Weddings & Wine

Dessert Pairing Ideas

If you're looking for new wedding dessert ideas, consider these – and their perfect wine pairings

Traditional and not-so-traditional Wedding Cakes
- White or yellow cake (with or without a fruit filling) with vanilla buttercream frosting paired with Mirassou Riesling
- Spice cake with vanilla or cream cheese frosting paired with Mirassou Riesling
- Carrot cake with vanilla or cream cheese frosting paired with Mirassou Riesling
- Chocolate cake with chocolate buttercream frosting paired with Mirassou Cabernet Sauvignon
- Chocolate cake with black cherry filling, or mocha- or espresso-flavored filling, or dark fruit coulis, paired with Mirassou Cabernet Sauvignon
- Flourless chocolate torte with Mirassou Cabernet Sauvignon
Cupcakes/Mini cupcakes:
- Chocolate with chocolate frosting paired with Mirassou Cabernet
- Vanilla with vanilla frosting paired with Mirassou Reisling
- Carrot or spice cupcakes with vanilla frosting or cream cheese frosting paired with Mirassou Riesling
Mini fondant cakes
- Chocolate with chocolate fondant paired with Mirassou Cabernet Sauvignon
- Vanilla with vanilla fondant paired with Mirassou Riesling
Petits Fours
- Vanilla sponge cake with fruit filling and buttercream fondant paired with Mirassou Riesling
- Mocha sponge cake with chocolate buttercream filling and chocolate ganache paired with Mirassou Cabernet Sauvignon
Cookies
- Vanilla cream cookie sandwiches paired with Mirassou Riesling
- Dark chocolate cream cookie sandwiches paired with Mirassou Cabernet Sauvignon
Fresh fruit tarts
- Light fruits, such as apple and pear paired with Mirassou Riesling
- Dark fruits, such as plum and cherry paired with Mirassou Pinot Noir or Mirassou Cabernet Sauvignon
Poached Fruits
- Cherries in Cabernet syr up, then chocolate-dip or served with chocolate paired with Mirassou Cabernet Sauvignon
- Small apples or pears in Riesling syrup paired with Mirassou Riesling
Mini vanilla crème brûlée paired with Mirassou Riesling
Dark chocolate truffles with dark chocolate center, red wine ganache center, port ganache center, cherry, cassis or nut center paired with Mirassou Cabernet Sauvignon
Candied apples, caramel apples paired with Mirassou Riesling

Wedding Desserts & Wine Pairings 101:

Where to Buy Mirassou
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Featured Wine: Riesling

Our Mirassou® Monterey County Riesling is made in a bright, fruit-forward style that pairs well with a variety of wedding desserts.

Featured Wine: Pinot Noir

If you add a red varietal to round out your wine offering, Mirassou Pinot Noir is also extremely flexible and pairs well with a broad range of foods.

Featured Wine: Cabernet Sauvignon

Cabernet Sauvignon is the best selling red varietal wine in America, and chocolate and Cabernet Sauvignon pairings are very popular.