Late Harvest

Dessert Full bodied

Late harvest wines: naturally sweet, concentrated, and balanced. Spätlese, Auslese, and late-picked wines.

Late Harvest wine style — watercolor illustration

Serving Guide

Temperature
8–10°C
Glass Type
dessert
Aging Potential
5-10 Years

Typical Grape Varieties

Chenin Blanc Gewürztraminer Riesling Sémillon

Regions for This Style

Mosel 99 wines Tokaj 87 wines Burgenland 78 wines Alsace 75 wines Sauternes 65 wines Niagara Peninsula 52 wines Recioto della Valpolicella Classico 42 wines Veneto 39 wines

Food Pairings

Aperitif ●●●●● Appetizer ●●●●● Baked Potato ●●●●● Barbecue ●●●●● Beans ●●●●● Chestnut ●●●●● Chicken ●●●●● Asian Food ●●●●●

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About This Style

Grapes left on the vine past normal harvest to concentrate sugars. The resulting wines balance intense sweetness with acidity, offering flavors of honey, dried apricot, and marmalade. German Spätlese and Auslese exemplify the style.

At a Glance

Wines
4
Wine Type
Dessert
Body
Full

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