How to Pair Fine Chocolate with Wine

The food trend for 2007 is moving toward "smaller quantity and bigger taste" and like other food and beverage items, this is the case with wine and chocolate. Consumers are becoming more selective about quality and quantity in many areas. Once taboo to combine the two flavors, new information and consumer tastes tell us that times are changing. Pairing fine chocolate with wine is not only acceptable but chick, just be careful to select complimentary tastes.

To pair fine chocolate with wine:

Pair white chocolate with Champagne, Riesling, and Moscato/Dessert wines.

Pair milk chocolate with Pinot Noir, light bodied Merlot, Riesling, and Moscato/Dessert wines.

Pair dark milk chocolate with Cabernet Sauvignon, Pinot Noir, Port, light-bodied Merlot, Shiraz, and Zinfandel.

Pair dark chocolate with Cabernet Sauvignon, Port, Shiraz, and Zinfandel. Try serving a high grade of chocolate in a chocolate fountain for the popular chocolate fondue fountain experience. Served with a complimentary wine, you will be sure to be the hit of the party!