How to pair wine with dessert?

Stefan Neumann MS, 11.05.2021

Pairing dessert with wine is something many shy away from. Yet there are heavenly wine pairings...

Analyse the main components of the dessert: nuts, caramel, cream or fruit? How sweet is the dessert itself? This determines your choice of sweet wine. As a general rule, the wine should be sweeter than the dessert. Finding flavours in the sweet wine that echo those of the dessert is the first step for a great pairing.