Dessert Wines

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  It's Not Easy Being Green: How to Bake with Gooseberries

  Though its fallen out of favour compared to its red cousins, the unlovely old-fashioned gooseberry can give a fresh, sharply summery flavour to cakes, crumbles and a tangy and light white wine sorbet. Just dont forget the sugar

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  Sauternes Growers Fear New Train Line Will Sour Sweet French Wine

  Producers of Sauternes, France's world-famous sweet wine, are up in arms about a proposed high-speed train line they fear could sour their tipple.

• Jack Monroe's Star Anise and Orange Ice-Cream Recipe

  Don't save this pretty spice for mulled wine - try it in a delicious ice-cream, perfect for warm autumn daysStar anise is not just for Christmas - I got an enormous bag of it recently from my friend Sarah, who gives cooking lessons on the Healthier Scotland...

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  Justice for Desserts

  Open yourself up to the sweeter things in life - dessert wines are too good to languish at the bottom of the wine listDessert wines are gorgeous creatures often lost somewhere between Calvados and Drambuie on a restaurant's wine list, or at the back...

• How to eat: curry

  This month, How to Eat fancies a curry. Eat-in or takeaway? Dishes to share or your own main course? Washed down with beer or wine? And does anyone ever have room for dessert?Loosen your belt, Britain! How to Eat - the blog seeking to establish an informal...

• Heard of ice wines? They're the cool new favourites

  Leaving grapes to freeze on the vine seems like a recipe for stone cold failure. But under the right conditions, the grapes that come in from the (extreme) cold can produce delicious dessert wines that are a cool favorite for holiday pairings.What to...

• Rich Christmas Cake

  Here's the recipe of the traditional Christmas cake, loaded with dry fruits, wine, rum and all things nice.

• Boozy Pears in Spiced Red Wine

  Pears poached in spiced red wine mixture. Makes for a very elegant dessert.

• Fruits in Red Wine

  A refreshing melange of fruits with a splash of red wine.

• Gulab Jamun Cheesecake

  East meets West. Cheesecake meets gulab jamun. An interesting combination sure to make a mark at your dinner party.

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  White Wine Sponge Cake

  A sweet surprise with a dash of wine. Adorn the cake with some mango puree, whipped cream and cherries.

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  Peach Piroutte

  Creamy chocolate mousse nestled inside a melon cavity with peaches, red wine sauce and a hint of brandy.

• Stone Fruit Crumble

  Beautiful plums, peaches, mixed fruits, berries and chopped dates cooked with cinnamon and red wine, sprinkled with crumble and baked.

• Poached Pears with Walnut Chutney

  Pears poached in red wine and spices. Served with a delicate walnut chutney.