Creamy and perfectly sweet, this full-bodied port combines aromas of rich caramel and deep flavors of dark red fruit. The buttery caramel notes give this wine a roundness and texture on the palate and caramel, honey, toasted nuts and crème brûlée on the finish. Serve with chocolate cheesecake.
Dessert wines are the under-appreciated secret to a great cellar. There's nothing like finishing a great meal paired with excellent wines like pulling out a rich, satisfying bottle of dark and decadent lusciousness.
Sweet, but not overwhelming, these wines pair gorgeously with dessert, but can be served on their own. Versatile as well, they're excellent lightly chilled in summer and richly warming by the fire in winter. Usually dominated by their fruit when young, they get deeper, with darker, more intense flavors rising as they age.
Of course, these are limited: order yours now to make sure you get them!
Yield:3 gallons.
Labels are not included in 2023.
This is a pre-order wine kit and is expected to be released July/August 2023.
This one is a winner! It's become such a favorite that I'm doing a double batch this time. Since this is a dessert wine and supposed to be served in smaller servings, I bottle in 375 ml (half size) bottles, which gives me close to 30 bottles in a 3 gallon kit. Also great for gifts!
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Mark W.
toasted caramel dessert wine family favorite.
excellent flavor. My ladies and her friends favorite. waiting to make my next batch so she doesn't run out.
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Kristie S.
Toasted Carmel Dessert Wine is delicious
I probably should say it is awful so there is more left for me! It is definitely a favorite in our house so it doesn’t last long!
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Chris G.
Nice cold weather dessert wine!
Just finished bottling the Toasted Caramel - it's really tasty. We were able to get 14 bottles out of the batch (and the rest in a mason jar for quick sampling). It's a perfect after dinner Port with hints of Caramel. This will be a nice Christmas present to the family. We used our standard 6 gallon buckets, but really should get some smaller 3 gallon ones for the future - it worked fine in the 6 gallon buckets however.
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Kurt B.
I got a leaky bag of grape juice!
I bought a specialty desert wine kit - a Toasted Caramel Port that I’ve made before and absolutely loved it. This time it was a little leaky. The outer box was very sturdy and it arrived with no dents or cuts. Upon opening it, I found the original manufacturer’s box completely wrapped in bubblewrap, also in good shape. But the inner box was stained with red juice in the bottom corner and when I tried to lift it out of the outside box by the handles the entire contents fell out the bottom and I was left holding an empty box. Thankfully, no liquid juice was spilled onto my kitchen floor. The juice bag was sticky and the instruction sheet was stained red but still legible. I cleaned everything up with damp rags but couldn’t find where the leak was. So I put the juice bag in a bucket for safe keeping and decided to attempt fermenting the wine anyway and be alert for potential contamination. Not a good start for an expensive wine kit.
This one is a winner! It's become such a favorite that I'm doing a double batch this time. Since this is a dessert wine and supposed to be served in smaller servings, I bottle in 375 ml (half size) bottles, which gives me close to 30 bottles in a 3 gallon kit. Also great for gifts!
M
Mark W.
toasted caramel dessert wine family favorite.
excellent flavor. My ladies and her friends favorite. waiting to make my next batch so she doesn't run out.
K
Kristie S.
Toasted Carmel Dessert Wine is delicious
I probably should say it is awful so there is more left for me! It is definitely a favorite in our house so it doesn’t last long!
C
Chris G.
Nice cold weather dessert wine!
Just finished bottling the Toasted Caramel - it's really tasty. We were able to get 14 bottles out of the batch (and the rest in a mason jar for quick sampling). It's a perfect after dinner Port with hints of Caramel. This will be a nice Christmas present to the family. We used our standard 6 gallon buckets, but really should get some smaller 3 gallon ones for the future - it worked fine in the 6 gallon buckets however.
K
Kurt B.
I got a leaky bag of grape juice!
I bought a specialty desert wine kit - a Toasted Caramel Port that I’ve made before and absolutely loved it. This time it was a little leaky. The outer box was very sturdy and it arrived with no dents or cuts. Upon opening it, I found the original manufacturer’s box completely wrapped in bubblewrap, also in good shape. But the inner box was stained with red juice in the bottom corner and when I tried to lift it out of the outside box by the handles the entire contents fell out the bottom and I was left holding an empty box. Thankfully, no liquid juice was spilled onto my kitchen floor. The juice bag was sticky and the instruction sheet was stained red but still legible. I cleaned everything up with damp rags but couldn’t find where the leak was. So I put the juice bag in a bucket for safe keeping and decided to attempt fermenting the wine anyway and be alert for potential contamination. Not a good start for an expensive wine kit.
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