Nutty Desserts

Nutty desserts pair beautifully with sweet wines and add a pleasant crunchy texture. Cashew brittle, a variation on peanut brittle, with its mild flavor, butter and vanilla, complements Bouquet White Dessert Wine’s white peach flavor.

Walnuts are mild flavored and very versatile in cooking both sweet and savory dishes – baked and frozen desserts, toppings and garnishes, salad dressing and as an oil.  Walnut pie, a variation on pecan pie, without corn syrup but including coffee, is lovely with Bouquet Red Dessert Wine’s rich flavors.

Granita Made from Dessert Wine

Combine unsweetened black cherry juice with Bouquet Red Dessert Wine and unsweetened white grape juice with Bouquet White Dessert Wine. Stir every 20 minutes while they freeze. After two hours, you’ll have a tasty, refreshing dessert or palate cleanser with pizzazz!

Dessert Wines, Profiteroles and Lychee Jellies

Lychee Jellies (pâtes de fruits) are thin and light, yet possess an intense flavor. Their sweet and spicy flavors highlight the lychee aroma of the Gewurztraminer in Bouquet White Dessert Wine.

The slightly savory flavor of Salted Caramel Sauce combined with Chocolate Profiteroles filled with creamy custard are sinfully delicious with Bouquet Red Dessert Wine. The wine adds even more luxury to this confection!

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Panna Cotta and Dessert Wines

Honey vanilla panna cotta makes a heavenly pair with Bouquet White Dessert Wine, which also has a honeyed flavor. The Red Dessert Wine went well with it, too, because honey vanilla is such a delicate and agreeable flavor. The richer Red Dessert Wine, with its dark berry flavors, also complementes coffee panna cotta

Dessert Wines and Indian Confections

Bright flavored desserts, such as apple, pair well with Bouquet White Dessert Wine, and rich flavored desserts, such as figs and cherries, make great matches with Bouquet Red Dessert Wine.

Bouquet White Dessert Wine with walnut Apple Spice Pistachio White Rose Coconut Chocolate Ganache

Bouquet Red Dessert Wine with Fig with Roasted Cashew Pecan Cherry Vanilla Almond Orange Chocolate

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Poached Pears, Baked Apples and Dessert Wines

Poached pears are elegant; baked apples are cozy and comforting. The pears make a splendid accompaniment to Bouquet Red Dessert Wine, which also has rich black fruit flavors and subtle pepper undertones. Baked apples prepared with a subtle white wine syrup -- dry white wine, sugar and lemon (omititng cinnamon) -- make an excellent pair with Bouquet White Dessert Wine, and also lovely with almonds.

Red and Wines with Chocolate

Dark Chocolate Truffle Fudge Bites with French Sea Salt, made by  John Kelly Chocolates, are exceptional with Bouké Red Wine, a dry, fruit-forward wine with chocolate notes of its own on the finish. The dark chocolate was made with 86% cacao, meaning proportionally less sugar and more roasted flavors, which are complementary to the wine’s dark berry aromas, velvety tannins and moderate acidity. The sea salt added a delightfully surprising and fresh accent to the chocolate. An unusual pairing: passion fruit chocolate with Bouké White, a crisp, dry white wine with tropical and orchard fruit aromas.

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