When you think about “Wines with Chocolate”, you probably think that all wines go with chocolate. That isn’t necessarily true. Not all wines go with all chocolates.
The first time I decided to have a “Wines with Chocolate” wine tasting, I had to do the research of finding out the truth about which wines go with what chocolate. I went to a local chocolate shop and purchased several different chocolates. The chocolates I purchased were truffles, chocolate covered fruits and chocolate covered nuts. The chocolates were covered in milk or dark chocolate.
I was excited to make my discovery, I headed back to my wine shop and at that time had a few wines open to sample with my chocolates. I poured myself and Schel some wine and laid out my array of chocolates. We both took small bites of chocolate and a sip of the wine. The first wine wasn’t very good with any of the chocolates! This feeling of panic came over me and I wondered “why did I choose this theme for a wine tasting, its obvious that wine doesn’t go with chocolate”. That afternoon I sampled all the wines I had open and then some with these chocolates.
Here we were, in the middle of the afternoon with a sugar high and a buzz from the wines. I then vowed we wouldn’t do that again. For the future we decided to incorporate chocolate when we were sampling wines for our inventory. Sampling chocolates with the wines throughout the year helps us to pick new and different wines every year for our “wines with chocolate” tasting.
I have learned from this lesson that pairing wines with chocolate is an individual taste. Please comment if you have a “wines with chocolate” experience. “Let Your Palate Be The Guide”
