Best Value
Bleasdale The Wise One Tawny NV
Langhorne Creek, SA
$23.67per bottle
$142.00 for 6 × 750ml
Cellars
Food & wine pairing
Best wine with sticky date pudding
Toffee and dates call for Rutherglen’s finest.
Tawny & Topaque
Rutherglen Topaque and Australian Tawny taste of toffee and dried fruit: an exact match.
- Same weight as the dish, so neither drowns the other
- Fresh acidity lifts the flavours and cleans up each bite
- At least as sweet as the dish, so it won’t taste thin
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Gardner's Vineyard Ruby Fortified
Eyre Peninsula, SA
$24.00per bottle
$144.00 for 6 × 750ml
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Sevenhill 'First Planting' Classic Topaque
Clare Valley, SA
$33.33per bottle
$200.00 for 6 × 750ml
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Valdespino Manzanilla Deliciosa Sherry 375ml
Jerez, Spain
$45.17per 750ml equivalent
$271.00 for 12 × 375ml
Cellars
Dessert wine
A rich dessert wine with honeyed sweetness stands up to the sauce.
- Lighter than the dish: best with a lighter version of it
- Fresh acidity lifts the flavours and cleans up each bite
- At least as sweet as the dish, so it won’t taste thin
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Best Value
Spinifex Muscat à Petits Grains 2023
Barossa Valley, SA
$25.42per bottle
$305.00 for 12 × 750ml
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Trentham Reserve Noble Taminga Botrytis /2016 2015 375ml
Murray Darling, NSW
$34.33per 750ml equivalent
$206.00 for 12 × 375ml
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Chateau Maris Rare Orange Muscat Petit Grain 2021
Languedoc, France
$32.08per bottle
$385.00 for 12 × 750ml
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Hugh Hamilton The Ruffian Liqueur Muscat NV
McLaren Vale, SA
$38.00per bottle
$228.00 for 6 × 750ml
Cellars
Sparkling Shiraz
An unusual but fun pick for a winter dinner party.
- Same weight as the dish, so neither drowns the other
- Fresh acidity lifts the flavours and cleans up each bite
- The dish is sweeter than the wine, which can make it taste sharp
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Best Value
Triple Creek Sparkling Shiraz NV
Barossa Valley, SA
$17.00per bottle
$102.00 for 6 × 750ml
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Schild Estate Sparkling Shiraz NV
Barossa Valley, SA
$26.17per bottle
$157.00 for 6 × 750ml
Cellars
Bleasdale Sparkling Shiraz NV
Langhorne Creek, SA
$26.67per bottle
$160.00 for 6 × 750ml
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PepperGreen Estate Sparkling Shiraz NV
Southern Highlands, NSW
$27.00per bottle
$162.00 for 6 × 750ml
Cellars
Tip
Serve fortifieds slightly cool in small glasses; a bottle goes a long way.
Best avoided
Anything dry or light. Toffee sauce flattens it.
About sticky date pudding and wine
Today’s picks run from $17.00 to $45.17 a bottle, chosen for value from 59 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 sticky date pudding?
Tawny & Topaque, Dessert wine and Sparkling Shiraz are the best matches for sticky date pudding. Rutherglen Topaque and Australian Tawny taste of toffee and dried fruit: an exact match.
What’s a good cheap wine with sticky date pudding?
Triple Creek Sparkling Shiraz NV is the cheapest of today’s picks at $17.00 a bottle from Cellars. Prices are checked every 4 hours.
What wine should I avoid with sticky date pudding?
Anything dry or light. Toffee sauce flattens it.
