Best Sweet Wines?

[buckytom]

My favorite Reisling is a Piesporter Goldtropfchen, although it's not necessarily sweet.

If you want a sweet wine that you can drink a lot of, go with a simple rose.I know a lot of people turn their noses up at cheap roses, but they work so well with so many savory or spicy foods, and I try to enjoy my time rather than impress anyone.

 

[di reston]

Here we have not only Moscato, but also Moscato Passito, a deliciouse drink made from moscato grapes, aged for three - four years. We live in Barolo land where they are aged red wines cellared for four - five or six years, even more before they are sold. We are right in the middle of all the local vinyerds, and when we need to top with quality wines they are round us for miles and miles, so we have the choice of prestige wines, which we buy post immediately after harvest, fermentation, and ageing, where we have a proper wine cellar where we can age the wines slowly and properly until the time comes to serve them. We have a full cellar from which we select the best wines that are ready to drink on any occasion.


di reston

 

[Bitser]

French sauternes are the pinnacle of sweet wines, for those who can afford them.

For mildly sweet riesling that pairs well with spicy food (Thai) we like Airlie Müller-Thurgau, from an Oregon winery that specialises in fresh tasting whites. For a sweet dessert wine, their Late Harvest Muscat Ottonel is excellent, but costs more.

There are also some excellent sweet muscats from Australia.

 

[dragnlaw]

Speaking of French Sauternes... don't know if I posted this blooper of mine before, if yes, please forgive.

Baby sitting a neighbours' cats while they were away. I would usually take a bottle of wine over and sit with them in the evening for awhile and watch TV. (they had no other company during the day)

One night I forgot my wine, went to their cupboard and grabbed the only bottle of white.
Opened, poured, drank and almost choked! Not a Pinot Grigio or Chardonnay or Reisling! I had not even looked at the label!

Once my system got used to the shock I did have another glass. Brought the bottle home with me to finish later, can guarantee a Sauterne will not ever be on my choice of wines again, not even with dessert!

Went to the liquor store the next day to replace and almost choked again!

That bottle was priced at $40 - they didn't have in stock - next in stock was $50 - double choke, I bought it, they were coming home the next day.

When I told them about it we all had a good laugh - at my expense, of course!

 

[Bitser]

Speaking of French Sauternes... Once my system got used to the shock I did have another glass. Brought the bottle home with me to finish later, can guarantee a Sauterne will not ever be on my choice of wines again, not even with dessert!

Went to the liquor store the next day to replace and almost choked again!

That bottle was priced at $40 - they didn't have in stock - next in stock was $50 - double choke, I bought it, they were coming home the next day.

You got off easy. A top flight French sauterne, such as Chateau d'Yquem, costs about $600. But, like you, I'm not keen on such wines.