 Desserts |
When
matching wine with desserts take into account the sweetness of the
dish. Sugar needs a wine with equal or greater sweetrness levels to
complement the food. The factors that influence dessert and wine pairings
such as the flavours when merged, give the impression of the unexpected
or exotic with the familiar so that a sense of comfort is promoted
as well as suprise and excitement. |
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Meal Matching - Introduction
Overview
| One of the great pleasures of drinking
wine is matching it with equally mouth-watering food.
Traditionally, red wine with meat and white with fish are
no longer flexible enough to accommodate the multi-cultural
taste influences that modern cuisine reflects. Common sense
dictates that every wine experience should start with taste.
When pairing food and wine, you should keep in mind that you
are trying to find balance and harmony – balance between
flavours, textures, intensity and taste. To increase your
chances of a successful match, consider how the food was prepared,
seasoned, the texture and also any accompaniments. Food and
wine has its own flavour and texture, so too does every palate.
So please use this tool as a guide only. There are no hard
and fast rules, rights or wrongs. Just experiment to find
your matching ideas. |
Desserts - AppleClick
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Botrytised Semillon / Riesling
Whether baked, a pie,crumble, tarte, tatin, or fritter, and
particularly when spiced with cinnamon, apple dessserts are
made for botrytised Riesling. Add lots of fresh homemade custard
to an apple pie or tarte and botrytised Semillon becomes one
to add to your hit list. |
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Desserts - Pear
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Botrytised Semillon, Merlot
Serve Botrytis Semillon which lightly spiced poached pears
in a almond and pear tarte. Pears poached in red wine, such
as Merlot can take a light red, serve with pana cotta for
a real taste sensation. |
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Desserts - Lemon
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Botrytised Riesling
Lemons, lemons and more lemons, yes this wine can handle it,
whether it be lemon tart, souffle, sponge pudding or sorbet.
Made in heaven ..... Go on !! |
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Desserts - Fresh Fruit Salad
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Botrytised Semillon / Riesling, Sparkling wine
Serve with botrytised wines or a sweet sparkling wine with
a sprinkle of sweetness. Add a splash of wine to add some
adventure to the bowl when preparing the salad. |
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Desserts - Strawberries
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Botrytised Semillon, Sparkling Shiraz
Soak them in it, then serve the strawberries with a Sparkling
Shiraz, yes it's a red. Strawberries soaked in kirsch are
also delicious with a glass of sparkling wine. Strawberries
and cream (with sugar, of course), anytime, not just for Wimbledon
fortnight - deserve botrytis Semillon - a match, made in heaven. |
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Desserts - Caramelized Oranges
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Botrytised Semillon / Riesling, Liqueur Muscat
Botrytised wines and Liqueur Muscat are really good options
for caramelized sugar. |
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Desserts - Fruit Fools / Mousses
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Botrytised Riesling
Botrytis Riesling is a safe bet with most fruit fools and
mousses, especially rhubarb, gooseberry and red cherries. |
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Desserts - Fruit Pies / Crumbles
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Botrytised Semillon / Riesling
Pies or crumbles, whether they be apple, rhubarb or blackberry
are all delicious with botrytis Rieslings. For custard lovers,
serve with botrytis Semillon instead. |
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Desserts - Ice Creams / Sorbets
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Botrytised Semillon / Riesling, Liqueur Muscat
Ice cream, whether it be vanilla, coffee, strawberry or chocolate
can be served with Liqueur Muscat. Soak with raisins to create
a chilled dessert and serve with vanilla ice cream. With '
homemade ' fruit ice creams and sorbets stick with botrytis
Semillon or Rieslings. |
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Desserts - Plum Pudding
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Sparkling Shiraz
Sparkling Shiraz is the perfect accompaniment to the traditional
plum pudding or for chocolate lovers, how about a Mud cake
to bring those tastebuds to life. |
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Desserts - Chocolate
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Liqueur Muscat, Sparkling Shiraz, Botrytised
Semillon, Pinot Noir
Surprisingly no safe bets as this is such a rich flavour.
Try Liqueur Muscat with a rich chocolate tarte and Botrytis
Semillon with a lighter chocolate pudding. A rich dark chocolate
tarte or mousse, served with berry fruits in a pool of red
fruit coulis is quite an expierience with Sparkling Shiraz.
Or go all out and out and try a Pinot Noir, which will bring
out the true taste of the chocolate. |
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Desserts - Creme Brulee/ Caramel
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Botrytised Semillon Liqueur Muscat
Both these wines partner these rich creamy desserts well,
the Botrytis Semillon also goes well with cheesecakes. In
a nutshell, these wines will give you pudding heaven !! |
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Desserts - Sticky Toffee Pudding
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Botrytised Riesling
Botrytis Riesling, with it's balancing acidity and freshness,
cuts through the sweetness well. |
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Desserts - Treacle Tart
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Botrytised Semillon / Riesling, Liqueur Muscat
Serve Liqueur Muscat with a rich treacle tarte. A lemony treacle
sponge pudding goes well with botrytis Semillon or Riesling. |
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Desserts - Nuts
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Fortified Tawny - style, Botrytised Semillon
A Fortified Tawny - style dessert wine partners a whole array
of fresh nuts. Serve Botrytis Semillon with a Pecan Pie -
one slice is never enough !! |
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