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DESSERT WINE RECIPES
A dessert wine may be white, golden or red; it needs,
however, to possess a full bouquet and a good flavour. It should be from
medium to sweet, that is the S.G. should be between 1.010 and 1.020. The
wine should have a substantial body and a high alcoholic content; that
is 14% or 150/, or even stronger. In general terms it should be a rich
wine, round and smooth on the palate. Comparable commercial wines are
cream sherry, port wine, Madeira and tokay. It is customary to serve
such a wine after a meal.
Although the sweetness will mask any minor faults, a
perfect wine will need to be extremely well balanced and an acid content
of some five parts per thousand will be necessary to offset the high
alcoholic content and the additional sugar.
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