Best Dessert/Fortified Wine 2016

A diverse collection of wines boosted in sweetness or alcohol. Fortifieds flatter savoury foods like strong cheeses or nuts, while sweet wines uplift desserts such as lemon tarts or chocolate truffles.

CATEGORY WINNER: Cockburn’s Special ReservePortugal$19.99 +63180Celebrating 200 years of production, Cockburn’s (say Coe-burn’s) is now part of the prestigious Symington family of ports. First created in 1969, it quickly became the world’s leading reserve ruby port. High-quality wines are burnished for years in oak casks, fashioning a mellow, spicy ruby port for stilton cheese or chocolate truffles.Elephant Island Framboise 2014Canada$18.99 +734277Tangy raspberry flavour for ice cream or chocolate pairingWhistler Viognier Icewine 2014Canada$55.00 +587410Jasmine perfume, apricot flavours, and silken textureCedarCreek Estate Platinum Riesling Icewine 2014Canada$52.99 +50559Exotic citrus flavours and unctuous body; try with foie grasPillitteri Estates Vidal Icewine 2013Canada$19.99 +401448Tropical passion fruit and candy-floss richness for a great priceInniskillin Okanagan Riesling Icewine 2013Canada$52.19 +983593Green apples, honey, and limey acidity equals dessert in a glass<< BACK TO CATEGORIES