Dessert Wine
\nDessert wines are sweet wines that are usually served with dessert. There is no simple definition of dessert wine. In the UK, dessert wine is considered any sweet wine that is consumed with one meal, as opposed to white fortified wines (Fino and Amontilado-sherry grapes) that are consumed before a meal, and red fortified wines (Porto and Madeira) which are consumed after the meal. Thus, most fortified wines are considered different from dessert wines, but some of the less fortified white wines, such as Pedro Jimenez (a type of sherry grape) and Muscat from Bome-de-Venice, are considered honorary dessert wines In contrast, in the USA, dessert wine is legally defined as any wine with over 14% alcohol by quantity, which includes all fortified wines and as a result it is taxed higher. This dates back to the time when the USA\u2019s wine industry only made dessert wines with fortification, but such a classification is obsolete now that modern yeast and viticulture can produce dry wines with over 15% of alcohol without fortification, while German dessert wines can contain half that amount of alcohol.<\/p>\n
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