Comments on: The chocofight 2010! Pairing wine and chocolate – pleasure or pain?

By: mrw

mrw — Tue, 23 Feb 2010 22:03:01 +0000

I agree that dry red wines and chocolate are not a great pairing. However, in my opinion chocolate desserts and Port are a fantastic pairing!

By: FunkyTown

FunkyTown — Tue, 23 Feb 2010 18:57:18 +0000

In my experience, chocolate is better paired with fortified wines like port (as noted above.)

By: Jdfvino

Jdfvino — Sat, 13 Feb 2010 23:45:47 +0000

I say, let them eat chocolate cake! I don’t personally care for wine + chocolate but I would never condemn in either…

By: John Glas

John Glas — Sat, 13 Feb 2010 19:04:05 +0000

My favorite advice by a local wine writer and educator was Chardonnay and chocolate. Not sure the combo makes the cut.

By: Pamela @ Enobytes

Pamela @ Enobytes — Sat, 13 Feb 2010 18:14:26 +0000

I’m with yeah Dr. V! Myth Busters: Rubik’s Cube Cat Does Chocolate: http://bit.ly/16sNzo

By: Erwin Dink

Erwin Dink — Fri, 12 Feb 2010 03:16:23 +0000

the poll says it all while “experts” cring

By: Ron Saikowski

Ron Saikowski — Fri, 12 Feb 2010 01:54:06 +0000

How dare the wine snobs condemn any type of tasting! People desire to experiment with wines and foods with results being different for each individual. Perceptions are what count so wine snobs stop condemning what people like. Let each individual make his own determination. We need more wine teachers and not wine tasters and not wine snobs.

If you want a hard pairing, what would you pair with a liverworst sandwich on rye with Dijon?

By: Kimberly

Kimberly — Fri, 12 Feb 2010 01:14:30 +0000

You know, years ago, when I was starting my wine journey and didn’t know the “experts” opinions on pairing wine and chocolate, I enjoyed wine and chocolate together a few times. Then I learned more, and realized I wasn’t “supposed” to like that pairing, I mean, c’mon — chocolate and dry red wine — blech!

So is the equation, dry red wine + chocolate = terrible, always true? Doesn’t it depend on the chocolate? What if it’s a dark chocolate with low levels of sugar? All I know is, I’ve enjoyed a big ol’ jammy Zin before with a good quality, low-sugar, dark chocolate, and lived to tell about it. Call me crazy.

By: Katherine Cole

Katherine Cole — Thu, 11 Feb 2010 21:36:07 +0000

Nice call by Dave McIntyre… check out my video on the various degrees of atmospheric pressure in sparkling wine, starring Brachetto d’Acqui!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iGrmsAgSdNc

& column, too…
http://www.oregonlive.com/foodday/index.ssf/2009/12/when_it_comes_to_bubbly_its_ok.html

Cheers, all.

By: Eric Asimov

Eric Asimov — Thu, 11 Feb 2010 21:08:59 +0000

I love it when Dr. Vino says, “Oooh, snap!”

By: Melinda

Melinda — Thu, 11 Feb 2010 17:25:09 +0000

I agree with Katherine Cole above. Chocolates does pair well with fortified wines, like Port with chocolate. Dark chocolate that’s too dark and bitter makes dry red wine taste sour and bitter. That’s why if you do pair wine with chocolate or any other sweet dessert for that matter, the wine better be sweeter than the chocolate/dessert or equally as sweet as the chocolate/dessert.

By: Chuck Antonio

Chuck Antonio — Thu, 11 Feb 2010 16:46:12 +0000

Wine with chocolate is not something we usually try but have had good and bad experiences. Good was a cabernet paired with dark chocolate covered with raspberry sauce. So was it the chocolate or the sauce that paired well? Usually we have chocolate alone so we don’t spoil it or the wine.

By: AJ Rivers

AJ Rivers — Thu, 11 Feb 2010 15:31:46 +0000

Valentine’s Day and dry wines are like oil and water. The day is all about sweets, so might as well induldge. That Jam Jar looked interesting, and I’m sure my wife will love the bottle.

By: J.Č. / Jižní svah

J.Č. / Jižní svah — Thu, 11 Feb 2010 14:26:42 +0000

I recently had young “straight from the barrel” 2009 Châteauneuf-du-Pape and it paired with milk chocolate almost miraculously well On the other hand the wine was more in the “interesting to try” category than something I want to drink more often

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