Looking at the different types of sweet wines on the market the one people prefer most is Ice Wine, or Eiswein. It's a rare sweet wine that is produced only in small batches and during cold winter frosts. Canada and Germany are most famous for their ice wines. The conditions in these regions are perfect for the wine made from frozen grapes.

One might think that ice wine is pricey because it is hard to find, but that's not the reason at all. Because it is produced in such small amounts it puts ...
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The most famous dessert wine of Austria is the famed Ruster Ausbruch. It originates from the town of Rust, hence the name, which is located in the Burgenland region of Austria. There are a number of dessert wines hailing from different countries called Ausbruch, but it gets its name from a method of grape selection come harvest time. The key is Botrytis cinerea will have affected grapes used to make an Ausbruch. This isn't like ice wine which is made from late-harvest grapes, it's completely ...
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Sauternes comes from the southern Bordeaux region of France. This is a sensational semi sweet white wine that pairs well with desserts or foie gras. There are some that are made in the US, but this type of Sauterne is usually very dry and is called Haut Sauterne to avoid confusion.

Sauterne is also the name of the village from where the wine originates. The wine is produced in a delimited area around the village in the surrounding vineyards. The wines are similar to Mouvedre and Sauvignon. Whi...
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Sweet wine makes a great addition to any meal and almost any type of restaurant will have a sweet white wine or a sweet red wine available. Sweet tasting wine is an indispensable component to any meal, especially dessert. Sweet white wine can help you beat the overwhelming sweetness of desserts by balancing it. Sweet white wines to look for are Riesling, Semillon, Chenin Blanc and Muscat. This criterion is more precisely linked through various dessert wines like a sweet Italian wine called Vi...
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Visiting the wine store for the first time can be stressful; all sorts of varying wines can be found. For someone new to wine and looking for a sweet dessert wine nine times out of ten, the labels won't indicate the level of sweetness, if any. How do you tell the difference between a sweet wine and a dry wine? Let's get going.

First off, let's talk about the difference between a sweet wine and a dry wine. A wine that does not have a lot of sugar is considered a dry wine. If you want to think o...
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