Chill your bottle to a crisp 48 degrees Fahrenheit, and just pour yourself around 2.5–3 oz. into a small dessert wine glass.

We explain how sugar and acidity make dessert wines like Sauternes and Barsac some of the most ageworthy bottles on earth.

Sparkling, semi-sparkling, and dessert wines are other options that each have their set of serving expectations, but most of the basics stay the same. When holding wine by the glass bowl rather ...