Best Value
Spinifex Muscat à Petits Grains 2023
Barossa Valley, SA
$25.42per bottle
$305.00 for 12 × 750ml
Cellars
Food & wine pairing
Best wine with cheesecake
Rich and creamy desserts need sweet wines with fresh acidity.
Dessert wine
Botrytis wines have the sweetness and acidity for rich cheesecake.
- Same weight as the dish, so neither drowns the other
- Enough acidity to match the dish’s tang
- At least as sweet as the dish, so it won’t taste thin
Why it works Dish Wine
Weightrichness vs body
Aciditytang vs freshness
Fat / tanninfat softens grip
Sweetnessdish vs wine
Trentham Reserve Noble Taminga Botrytis /2016 2015 375ml
Murray Darling, NSW
$34.33per 750ml equivalent
$206.00 for 12 × 375ml
Cellars
Chateau Maris Rare Orange Muscat Petit Grain 2021
Languedoc, France
$32.08per bottle
$385.00 for 12 × 750ml
Cellars
Hugh Hamilton The Ruffian Liqueur Muscat NV
McLaren Vale, SA
$38.00per bottle
$228.00 for 6 × 750ml
Cellars
Moscato
Light and fruity with berry-topped cheesecake.
- Lighter than the dish: best with a lighter version of it
- Enough acidity to match the dish’s tang
- The dish is sweeter than the wine, which can make it taste sharp
Why it works Dish Wine
Weightrichness vs body
Aciditytang vs freshness
Fat / tanninfat softens grip
Sweetnessdish vs wine
Best Value
Angove Long Row Moscato 2024
Riverland, SA
$11.17per bottle
$134.00 for 12 × 750ml
Cellars
Best Value
Full Swing Moscato 2025
SA
$12.92per bottle
$155.00 for 12 × 750ml
Cellars
Best Value
Pete's Pure Moscato NV
Murray Darling, NSW
$13.67per bottle
$164.00 for 12 × 750ml
Cellars
Best Value
Deakin Estate Moscato 2025
South East Australia
$13.83per bottle
$83.00 for 6 × 750ml
Cellars
Tawny & Topaque
Tawny with caramel or chocolate cheesecake.
- Same weight as the dish, so neither drowns the other
- The dish is sharper than the wine; a squeeze less lemon helps
- At least as sweet as the dish, so it won’t taste thin
Why it works Dish Wine
Weightrichness vs body
Aciditytang vs freshness
Fat / tanninfat softens grip
Sweetnessdish vs wine
Best Value
Bleasdale The Wise One Tawny NV
Langhorne Creek, SA
$23.67per bottle
$142.00 for 6 × 750ml
Cellars
Gardner's Vineyard Ruby Fortified
Eyre Peninsula, SA
$24.00per bottle
$144.00 for 6 × 750ml
Cellars
Sevenhill 'First Planting' Classic Topaque
Clare Valley, SA
$33.33per bottle
$200.00 for 6 × 750ml
Cellars
Valdespino Manzanilla Deliciosa Sherry 375ml
Jerez, Spain
$45.17per 750ml equivalent
$271.00 for 12 × 375ml
Cellars
Tip
The wine should always be at least as sweet as the dessert.
Best avoided
Dry wines, which taste sour next to dessert.
About cheesecake and wine
Today’s picks run from $11.17 to $45.17 a bottle, chosen for value from 80 matching wines across the Australian retailers we compare. Six-packs and dozens are shown as a price per bottle.
Questions
What wine goes best with cheesecake?
Dessert wine, Moscato and Tawny & Topaque are the best matches for cheesecake. Botrytis wines have the sweetness and acidity for rich cheesecake.
What’s a good cheap wine with cheesecake?
Angove Long Row Moscato 2024 is the cheapest of today’s picks at $11.17 a bottle from Cellars. Prices are checked every 4 hours.
What wine should I avoid with cheesecake?
Dry wines, which taste sour next to dessert.
