Dessert Wines

Question 1

Klein Constantia Vin de Constance, Muscat

Answer 1

Constantia, South Africa

Comes from the oldest wine farming area in South Africa called Constantia Valley. This was the first wine farm there and Vin de Constance was the first new world wine to be coveted by European nobles like Frederick The Great of Prussia, King Louis Philippe, Bismarck, Dickens and a source of comfort to Napoleon during his long exile.

Question 2

Familia Zuccardi Malamado, Malbec

Answer 2

Mendoza, Argentina

Ripe plums, black fruit marmalade, dried figs and nuts with spicy notes of cinnamon toasted almonds and a hint of leather. Sweet silky tannins, full bodied with a long finish.

Fortified with wine alcohol then aged in French oak barrels for 25 months.

One of the main pioneers of the Argentine wine industry.

Question 3

Paul Cluver Noble Late Harvest, Riesling

Answer 3

Elgin, South Africa.

Apricot, pineapple, orange and honey.

Food Pairing: Citrus desserts and strong pungent cheeses.

Production: Botritis, noble rot (Sauternes process)

Family owned, supports multiple conservation projects.

Biggest Riesling producer in South Africa. Huge critical acclaim, like New World Sauternes.