Dessert Wine Suggestions

 

Skip dessert and opt for Ferrari-Carano Eldorado Noir dessert wine instead, made from Black Muscat grapes that are known for their inherent sweetness.

For a splurge, Eldorado Noir is exceptional paired with rich, decadent chocolate desserts, as well as vanilla bean ice cream or bread pudding with plum or persimmons. Fruit-based tarts, shortcakes, fruitcakes, pumpkin pie, pecan pie or baked apples also pair nicely with this wine.

Aged in oak casks for at least 3 years. Esteemed for its concentrated aroma and subtle flavor, it can be served as an apéritif or as an after dinner drink. Madeira, warm and luscious in both its dry and sweet variations, makes an excellent wine for winter and the holiday season. Clear dark reddish-copper in color, it breathes classic and very appealing Madeira scents of dried dates and figs and mixed nuts. Smooth and gently sweet, it's not a "sticky" dessert wine but shows good fresh-fruit sweetness built on Madeira's sturdy core of tart, lemony acidity.

"Rainwater" indicates the Madeira is made from all four grape varieties grown on the island.

Critical Acclaim

RP90Robert Parker's Wine Advocate

The NV Rainwater Medium Dry is an attractive wine, displaying aromas of fresh walnuts, dates and orange peel. On the palate, it's full-bodied, satiny textured and delicately sweet, with succulent acids, excellent definition and an elegantly middle-weight, drinkable profile that's true to the category.

Ruby Port This is an introductory style of Port wine that tastes of freshly minted port and is much less sweet than Tawny Port.Port wine is made in the Northern part of Portugal along the Douro river. These rare sweet red wines are made with dozens of Portuguese traditional grapes.
Ruby port is a classic pairing with chocolate truffles