For Valentine's Day: Wine and Chocolate

Filed in archive Holiday Wine on February 12, 2008

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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