As is obvious from their name, dessert wines are best appreciated with desserts and other sugary foods, or alone. Because of their higher sugar content, dessert wines also tend to have a higher alcohol content than other wines.

Generally, white dessert wines are served slightly chilled and red dessert wines are served at room temperature or somewhat chilled.

To browse Dreyfus Ashby’s selection of dessert wines, use the sort features to the right.