Tips for Pairing Wine and Chocolate

| Pairing Wine and Chocolate |

Chocolate and wine sound like the perfect pairing but in reality, it can be a little tricky to pair. If you don’t pair it right, the chocolate or the wine can taste too sweet. But when it is paired perfectly, it can be divine!

Here are four tips to help you when indulging in an evening of wine and chocolate.

• The wine should be as sweet as the chocolate or a little sweeter.
• Look to pair white wines with white or milk chocolate
• Red wine pairs better with dark chocolate, but look for lower tannin wines
• Consider the other flavours of the chocolate when pairing the wine (does it have caramel, is it a crème chocolate, does it have nuts)

 

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