Saturday, February 10, 2018

February 10th - Wine & Chocolate - hosted by Steve and Crissy

February 10th - Wine & Chocolate - hosted by Steve and Crissy

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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