A Match Made in Heaven! BEST WINES TO PAIR WITH CHOCOLATE!

Publish Date
Wednesday, 2 March 2016, 1:25PM

 First you take a bite of chocolate and then a sip of wine, letting the wine flow over the chocolate in your mouth. The combination is intoxicating. A few recommended pairings …

✓ A fan of white chocolate? Try pairing a rich buttery Chardonnay with it.

✓ White chocolate also goes well with Riesling.

✓ Milk chocolate matches up with a Merlot.

✓ Like chocolate with nuts like almonds? Try a rich oaky Cabernet.

✓ If you like fruit in your chocolate you might try a Pinot Noir, a Beaujolais, or even a Chianti.

✓ Sea salt chocolate goes extremely well with Malbec.

✓ Some chocolates now contain chili pepper. Pair them with a spicy Rioja.

✓ Champagnes complement numerous flavors and therefore pair well with many chocolates.

It’s said say you can almost never go wrong with a wine and chocolate combination as long as you use quality chocolate and quality wine.

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