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Wine and Cheese is for Beginners
Pairing Chocolate and wine is a bit of an art and a bit of a science so it’s not for beginners. You would think since both of these things are so good then they must automatically go together. However one can ruin the other if they are not matched properly. And since there are so many varieties of each here is a little cheat sheet for you.
1) The wine you pair with the chocolate should be as sweet or a touch sweeter than the chocolate.
2) Champaign is very hard to match with Chocolate but Champaign and Strawberries is one of my favorite sweet treats.
3) The lighter wines go with lighter chocolates while the darker chocolates go better with a full bodies wine.
Give it a try this Valentine’s day and see if you can find a good pair.
hi, I once did a cigar-chocolate and brandy tasting. It was absolutely amazing the smoke sort of blends in with the brandy and the bite of chocolate is a perfect ending. oriana of tuscanycious.com
That sounds wonderful… my boyfriend is more of a cigar smoker than me but I might have to give it a try. When you taste brandy do you actually swallow the taste or do you spit like wine tastings?