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Home / Dessert Wines

Dessert Wines

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The perfect complement at the end of a meal when you want something sweet.

Or Anytime You Want a Little Indulgence.

The most common dessert wines are ice wines and fortified wines. As the name suggests, these specialty wines are sweeter than regular wines, and their flavours tend to be richer. They are lovely paired with sweet foods, such as chocolate, as well as with fruit and cheese.

There are two ways to create dessert wines with us—small batch vintnering with our experts’ guidance and recipes, or with premium craft wine kits.

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Small Batch Vintnering

One of our dessert wine recipes starts with twice as much fruit (fresh or frozen) as regular wine. We pre-ferment it and then press the juice from the fruit. We use special yeast, and add the sugar in a staged fashion. The result is a very full-bodied wine. We finish these wines with raisins, and often the customer will fortify the wine by adding brandy to the batch! Delicious! Imagine a fortified blackberry wine, paired with dark chocolate, on a cold winter’s night by the fireplace!

Dessert Wine Kits

Premium craft wine kits take all the guesswork out of making a specialty wine. And, in a matter of weeks you’ll be enjoying a classic dessert wine.

RJS Craft Winemaking Kits

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6 Week Dessert Wine Kits

Premium Dessert Wine

Deep ruby-red in colour, this wine possesses bold aromas and flavours of black cherries and blackberries. A perfect after-dinner indulgence.

Vidal Style Dessert Wine

This golden nectar is full of peach and tropical fruit with a perfectly balanced, honey-like sweetness. Ideal for after-dinner sipping.

Riesling Style Dessert Wine

The acidity of the Riesling balances with the intense sweetness. Sinfully delicious with distinct notes of apricots, apples, and pears, followed with honey and lychee flavours that linger.

VineCo™ Premium Winemaking Kits

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6 Week Dessert Wine Kits

Dessert Wine

This full-bodied wine melds fig and plum flavours with notes of chocolate. Flavourful and aromatic, it’s the perfect after-dinner treat or special occasion indulgence.

Riesling Ice Wine

A delectable blend of honey, peach, citrus and marmalade notes.

  • SWEETNESS: Sweet
  • OAK: No
  • BODY: Medium-Full

Cabernet Franc Ice Wine

An enjoyable melding of honey, strawberry, cranberry and rose petal notes.

  • SWEETNESS: Sweet
  • OAK: No
  • BODY: Medium-Full

VANISLE WINE & BEER MAKERS

We’re the Comox Valley’s choice for Ferment-on-Premises, UVin winemaking, UBrew beer, as well as making cider and cooler on-site. And for homebrew fans, we’ve got you covered too—with a wide variety of kits, plus supplies and equipment. 

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Tuesday: 9:30am – 5:00pm
Wednesday: 9:30am – 5:00pm
Thursday: 9:30am – 5:00pm
Friday: 9:30am – 5:00pm
Saturday: 9:30am – 3:00pm

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2440 Cliffe Avenue,
Courtenay, BC  V9N 2L6

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