dessert wine

noun

: a usually sweet wine typically served with dessert or afterward

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The Admiral Schley’s High Ball is a lovely and disarming drink, the bright fruit of the pineapple teasing out the honeyed brightness of the dessert wine, with the mild oak from the Irish Whiskey providing structure, a kind of a gentle but present backbone. Jeremy Repanich, Robb Report, 14 Mar. 2026 The dessert room features 70 private booths made of wine casks where diners can choose from 50 decadent desserts to sample with a hot drink or dozens of dessert wines and ports. Chelsea Brasted, Southern Living, 12 Mar. 2026 Scoops of Tahitian vanilla ice cream can be doused in diners’ choice of dessert wine, strawberry confiture, or chocolate and passionfruit. Elena Kadvany, San Francisco Chronicle, 25 Feb. 2026 Moscato d’Asti dessert wines are also produced there. Irene S. Levine, Forbes.com, 17 Jan. 2026 See All Example Sentences for dessert wine

Word History

First Known Use

1773, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of dessert wine was in 1773

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“Dessert wine.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/dessert%20wine. Accessed 3 Apr. 2026.

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