Sweet wines, great dessert wines and exceptional age-worthy cuvées

Sweet wine is defined by its natural sweetness, but the greatest examples never rely on sugar alone. Their balance comes from freshness, concentration, aromatic precision and length. They can be golden, honeyed, saffron-like, candied, spicy or deeply complex depending on origin, vintage and method of production.

Sauternes and Barsac: emblematic sweet wines from Bordeaux, marked by honey, apricot, saffron, candied citrus and remarkable ageing potential.

Sweet Loire wines: Chenin Blanc with great tension, capable of combining richness, freshness, quince, baked apple, honey and minerality.

Alsace and late harvest wines: Riesling, Pinot Gris or Gewurztraminer can produce ample, aromatic, spicy and deeply expressive wines.

Tokaj and German Rieslings: great sweet wines of balance, driven by acidity, aromatic purity, citrus, honey, yellow fruit and long ageing capacity.

Bordeaux: Sauternes, Barsac and great sweet wines mainly produced from Sémillon, Sauvignon Blanc and Muscadelle.

Loire: Vouvray, Coteaux du Layon, Bonnezeaux, Quarts de Chaume and great sweet Chenin Blancs built for long ageing.

Alsace: Vendanges Tardives and Sélections de Grains Nobles, often made from Riesling, Pinot Gris or Gewurztraminer.

Germany: Riesling Spätlese, Auslese, Beerenauslese or Trockenbeerenauslese, sought after for freshness and precision.

Hungary and other terroirs: Tokaj, historic sweet wines and cuvées made from botrytised or passerillé grapes.

Sémillon: richness, texture, honey, wax, candied fruit, saffron and strong ageing potential in great Sauternes.

Chenin Blanc: tension, acidity, quince, baked apple, honey, citrus and remarkable balance between sweetness and freshness.

Riesling: purity, acidity, candied lemon, ripe fruit, floral notes and exceptional ageing capacity.

Pinot Gris, Gewurztraminer and Furmint: aromatic richness, spice, exotic fruit, honey, texture and strong expression in characterful sweet wines.

For foie gras: choose a Sauternes, Barsac or great sweet wine balanced by fine freshness.

For blue cheeses: choose a rich, intense sweet wine with enough acidity to balance the power of the cheese.

For desserts: look for a sweet wine with notes of candied fruit, citrus, honey or gentle spices.

For cellaring: select a great estate, a balanced vintage and a bottle with serious provenance.

Foie gras: Sauternes, Barsac, sweet Loire wine or any great sweet wine with fine freshness.

Blue cheeses: Roquefort, Stilton, Fourme d’Ambert or creamy blue cheeses with rich and intense wines.

Fruit desserts: tarts, apricot, pear, citrus, yellow fruit or exotic fruit.

Pastries and dried fruit: honey desserts, almonds, hazelnuts, walnuts, gingerbread or fine pastries.

Tasting on its own: great mature sweet wines can stand alone, at the end of a meal or during a slow tasting moment.

A selection available with delivery in Switzerland

World Web Wines offers a selection of sweet wines available online with delivery in Switzerland. It brings together bottles chosen for their provenance, authenticity, balance and genuine tasting interest: Sauternes, Barsac, Loire, Alsace, Tokaj, German Rieslings, mature vintages and rare cuvées.

Exploring sweet wines makes it possible to compare styles, terroirs and estates: age-worthy sweet wines, botrytised cuvées, late harvest wines, great dessert bottles or contemplative wines.

Our standard: a clear and carefully curated selection of sweet wines, designed to help you choose the right bottle according to meal, style, region, estate, vintage and the emotion you wish to create.