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For Valentine's Day: Wine and Chocolate
Filed in archive Holiday Wine by Sandy Mitchell on February 12, 2008

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As we approach Valentine's Day, what's more appropriate than discussing what wine goes best with different kinds of chocolate? Natalie MacLean, the author of "Red, White, and Drunk All Over: A Wine-Soaked Journey from Grape to Glass" shares with us her top 10 wine/chocolate pairings. They are:

  • Dark Chocolate and Banyuls, France

  • Chocolate-Covered Biscotti and Recioto Della Valpolicella, Italy

  • Chocolate-Orange Cake and Liqueur Muscat, Australia

  • Chocolate with Nuts and Tawny Port, Portugal

  • Milk Chocolate and Tokaji, Hungary

  • Bittersweet Chocolate and Amarone, Italy

  • Chocolate-Dipped Fruit and Icewine, Canada

  • Chocolate Ganache Truffles and Sauternes, France

  • Chocolate Raspberry Cheesecake and Framboise, California

  • Chocolate Hearts with Cream Filling and Cream Sherry, Spain



To view the entire 50 best chocolate and wine combinations, visit her Web site at www.nataliemaclean.com

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