Wine with nuts and dried fruit
Sweet
Almonds, walnuts, figs and dates echo the flavours of oxidative wines. Sherry, Madeira and Marsala are made for them.
14 rated grapes match nuts and dried fruit: 4 red, 10 white or pink.
Red grapes
Most known firstWhite and pink grapes
Most known first- Muscat of Alexandriagrapey, floral, honeyed, often sweetMedium body
Low acidity - Palominoneutral, light, best as sherryLight body
Low acidity - Pedro Ximénezblack, syrupy, raisin and figVery full body
Low acidity - Sercialbone dry, searing acid, nutty as MadeiraMedium body
Very high acidity - Boalmedium sweet, smoky, caramel, as MadeiraFull body
High acidity - Khikhvihoneyed, floral, often amberMedium body
Medium acidity - Kövérszőlőfat, honeyed, botrytis TokajFull body
Low acidity - Picolitrare dessert white, honey, apricotFull body
Medium acidity - Verduzzohoney, tannic for a white, RamandoloMedium body
Medium acidity - Scuppernongsweet, grapey and muscadine scentedMedium body
Medium 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).