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Delicious Chocolate With Tasty Wine
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The process of evolution has progressed mostly on the back of the experimental horse where people down the ages have been fiddling with the unknown to come up with something new and exciting, especially if the experimentation relates to matters of the palate. When it comes to choosing between "eat to live" or "live to eat", most human beings would rather choose the latter as they probably can "resist everything except temptation".
Combining wine with chocolates is the latest craze among those who find the lure of the bottle a bit too much to resist. Various permutations and combinations have been tried and what has evolved has pleased many a connoisseur of wine. Take for example, champagne with marbleized dark and white Guittard chocolate - the taste is marvelous and the feeling ecstatic. Probably, the dryness and astringency of red wine is neutralized by the chocolates. Other combinations could include pairing of merlot, a soft red wine, with a creamy chocolate cheesecake or adding a lighter chocolate mousse to a pinot noir (which is an even lighter red wine). A white zinfandel wine could be paired with strawberries dipped in sweet chocolate.
In your zeal to start matching wines with chocolates it is important to remember that it is not enough to just combine any chocolate with any wine. What you have to remember is that the astringency of the wine should be sufficiently strong to match the chocolate. In order to enjoy the fruit flavors of the wine, the chocolate should not be sweeter than the wine.
So, if you want to be an expert in this combination game, you have to become adept at understanding the flavors and characteristics of chocolates and also be a fine connoisseur of wines. For exquisite chocolates there is nothing to beat fine European chocolates. There are more than 400 varieties of chocolates each with their own distinct aroma and flavor. Similarly, wines are also extremely individualistic in their flavors and ability to enhance the attributes of chocolates. What better way can there be to regale with your loved ones than experimenting with various wine-chocolate combinations?
Everyone has his/her own idea of chocolate tasting and tastes will differ from person to person. Why not have a wine pairing party with your friends and relatives to try new wine-chocolate combinations? This way you will all be able to share your experiences and gain from the same. You will realize soon enough that dry white wines can't just stand up to the astringent character of the chocolates and as such, these can be eliminated straightaway.
As far as wines are concerned, dry red wines, especially the heavier ones, such as Merlot, Cabernet Sauvignon or Cabernet Franc would go very well with your favorite chocolates. Experts feel that bittersweet rather than milk chocolates would be ideal for dry red wines. They also feel that very sweet chocolates would impart a bitter taste to the red wine. In any case, what needs to be achieved is a fine balance of the right amount of bitterness (or sweetness) along with astringency and the fruit taste in order to get the ideal wine-chocolate combination. As a general rule, strong red wines would pair well with dark and bittersweet chocolates whereas lighter red and sweeter white wines would have their flavors enhanced with milk and white chocolates.
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