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Laurentide

Laurentide
NV Glacial Ice Sweet White Wine, Leelanau Peninsula

Pair this wine with:
Dessert

Category: Sweet Wine

Date Tasted:
Country: USA
Alcohol: 12% RS: 8%
85 Points
Silver Medal
Highly Recommended
$25

Laurentide
NV Glacial Ice Sweet White Wine, Leelanau Peninsula

Pair this wine with:
Dessert

Category: Sweet Wine

Date Tasted:
Country: USA
Alcohol: 12% RS: 8%
Laurentide Winery 56 S French Rd Lake Leelanau, MI, 49653, USA www.laurentidewinery.com info@laurentidewinery.com

Tasting Info

Wine Glass Style: Rich & Full Juicy & Smooth
Aroma Aroma: and
Taste Flavor:
Sweetness Sweetness: Dryish
Enjoy Enjoy: Now
Recipes Pairing: Strawberry Shortcake, Creme Brulee, Mixed Berries
Bottom Line Bottom Line: om info@laurentidewinery.c

The Producer

Laurentide Winery

The Producer
56 S French Rd
Lake Leelanau, MI 49653
USA
1 810-231-1785

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Sweet Wine

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A dessert wine is just that, a wine made strictly to pair with desserts at the end of a meal. Dessert wines are sweet wines; while many are naturally sweet, some are sweetned through the addition of grape must.

Famous dessert wines include Sauternes from France’s Bordeaux region, Rutherglen Muscat from Australia and vendages tardives (“late picked”) from France’s Alsace region. Germany also produces many famous dessert wines, ranging from Spatlese to Eiswein (made from frozen grapes).

Dessert wines from Italy include Vin Santo, Recioto di Soave and Recioto di Valpolicella. While some dessert wines have alcohol in the 12-14% range, others such as Moscato d’Asti from Piedmont in northern Italy are very low in alcohol (5.5%).

Dessert wines can accompany certain specific foods, especially cakes, almond tortes and fruit tarts; however, Sauternes and foie gras is a classic pairing.

While some lighter dessert wines such as Moscato d’Asti or Brachetto d’Acqui are meant for consumption upon release, others such as Sauternes or Auslese from Germany can age for decades, thanks to their high natural sugar concentration.