From an Australian and American family partnership emerges a 5-year-old tawny port infused with melted chocolate. This drink will suffice for both dessert and wine. Tastes like a liquid tootsie roll laced with dark roasted coffee and caramel. Delicious, even for non-port-lovers. 3.5 stars out of 5. ... Read More »
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Reviews of dessert wines
Benjamin Tawny Port
4 stars out of 5. Sweetness=6 out of 10 (dry to sweet). $12 What Did You Think?
... Read More »Clocktower Tawny Port
3.5 stars out of 5. Sweetness=6 out of 10 (dry to sweet). $15 What Did You Think?
... Read More »Fonseca Bin 27
4 stars out of 5. Sweetness=5 out of 10 (dry to sweet). $18 What Did You Think?
... Read More »Grant Burge 10-Year Tawny Port
4.5 stars out of 5. Sweetness=7 out of 10 (dry to sweet). $20 What Did You Think?
... Read More »Galway Pipe Tawny Port
Tastes like walnuts and macadamia nuts sautéed in creamy butter, then drizzled with sweet, opulent caramel. Has a beautiful, never-ending, prune-tinged finish. Simply gorgeous and worth like $90. 4.5 stars out of 5. Sweetness=7 out of 10 (dry to sweet). $30. What Did You Think?
... Read More »Graham 10-Year Tawny Port
3.5 stars out of 5. Sweetness=7 out of 10 (dry to sweet). $30 What Did You Think?
... Read More »Sandeman 20-Year Tawny
4 stars out of 5. Sweetness=8 out of 10 (dry to sweet). $40 What Did You Think?
... Read More »Taylor Fladgate 40-Year Tawny Port
5 stars out of 5. Sweetness=6 out of 10 (dry to sweet). $135 What Did You Think?
... Read More »Bonny Doon Vineyard Vol des Anges 2006
Quite possibly the best Bonny Doon wine I’ve ever tasted, this deliciously balanced dessert wine melts on the tongue. Ripe peaches, apricots dripping in honey gush from this late-harvest Roussanne. 4.5 stars out of 5. Sweetness=7 out of 10 (dry to sweet). $30 What Did You Think?
... Read More »Blandy’s Alvada 5-Year Madeira
Madeira, produced in a similar fashion to Port wine on a Portuguese-owned island in the Atlantic Ocean, used to be the rage about 200 years ago. It’s trying to make a comeback, and this is a fine example of a delicious effort. Rich, raisin-y with luscious dried plums and roasted
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