Stella Rosa Peach

Stella Rosa Peach is a fruit dessert wine, which puts it in the sweet, fruit-forward part of the wine aisle rather than alongside dry table wines. The details on file list it as a 750ml bottle from the United States, with Massachusetts as the appellation. They don't give an ABV, vintage or tasting notes. What follows describes what peach-flavored dessert wines of this kind typically deliver, not a measured profile of this bottle. Expect ripe peach on the nose and palate, in the range from fresh stone fruit to peach nectar. Styles like this usually have a soft, round body with noticeable sweetness and little or no tannin, because the appeal comes from fruit and sugar. Oak is rarely a factor. Acidity is usually gentle, so the finish tends to be short, clean and fruity. Some bottles in this style show a light spritz, so open it with the usual care. Serve it well chilled, around 40 to 45°F (4 to 7°C). Cold temperatures keep the sweetness from feeling heavy. It doesn't need decanting. A standard white wine glass is a good choice, and a flute works if it turns out to be lightly effervescent. Pour it straight from the fridge. At the table, peach dessert wine suits dishes that balance sweetness. Try it with a sharp cheese board, prosciutto and melon, or spicy Thai and Szechuan dishes, where the sugar cools the heat. It also works with pound cake, shortcake or vanilla ice cream. You can use it as a spritzer base too, topped with soda water or sparkling wine. This is a bottle to drink now, so don't plan on cellaring it. Once opened, recork it, keep it in the refrigerator, and finish it within a few days.