WHICH WINE TO PAIR WITH . . .

PAIRING WINE AND FOODDESSERT
Written By WILLIAM STJOHN

Ask your questions about which wine (or kinds of wines) work best with recipes you’re fixing.

Dear BSJ:
Does any wine match with chocolate and chocolate dessert?
P. D., Edgewater

Dear P. D.:
If the dessert has a lot of cream and sugar, in addition to chocolate, no, not easily. But if there is a high proportion of dark chocolate (or the dessert simply is dark chocolate), sweet red wines seem to do the trick. Try a Banyuls from the Languedoc-Roussillon district of southern France. Made from Grenache grapes and slightly sweet, it's a fine match. So is young Port, for the same reason.

Much more on “Pairing Wine and Food” here.

WILLIAM STJOHN
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