Wine with fruit desserts and pastries
Sweet
Fruit tarts, apple desserts and pastries need a wine at least as sweet as the dish. Moscato, late-harvest wines and Sauternes fit.
51 rated grapes match fruit desserts and pastries: 9 red, 42 white or pink.
Red grapes
Most known first- Concordfoxy, grapey, sweet, jam-likeLight body
Medium acidity - Isabellafoxy, strawberry, light, rusticLight body
Medium acidity - Mavrodafnisweet, fortified, raisin and cocoaVery full body
Medium acidity - Black Muscatrose-scented, grapey, sweet, softMedium body
Medium acidity - Aleaticorose-scented, sweet, grapey, softMedium body
Medium acidity - Tinta Negra Molesoft, neutral, the Madeira workhorseMedium body
Medium acidity - Brachettosweet fizz, rose, strawberryLight body
Medium acidity - Catawbapink, foxy, sweet, fizzyLight body
High acidity - Ivesfoxy, dark, sweet, port styleLight body
Medium acidity
White and pink grapes
Most known first- Rieslinglime, petrol, dry to sweetLight body
Very high acidity - Chenin blancquince, honey, dry to sweetMedium body
Very high acidity - Furmintsmoky, quince, high acid, dry or sweetMedium body
Very high acidity - Muscat of Alexandriagrapey, floral, honeyed, often sweetMedium body
Low acidity - Pedro Ximénezblack, syrupy, raisin and figVery full body
Low acidity - Fetească albădelicate, floral, apricot, softLight body
Medium acidity - Muscat Ottonelgrapey, floral, light, softLight body
Medium acidity - Muscat Blanc à Petits Grainsgrapey, orange blossom, sweetLight body
Medium acidity - Scheurebeblackcurrant, grapefruit, aromatic, livelyMedium body
High acidity - Gleralight, pear, floral, best with bubblesLight body
Medium acidity - Albanagolden, apricot, firm, also sweetMedium body
High acidity - Muscadellegrapey, floral, honey, a sweet blenderMedium body
Medium acidity - Vidal Blancfruity, honeyed, an ice wine starMedium body
High acidity - Delawaregrapey, light, gentle, foxyLight body
Medium acidity - Irsai Olivérgrapey, floral, light, aromaticLight body
Medium acidity - Boalmedium sweet, smoky, caramel, as MadeiraFull body
High acidity - Erbalucesharp, apple, mineral, also sweetMedium body
Very high acidity - Noahfoxy, grapey, tart, a historic hybridLight body
High acidity - Kövérszőlőfat, honeyed, botrytis TokajFull body
Low acidity - Len de l'Elsoft Gaillac white, apple, low acidMedium body
Low acidity - Niagarafoxy, grapey, sweetLight body
Medium acidity - Ortegapeach, floral, soft, earlyMedium body
Low acidity - Petit Mansengsweet Jurancon, pineapple, racyMedium body
Very high acidity - Rieslanerracy, citrus, sweet at its bestLight body
Very high acidity - Siegerrebevery aromatic, rose, softMedium body
Low acidity - Morio Muscatloud muscat scent, softLight body
Medium acidity - Palavaspicy, floral, Moravian Traminer childMedium body
Medium acidity - Picolitrare dessert white, honey, apricotFull body
Medium acidity - Verduzzohoney, tannic for a white, RamandoloMedium body
Medium acidity - Albalongasweet Franconian crossing, apricotMedium body
High acidity - Amigneapricot, tangerine, rich ValaisFull body
Low acidity - Bouviersoft, mildly aromatic, earlyLight body
Low acidity - EhrenfelserRiesling-like, softer, citrusLight body
High acidity - Mauzacapple skin, soft, Blanquette fizzLight body
Medium acidity - Moscato Giallogolden muscat, orange peel, dry to sweetMedium body
Medium acidity - Perlepink skin, floral, soft, mildLight body
Low acidity - Phoenixmuscat scented, soft, hardyLight body
Medium acidity - TamjanikaSerbian muscat, grapey, frankincenseMedium body
Medium acidity - Zétahoneyed, botrytis prone, Tokaj blenderMedium body
Medium acidity - Huxelrebesweet, tropical and muscat scentedMedium body
High acidity - Scuppernongsweet, grapey and muscadine scentedMedium body
Medium acidity - La Crescentoff-dry, apricot, citrus and tropicalMedium body
Very high acidity
Sources
The pairings and the style profiles are our own assessment. Grape facts on the linked pages come from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0) and Wikidata (CC0).