Together, these two delights create an explosion in your mouth! I knew beforehand that the Vidal would match up well with the ginger, yet I was still extremely impressed by the quality of this pairing. Vidal white wine and dark honey and ginger chocolate. The white chocolate lifts the palate while the praline complements the brioche bread taste of the sparkling wine.

This might seem rather bold at the start but it’s a compatible combination. So, after many delicious tastings, here are my favourites: Courville Brut sparkling wine and praline-flavoured chocolate. They have an impressive selection and all of their chocolates are outstanding. This way of tasting will help you gain a greater appreciation of the flavour balance between wine and chocolate.įirst, I selected a few wines from Domaine Les Brome then I went to our friends at the Chocolate Museum in Bromont where Michel, the owner, helped me make an informed choice based on the characteristics of the wines I picked out. When you start tasting your pairings, do it in this order: sip, take a bite, sip.Wines with the most liqueur are the ones you should save for last. Next comes the red wines, from the lightest to the most full-bodied. The tasting order goes from the driest white wine followed by the fruitiest wine.The recommended temperature is room temperature. It’s better to have the chocolate and wine at the same temperature.For a chocolate pairing with white wine, you need to find the main wine aromas and then be steered toward some good chocolate with complementary tastes.Wines that are fuller bodied and more complex are better supported by a coffee or cocoa-bean flavoured extra-bitter dark chocolate.

Red wines, rather than light and fruity wines, go nicely with bitter and bittersweet chocolate.

Here are a few basic principles: 3 tips to determine the proper pairings But with Easter coming, I thought I might try it and then share my chocolate-and-wine-pairing experience. In the past, I had never combined chocolate tastings with wine.

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