked senior Beerenauslese and Trockenbeerenauslese. These ultra- There’s Fino, or dry Sherry, and Manzanilla, also dry. There’s
tennis player and long- sweet wines with good acidity are a perfect match for also Moscatel, a sweet Sherry with fig and date flavors.
time USPTA Elite Teaching almost all sweet desserts but will cost a pretty penny. There are so many other so-called dessert wines,
Professional. Wolfarth has On the German scale of sweetness they are a step above including Madeira and ice wines, another one of my
written many educational and tennis articles in the past. Kabinett, the least sweet of the German Rieslings. favorites, but you get the idea. Dessert wines are simply
Over the past few years, Ed has turned his hobby of Fortified wines are made when brandy is added to a wine. made to accompany sweet, rich desserts and should be
wine collecting into a way of continuing his passion for Most are high in alcohol (about 17 to 20 percent ABV) and sipped and savored. A $500 Chateau d’Yquem or an
writing, and has written on the subject for publications. have a long shelf life after they are opened. My favorite dessert Inniskillin Ice Wine from Canada (my personal favorite)
As a self-proclaimed “wine snob,” he has collaborated on wine is Port. Made in the northern part of Portugal near the and others available for much less, offer a perfect way to
many wine lists for private clubs and a few restaurants. Douro River, these rare sweet wines are made with a variety end a grand meal and deserve to be savored!
Wolfarth can be reached at wolfarthe@msn.com.
Basically speaking, there are five main types of dessert
wines: sparkling wine, lightly sweet dessert wine, richly
sweet dessert wine, sweet red wine and fortified wine. For
our purposes we’ll talk about the more common three.
Remember, for the most part we want a wine that goes with
desserts that are often sweet and rich. These wines should be
served in small glasses and drunk close to the vintage date.
Lightly sweet dessert wines are also great with
spicy foods, such as Indian or Asian cuisines. Expect Upscale Resale
these wines to be exploding with fruit flavors and well-
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Riesling–consider the sweeter styles more commonly
found in Germany. A wine with natural acidity, which
helps cut the sweet taste of desserts. Or Chenin Blanc,
most often made in a sweet style and found in the U.S.
and South Africa and the Loire Valley of France. Viognier,
which when made in a fruit-driven style can be oily and
rich on the palate. This wine is best found from Condrieu
in the Rhone Valley of France.
Rich sweet dessert wines. There are several ways to
produce richly sweet dessert wines and you can understand
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