By Malvina Demaj Last Updated: Mar 12, 2026

Dessert Wine

(duh-zuht wyn)
DEFINITION

Dessert Wine

Dessert wine is any wine with high residual sugar, often served in smaller, chilled glasses as a dessert or with a dessert. They typically feature high acidity and high alcohol content, with some being fortified with spirits. They are created by concentrating grape sugars through various methods including noble rot (Botrytis), freezing on the vine (ice wine), late harvesting, or drying grapes (Vin Santo).

Did you know? Due to high sugar, acidity and alcohol, many dessert wines can age for decades, often called "100 Year Wines".

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