Or, Don't be scared. Or, Don't be scared.
Sweetness is good.
It's true that sweet wines are usually drunk by people on either end of the wine-learning curve. Very often, a beginner's introduction to wine will be a sweet one. At the other end, we have experienced wine drinkers who twitch uncontrollably with delight at the mere thought of having aged Sauternes with some Roquefort. Unfortunately, most folks in the middle of the curve are unlikely to order, or even have to opportunity to try dessert wine. Fortified wines Fortified wines are made stronger with the addition of alcohol, the alcohol being added before fermentation has been completed so that some sugar will remain.