cocoa & co: pairing wine & champagne with chocolate
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Presentation on Chocolate and Wine at the Zurich Salon du ChocolatTRANSCRIPT
Kat Morse Swiss Champagne Ambassador 2013/14 Wiine.Me Wine Academy Director
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5 Tips for Pairing
Type of chocolate + type of wine?
Tasting of chocolate & wine!
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So why doesn’t Chocolate + Wine work?
• Sweetness (chocolate) makes wine taste sour
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So why doesn’t Chocolate + Wine work?
• Sweetness (chocolate) makes wine taste sour
• Bitterness in wine (tannin) + Bitterness in chocolate (tannin)
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So why doesn’t Chocolate + Wine work?
• Sweetness (chocolate) makes wine taste sour
• Bitterness in wine (tannin) + Bitterness in chocolate (tannin)
• Wine and Chocolate can both be Bitter, Astringent, and Sour
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How to pair chocolate and wine
TIP # 1
Pick a wine that is slightly sweeter than the chocolate
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How to pair chocolate and wine
TIP # 1
Pick a wine that is slightly sweeter than the chocolate
Port, Madeira, Pedro Ximénez Sherry,
Moscato d’Asti, Banyuls
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How to pair chocolate and wine
TIP # 2
Match intensity with intensity
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How to pair chocolate and wine
TIP # 2
Match intensity with intensity
Lighter wine with lighter chocolate
Dark chocolate with Australian Shiraz
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How to pair chocolate and wine
TIP # 2
Match intensity with intensity
Lighter wine with lighter chocolate
Dark chocolate with Australian Shiraz
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How to pair chocolate and wine
TIP # 3
Taste from lightest chocolate & wine to heaviest chocolate & wine
Like a wine tasting
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White Chocolate
Buttery & mellow
Moscato d’Asti
Sherry
Wine with fruity notes
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White Chocolate
Buttery & mellow
Moscato d’Asti
Sherry
Wine with fruity notes
Madeira!
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Milk Chocolate
Smoothness
Pinot Noir
Merlot
Dessert Wines Champagne!
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Dark Chocolate
Intensity
Zinfandel
Cabernet Sauvignon
Port
Stay away from too much tannin!
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Cacoa Powder
Cocoa has the same character as dark
chocolate, but more intense
Will increase the feeling of tannin
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Cacoa Powder
Cocoa has the same character as dark
chocolate, but more intense
Will increase the feeling of tannin
Follow the same guidelines as dark!
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The higher the cocoa content, the sharper the taste
How to pair chocolate and wine
TIP # 4
How dark can you go?
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Lower than 70% - young fruity wine. New world wines, warm climate wines
Higher than 70% - Port or heavier wines. Can stand up to full bodied wines
How to pair chocolate and wine
TIP # 4
How dark can you go?
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Caramel + Chocolate
Sweet, salt, fat, bitter
Compliment or Contrast
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Caramel + Chocolate
Sweet, salt, fat, bitter
Compliment or Contrast
Compliment: Sherry, Maderia, Tawny Port
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Caramel + Chocolate
Sweet, salt, fat, bitter
Compliment or Contrast
Compliment: Sherry, Maderia, Tawny Port
Contrast: Sweet sparkling wine
(Champagne or Asti)
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How to pair chocolate and wine
TIP # 5
Add it to the main dish!
Add cocoa powder to a steak rub or chocolate in a savory sauce.
Here you can serve a dry (non-sweet) wine!
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How to pair chocolate and Champagne
Champagne is acidic & a bit
bitter…
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How to pair chocolate and Champagne
Champagne is acidic & a bit
bitter…
which it why it pairs AMAZINGLY with most food
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How to pair chocolate and Champagne
Pick a Champagne with a bit of
Sweetness
Extra Dry, Sec, Demi-sec, or Doux
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Most Important Tip!!!
Drink what you like with what you like to eat!
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