Collection: Wines for Desserts & Sweets

Explore French dessert and sweet wines in NZ, hand-picked to pair with desserts, cheese and sweet treats. From lightly sweet and aromatic to rich and honeyed, plus a few of our sparkling wines that are lovely with fruit desserts. Free Auckland delivery* and NZ-wide shipping.

Our dessert and sweet wines

• Volutes Sweet Viognier: rich yet fresh, with dried apricot and orange peel. Lovely with fruit tarts.
• Vigier Cuvee Mathilde: an award-winning organic sweet white with peach and dried apricot. Superb with creme brulee or blue cheese.
• Collines du Bourdic Gewurztraminer: deep golden, with rose and cinnamon and a sweet, spicy finish.
• Sparkling with dessert: Le Rose de Rouviere, Le Fleur de Rouviere and Saint-Peray Blanc de Blancs are refreshing partners for fruit-based desserts.

How to pair dessert wine

The golden rule: the wine should be at least as sweet as the dessert, or it can taste thin. Match peach and apricot desserts with Sweet Viognier, custards and creme brulee with Cuvee Mathilde, and spiced or ginger desserts with Gewurztraminer. Sweet whites are also a classic with blue cheese and aged hard cheeses.

How to serve dessert wine

Serve dessert wine well chilled, around 8 to 10°C, in small pours using a small white wine glass. Once opened, re-cork and keep it in the fridge: most sweet wines stay fresh for several days. Read our full guide to French dessert wines.

Dessert wine FAQ

What is the difference between dessert wine and sweet wine?
The terms overlap. Dessert wine is sweet enough to serve with or as dessert; sweet wine covers everything from off-dry to fully sweet.

What cheese goes with sweet wine?
Blue cheese is the classic match, and aged hard cheeses work well too.

Do I need a special glass?
No. A small white wine glass is perfect.

*Free Auckland delivery: conditions apply. See our delivery page. All customers must be 18 or over.