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A Couple of Sweethearts

A Couple of Sweethearts

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Fredric Koeppel
Feb 14, 2023
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Dessert wines seem to be a hard sell in America, but I think consumers conceive them to be cloying and overpowering. This is not the case, of course, because well-made dessert wines -- a better label than "sweet wines" -- can be thrilling for their acute balance of bright, chiming acidity and rich, honeyed fruit. That acidity also helps dessert wines ag…

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