Hosting blind wine tasting with group of sweet wine lovers - Which wines to purchase?
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Anonymous
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Hosting a girls night with a group that prefers Moscatos and sweet Riesling. What types of dessert wines would you pick?
I’ll be shopping at Total Wines. Maybe a variety of 5-6 wines? I’ve seen some where they have tasters guess cheap vs. expensive, others guessing the actual type of wine, and others with a list to go thru. |
Anonymous
| If you’re going to total wine just ask one of their employees to guide you. They usually do a good job. |
Anonymous
| Toss in a white zin and see if anyone notices |
Anonymous
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Port. Total Wine has a sample pack of tawny port:
https://www.totalwine.com/wine/dessert-fortified-wine/port/quinta-das-carvalhas-tawny-taster/p/231082050 You can also get a bottle of Kirkland Signature (Costco) 10 year tawny port to taste along with the Quinta Das Carvalhas. |
Anonymous
| Tokay! |
Anonymous
| Banfi Rosa Regale is widely available, very tasty, and new to many people. Serve with chocolate! |
Anonymous
| Ice wine! |
Anonymous
| Prosecco |
Anonymous
| Do people really do this? |
Anonymous
| Jam Jar. They have a sweet shiraz that's $9 a bottle and, well, it's my jam. For sweet red wine. We're not talking high class here. |
Anonymous
Costco has it for $6. in DC |
Anonymous
Yes, this! There are varying levels of sweetness, designated with "puttonyos." Here's one that's 6 puttonyos, which is the sweetest. https://www.totalwine.com/wine/dessert-fortified-wine/tokaji/chateau-megyer-tokaji-aszu-6-puttonyos/p/104138500?s=604&igrules=true And here's a 5, which is sweet but not as sweet as the 6! https://www.totalwine.com/wine/dessert-fortified-wine/tokaji/chateau-megyer-tokaji-aszu-5-puttonyos/p/104107500?s=604&igrules=true |
Anonymous
| Op here. Thank you all!! Great, great suggestions! |
Anonymous
| I'd trust an employee at any decent wine store over strangers on the internet. |