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This is copy paste from winefolly.com. As I’m still learning about wine, I found this useful, hopefully you will too.

Sweet white wines make a wonderful accompaniment to many foods, particularly cuisines of Southern Asia and India. As these two cultures become more captivated by wine (there are vineyards in India, Thailand and Myanmar!), we will see an increase in popularity of sweet white wines. So let’s learn how to match this style successfully with food.

Sweet white wines to know

Any white wine can be produced in a sweet style (it’s a winemaking technique, not a grape thing), however traditionally several varieties are made in this way and they include:

• Riesling
• Gewürztraminer
• Muscat Blanc (Moscato)
• Chenin Blanc*
• Torrontés*

*Chenin Blanc and Torrontés are not always made in a sweet style. Pay attention to producer notes.

These wine varieties (save for Chenin) are called aromatic varieties due to a high prevalence of a certain type of aroma compound called terpenes. Terpenes give aromatic varieties beautiful sweet perfumed aromas. Just so you know, there are also several aromatic red varieties too including Schiava (aka Trollinger), Brachetto, Red Muscat and Freisa.

Matching Sweet White Wines with Food

Pairing Theory

There is a simple test you can do to see if a food matches with a wine. Take a bite of food, chew a bit and then sip a little bit of wine. When the wine adds a positive congruent or complementary flavor then you’ve got a good pairing. For matching sweet white wines, you want to take note of their basic flavor components of sweetness, tartness (acidity) and medium-light intensity. Then, using these attributes you can combine them with the components of a dish.

Sweet white wine pairing tips:

Spicy Food When served chilled, sweet white wines with low alcohol are a great match with hot and spicy food
 
Salty Food Sweet white wines combine with salty foods to produce a highly desirable sweet-salty effect
 
Sour Food Sweet white wines with high acidity (such as Riesling) can handle sour vinegar-based sauces
 
Light Meats Sweet white wines have light-to-medium intensity, so match them with light-to-medium intensity meats/tofu
 
Sweet Sauces Asian sauces with sugar, tamarind or honey match well with sweet white wines
 
No Chocolate Look for desserts with caramel, butterscotch, fruit, vanilla or coconut to match with sweet white wines

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