How to Use dessert wine in a Sentence

dessert wine

noun
  • Popescu says the fix can be found in the dessert wine section.
    — Karla Walsh, Better Homes & Gardens, 19 Dec. 2024
  • Sparkling wine will be poured as a welcome wine, and a dessert wine will be served as well.
    — Marc Bona, cleveland, 14 Jan. 2023
  • Sparkling, dry whites, semi-sweet whites, red, still rose, and dessert wines abound here.
    — Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 17 Jan. 2024
  • Since dessert wines can be sweeter, this size is perfect for small sips.
    — Bestreviews, Mercury News, 22 Oct. 2025
  • Since dessert wines can be sweeter, this size is perfect for small sips.
    — Bestreviews, Mercury News, 22 Oct. 2025
  • Since dessert wines can be sweeter, this size is perfect for small sips.
    — Bestreviews, Mercury News, 22 Oct. 2025
  • The area also turns out other whites, reds, rosés, sparklers and dessert wines.
    — Michael Austin, chicagotribune.com, 7 Feb. 2018
  • The former made his tiramisu with marsala, an Italian dessert wine.
    — Sofia Andrade, Washington Post, 30 July 2024
  • The wine bar offers over 30 wines, split into reds, whites and dessert wines.
    — Reia Li, AZCentral.com, 7 Aug. 2025
  • When cooled, peel away the leathery skin and enjoy them with a glass of sweet dessert wine or a cup of tea.
    — Star Tribune, 9 Dec. 2020
  • Not even a moscato dessert wine to wash it down after the fries are just a memory?
    — Craig Hlavaty, Houston Chronicle, 22 Jan. 2018
  • Day-Toles leans toward the warmth and spice of a fortified dessert wine like port.
    — Anna Lee C. Iijima, Bon Appetit Magazine, 10 Nov. 2025
  • Ice wine is a sweet dessert wine that is made using grapes that have frozen on the vine, which concentrates the sugars.
    — Jonah Flicker, Robb Report, 9 Oct. 2024
  • Moscato d’Asti dessert wines are also produced there.
    — Irene S. Levine, Forbes.com, 17 Jan. 2026
  • Nothing says dessert pairing quite like bubbly, or, the French dessert wine, Sauterne.
    — Kristin Braswell, Essence, 12 Dec. 2023
  • Avoid high-sugar drinks, such as margaritas, daiquiris, sweet dessert wines and hard lemonades.
    — Teresa Mull, FOXNews.com, 6 June 2026
  • And for the grand finale, personal lemon curd tarts were paired with a house dessert wine for guests to enjoy while stargazing.
    — Eliseé Browchuk, Vogue, 25 July 2022
  • Desserts, together with a list of dessert wines, are taken as seriously as the rest of the menu here.
    — Kate Washington, sacbee, 11 May 2018
  • The dessert wines are stable because the yeast has entirely gorged itself and can’t eat anything more.
    — Fortune, 21 July 2019
  • Each restaurant location serves an array of those house wines including red, white, rosé and dessert wine.
    — Tirion Morris, azcentral, 3 Jan. 2020
  • Traditional-method sparkling wines are also being produced, as are rosés and dessert wines.
    — Michael Austin, chicagotribune.com, 7 Mar. 2018
  • Again, the sweet dessert wine and the WhistlePig rye made delectable pairings.
    — Janice O'Leary, Robb Report, 30 Nov. 2021
  • The result is a naturally sweeter and very complex dessert wine.
    — John Mariani, Forbes, 4 May 2023
  • Plain Cellars has a pleasant mix of reds, dessert wines and cider, and a knowledgeable and friendly to guide you through them.
    — latimes.com, 20 May 2018
  • Lastly, there's the sweetest variety called doux, which is typically served as a dessert wine.
    — Tirion Morris, azcentral, 27 Dec. 2019
  • The six glasses—for sherry, white wine, red wine, dessert wine, water, and port—should form a perfect circle above the knives and spoon on the right side.
    — Rachel Stafler, Town & Country, 27 Sep. 2019
  • The Riesling tastes like a dessert wine due to its extreme sweetness, while the pinot grigio lacks much complexity at all.
    — Andrew Watman, WIRED, 11 July 2024
  • In total, the winery makes 17 wines, including five blends, two sparkling wines, and a late-harvest riesling dessert wine.
    — Dallas News, 27 Sep. 2022
  • Jones loves dessert wines like the French Sauternes, or sweeter styles of Riesling to highlight the sweetness in cheeses.
    — Anna Lee Iijima, Chicago Tribune, 20 Apr. 2026
  • When Pleasance is finally caught, Columbo offers him a dessert wine that pairs well with handcuffs.
    — Bethy Squires, Vulture, 2 Feb. 2024

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