The term “dessert wines” used for very sweet wines (also, to an extent, some sparkling wines) is actually a misnomer when you consider the excellent match-ups one can make beyond desserts. Indeed, it ...

SO MUCH IS MADE of the Thanksgiving meal—the turkey, the stuffing, the traditional sides—all accompanied by just the right wine. But what of the pie that’s served at the end? Dessert-wine pairing has ...

Dessert wines get a bad rap, thanks in part to our grandparents’ drinking habits, and also to the fact that the term itself is, well, totally misleading. It wasn’t until I began working in the wine ...

You might think port can only be served with dessert, but this fortified wine from Portugal is about more than its sweet, save-for-after-dinner reputation. "Port is a drink that not everybody ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. chocolate cake with glass of white wine on outdoor table - Lechatnoir/Getty Images Wine and dessert are a classic combination that ...

We have Italians to thank for the gastronomic delight of sweets dipped into wine. Cantucci or cantuccini, depending on who is writing, biscotti di Prato can be dense and hard to bite into, but when ...

From the end of Prohibition (1933) until Robert Mondavi founded his Napa Valley winery (1966), the wines that most Americans consumed had roughly 18 percent alcohol and had brandy added to them. Dry ...

There was a time when sweet wines were embedded in the fabric of everyday American life. Madeira, a fortified wine that developed a tawny, caramelized character over the long, hot sea voyage from the ...