Top Rated Dessert/Sweet Wines

Robert Sinskey Vineyards in Los Carneros, California

Sweet wines and dessert wines, as the name suggests, are typically intended to be served alongside dessert, bakery goods and fruit; however, they can also be appreciated alone, as the dessert. Below are the best Dessert/Sweet Wines we've tasted, starting with our highest rated wines.

Jackson-Triggs Vintners
2007 Proprietors' Reserve Vidal Icewine
Niagara-on-the-Lake, Ontario, Canada
16/20
$65 (187 ml)
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Grgich Hills
2002 Violetta - Late Harvest
Napa Valley, CA
15.5/20
$60 (375 ml)
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Bonny Doon Vineyard
Muscat Vin de Glacière 2000
Santa Cruz, CA
15/20
$17 (375 ml)
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Château Pierre-Bise
Les Rouannières Coteaux du Layon Beaulieu
Loire, France
15/20
$26 (500 ml)
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Inniskillin
2007 Vidal Icewine
Ontario, Canada
15/20
$50 (375 ml)
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Oremus
Tokaji Aszu 3 Puttonyos 2000
Hungary
15/20
$40 (500 ml)
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Robert Sinskey Vineyards
2004 Zinskey Late
Los Carneros, CA
15/20
$55 (375 ml)
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Stony Brook Vineyards
2006 Viognier
Franschhoek, South Africa
15/20
$13
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13th Street Winery
2008 13° Below Zero Riesling
Niagara Peninsula, Canada
14.5/20
$19 (375 ml)
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Braida
2007 Vigna Senza Nome Moscato d’Asti
Moscato d'Asti, Italy
14.5/20
$17
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Carneros della Notte
2005 ECLIPSE Late Harvest Pinot Noir
Los Carneros, CA
14.5/20
$60
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Dashe Cellars
2008 Late Harvest Zinfandel
Dry Creek Valley, CA
14.5/20
$24 (375 ml)
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Dry River
2006 Late Harvest Riesling
Craighall, New Zealand
14.5/20
$45
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Kracher
2008 Cuvée Beerenauslese
Burgenland, Austria
14.5/20
$28 (375 ml)
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Matanzas Creek Winery
2006 L'Ultime Red Dessert Wine
Sonoma County, CA
14.5/20
$35 (500 ml)
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Moët & Chandon
NV Nectar Impèrial
Champagne, France
14.5/20
$40
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Brown Estate
2006 Arrested Late Harvest Zinfandel
Napa Valley, CA
14/20
$48 (375 ml)
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Chateau Grand Traverse
2005 Riesling Ice Wine
Old Mission Peninsula, Michigan
14/20
$70
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Château La Rame
2005 Sainte-Croix-du-Mont
Bordeaux, France
14/20
$35 (375 ml)
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Dashe Cellars
2006 Late Harvest Zinfandel
Dry Creek Valley, CA
14/20
$24 (375 ml)
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Domaine de Nigri
1997 Jurançon Moelleux
Jurançon, France
14/20
$13
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Fattoria Zerbina
2004 Scacco Matto Albana di Romagna Passito
Italy
14/20
$48
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Justin Vineyards & Winery
2001 Obtuse
Paso Robles, CA
14/20
$20
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Justin Vineyards & Winery
2007 Deborah's Delight White Wine
Paso Robles, CA
14/20
$50
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Santa Barbara Winery
2003 Zinfandel Essence
Sta. Rita Hills, CA
14/20
$34
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Solis Winery
2007 Anita Maria di Muscato
Santa Clara Valley, CA
14/20
$15 (375 ml)
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St. Supéry
2007 Moscato
California
14/20
$17
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Whitehall Lane Winery
2005 Belmuscato California Dessert Wine
Napa Valley, CA
14/20
$22
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Belle Vallée Cellars
2003 Pinot Noir Port
Willamette Valley, Oregon
13.5/20
$35
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Blackstar Farms
2007 A Capella Riesling Ice Wine
Suttons Bay, Michigan
13.5/20
$92
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Callaway Vineyard & Winery
Winemaker's Reserve AKA Premium Dessert Wine
South Coast, CA
13.5/20
$55 (500 ml)
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Herzog Wine Cellars
2005 Late Harvest Chenin Blanc
Clarksburg, CA
13.5/20
$16
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Quady Winery
2007 Essensia
California
13.5/20
$16
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R.L. Buller & Son
Premium Fine Tokay Victoria
Victoria, Australia
13.5/20
$15
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Chateau Elan
Muscadine
Braselton, Georgia
13/20
$11
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Chateau Elan
WineFusion Peach Muscadine
Braselton, Georgia
13/20
$11
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Chumeia Vineyards
2005 Silver Nectar
Mendoza, Argentina
13/20
$10
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Eberle
2005 Estate Muscat Canelli
Paso Robles, CA
13/20
$14
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Messina Hof
2006 Late Harvest Angel Riesling
High Plains, Texas
13/20
$20
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Crimson 'N Scarletts Vineyard
Scarlett Muscadine Wine
Georgia
12/20
$13

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(Updated: 12/13/11 BH)

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