Sweet Wine
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€9.90Add To CartLoupiac is right next door to Sauternes and produces very similar sweet wines, often at much better value.Made...
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€44.90 The BottleAdd To Cart
For those who like the great sweet wines of Bordeaux, this is a gem. This 2006 contains a heady mix of exotic fruit...
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€15.20Add To Cart
Lyre’s Muscat grapes are harvested in mid-October by which time they have shrivelled slightly, expelling water from...
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€14.70Add To Cart
Carmes is the “second” wine of Château Rieussec, which is part of the Lafite-Rothschild group. Made from 80%...
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€14.10Add To CartA lusciously sweet red wine made from Grenache Noir grapes just north of the Pyrenees. In addition to being served...
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€10.40Add To CartSauternes is still known as the producer of some of the greatest sweet wines in the world. This wine has a light,...
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€24.80 The BottleAdd To Cart
This is a “pièce de resistance” from Faller who own some of the greatest vineyards in Ribeauvillé. This wine is...
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€15.00Add To Cart
A top quality sweet wine made from individually picked botrytised Sémillon grapes that are then vinified in oak...
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€36.40 The BottleAdd To Cart
Aromatic, sweet lusciously flavoured, this is not heavy but is a delight to savour at the end of your special meal....
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€78.30 The BottleAdd To Cart
A lusciously sweet masterpiece from Faller who own some of the greatest, Grand Cru, vineyards around Ribeauvillé. A...
Sweet or Dessert Wines
There is nothing quite like enjoying a glass of sweet wine at the end of a meal: perhaps with cheese, perhaps with dessert or perhaps simply to enjoy by itself . Some even like it as an apéritif or to start a meal, so there is no shortage of reasons to enjoy a glass.
France is the biggest producer of a wide variety of sweet wine styles from the late harvested Gewürztraminer or Riesling from Alsace to the Muscats from the south of France, the great Sauternes wines from Bordeaux or to the sweet reds made from Grenache Noir in the far south.
A 75cl bottle will provide 12 small glasses and the good news is that in general if you open a bottle and cannot finish it, just put it back stoppered in the fridge and thanks to its sugar content, it will keep in good condition for weeks, months even…
