Pairing Wine & Chocolate

Ange from iYellow Wine Club site down with two bottles of wine from Penfolds, and some 85% dark chocolate from Laura Secord. All in the name of helping us pair these two tastes.

pairing wine and chocolate

Pairing Wine & Chocolate
# 1, the wine should be at least as sweet, if not a touch sweeter, than the chocolate you are serving it
with. Otherwise, the taste may quickly veer towards sour.

When pairing wines with chocolate, your best bet is to match lighter, more elegant flavoured
chocolates with lighter- bodied wines; likewise, the stronger the chocolate, the more full-bodied the
wine should be. For example, a bittersweet chocolate tends to pair well with an intense, in-your-face
California Zinfandel.

Similar to “formal” wine tasting, if you will be experimenting with several varieties of chocolate, work
from light to dark. For example start with a more subtle white chocolate and end on a dark or
bittersweet chocolate.

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