This next event already has my mouth watering in anticipation. Crissy & Steve have just returned from Napa, and they are hosting a Wine & Chocolate pairing tasting. There will be at least 5, possibly 6 wines which they have curated, with pairings for each course.
WHEN: Saturday February 10th, 2018 @ 7:30pm ET
THEME: Wine & Chocolate Pairings
BRING: TWITs should bring $20/per person
We learned a few helpful tips for pairing wine with chocolate:
1) The wine should be sweeter than the food with which it is being paired.
2) One should taste the wine, take a bite of the food pairing, and then taste the wine again. This is to see if the food changes the wine on the palate in any way.
Fun Fact: White Chocolate isn't really Chocolate. White chocolate doesn't qualify as genuine chocolate because it doesn't contain chocolate solids (a.k.a. cocoa powder). White chocolate is typically made from a blend of cocoa butter, milk solids, sugar, milk fat and lecithin — a fatty emulsifier that holds it all together. Who knew?
TWITs had a fabulous time tasting the wine and glorious pairings along with them. I think my personal favorite of the courses was the flourless chocolate cake paired with the Biale Petite Sirah. Yum! Crissy is a fanTAStic cook! However, the most unusual dish was the Dukkah. I'd never had Dukkah before, and now I think I'm in love. Crissy and Steve did a wonderful job of designing an exquisite menu to pair with the wines. Each pairing was spot on, and absolutely delicious.
Welcome Wine: 2016 Ehlers Estate Sauvignon Blanc
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Course 1:
2015 Amici Sauvignon Blanc
and
White Chocolate Baba Ganoush
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Course 2:
Chocolate Dukkah w Olive Oil & Bread
(this also paired with the Amici Sauvignon Blanc AND with the first red wine)
2016 Mollydooker "The Boxer" Shiraz
Course 3:
Chocolate Dukkah Dusted Chicken Breast & Carrots
and
2016 Mollydooker "The Boxer" Shiraz
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Course 4:
Mole Chili
&
2015 The Seventy Five Wine Company Cabernet Sauvignon
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Course 5:
Flourless Chocolate Cake with Freshly Whipped Cream
and
2015 Robert Biale Vineyards "Royal Punishers" Petite Sirah
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Course 6:
White Chocolate Chunk Macadamia Nut Cookies
and
2015 Ferrari-Carano "Eldorado Gold" Semillon
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Course 7:
"PBJ"
Chocolate & Peanut Butter Bites
and
2016 Bella Vineyards "Late Harvest" Zinfandel
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