Fruit, Cheese and Wine The season for comic pears is short. If you can find these pears at the grocery store – buy them.They are wonderful – sweet and very juicy! They bruise easily though, so be careful when you’re handling them. Choose fruit that is still firm and after a few days they will [...]
Wine & Chocolate Wine and chocolate pairing has become popular – especially for Valentine’s Day. Many wineries will serve truffles from local chocolatiers that seem to match up perfectly with their port or late-harvest zinfandel or merlot. Restaurants and wine bars across the country have begun special wine and chocolate tastings. You don’t have to [...]
Chocolate, Cheese and Wine Okay, so you think it sounds weird, but it’s a great combination. We already know that wine and cheese are wonderful together. Chocolate and dessert wines are great together. What could be better than all three at the same time? If you have a Port or a nice Sherry that you [...]
La Caudrina Moscato D’Asti 2007 The single most dessert-friendly wine around is arguably Moscato d’Asti. Serve this slightly sweet, semi-sparkling, low-alcohol wine chilled with a favorite fruit or baked dessert. Aromas of peach, pineapple and citrus. Flavors of freshly baked brioche with hints of citrus and almond. Well balanced. It pairs well with Pannettone or [...]
Rosenblum Desiree Chocolate Dessert Wine An exotic blend of Zinfandel and Syrah, along with an infusion of rich, natural chocolate. Sipped, poured over ice cream or in coffee, it’ a delightful treat! “It’s dark ruby and purple, and the aroma is like creamy cherry chocolate pie. The taste is crazy. It’s a candy bar in [...]
A Fun 4th of July Treat Merryvale Antugua, Muscat de Frontignan Dessert Wine The last time we were in Napa, we stopped by the Merryvale tasting room in St. Helena and tried a dessert wine we had seen at Costco. We already enjoy their Cabernet (see previous post). It’s not often I drink sweet wines, [...]
$80 Michigan ice wine The sauvignon blanc was from California, the pinot noir from Oregon. But the wine served Sunday night with dessert as the nation’s governors dined at the White House was the most unusual — a Michigan ice wine from Black Star Farms in Suttons Bay. The frozen grapes were picked in December [...]
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