What goes with tiramisu?

Tiramisu is sweet, creamy, and coffee-scented, with cocoa bitterness providing contrast. Port-style fortified red works here because its sweetness, power, and dark-fruit depth stand up to blue cheese, chocolate, nuts, and intense dessert flavors. The important move is making sure the wine has enough sweetness for the dessert, staying in the same weight class as the dish, so the wine supports the food instead of becoming a separate event.

On the shelf: look for Touriga Nacional, Touriga Franca, Trincadeira — or bottles labeled Douro Valley.

Tiramisu is sweet, creamy, and coffee-scented, with cocoa bitterness providing contrast. Sweet Tokaji or Sauternes-style dessert wine works here because its sweetness, acidity, and botrytis complexity can meet custard, fruit, honey, and blue-cheese richness while staying fresh. That makes the match feel deliberate: making sure the wine has enough sweetness for the dessert, staying in the same weight class as the dish, with the wine refreshing the next bite rather than stealing the spotlight.

On the shelf: look for Furmint, Harslevelu, Sémillon, Sauvignon Blanc.

Tiramisu is sweet, creamy, and coffee-scented, with cocoa bitterness providing contrast. Amontillado or Oloroso Sherry works here because its nutty oxidative depth links beautifully with mushrooms, roasted nuts, aged cheese, braises, and caramelized edges. It is a useful pairing because it focuses on making sure the wine has enough sweetness for the dessert, using age and developed texture as a bridge to slow-cooked or earthy flavors, which is usually what this dish needs at the table.

On the shelf: bottles labeled Jerez Xeres Sherry.

Tiramisu is sweet, creamy, and coffee-scented, with cocoa bitterness providing contrast. Off-dry Riesling works here because its gentle sweetness, low alcohol, and bright acidity cool spice, flatter salt, and refresh rich sauces. This is a flexible choice built around making sure the wine has enough sweetness for the dessert, letting a little sweetness flatter salt and savoriness, giving the dish lift without forcing it into a narrow pairing lane.

On the shelf: look for Riesling — or bottles labeled Mosel, Rheingau.

Tiramisu is sweet, creamy, and coffee-scented, with cocoa bitterness providing contrast. Prosecco-style Charmat sparkling wine works here because its easy fruit, light bubbles, and freshness keep salty snacks, simple desserts, and casual fried foods lively. The pairing works by making sure the wine has enough sweetness for the dessert, letting bubbles reset the palate between bites; it is not the loudest option, but it keeps the dish balanced and easy to enjoy.

On the shelf: bottles labeled Prosecco.