I Feel Sick, But in a Good Way
Categories: Winery Happenings
Ugh, I feel ill right now. But it was my own fault. We had a chocolate company come in here to do some tasting this afternoon and I probably ate the equivalent of 5 or 6 full truffles, in 25 different little pieces. I generally don’t get too involved with vendors for the Tasting Room’s non-wine products we sell, but when a chocolatier comes to town, color me happy, I’m in for the ride.
One of the really interesting things that we did today was pair up some chocolates for a White Wine and Chocolate Seminar that we are planning (some Saturday this Fall) and will offer to our corporate clients as a stand-alone seminar for off-site meetings. A few of the pairings that stood out:
*Plain Milk Chocolate with the Muscat: The sweetness of the wine was curbed a little by the sweetness in the chocolate, which for me is a good thing. It really brought out the aromatic fruit components of the wine and gave it a very rich, creamy mouthfeel. So good, that we are going to start giving samples of the milk chocolate when we taste the Muscat in the Tasting Room.
*Fall Fleur de Sel Carmel: We paired this one with the Liebeler Chardonnay. OMG, it was incredibly rich and decadent. The caramel enhanced the new French oak in the wine and the toasty vanilla undertones. And the little salty component was a flavor enhancer, bringing out the lush tropical fruits. Banana was a big marker for me on this particular pairing. Delicious.
*Lavender Honey Truffle: This was spot on perfect with our Viognier. The balanced acidity in the Viognier made the lavender in the truffle explode in your mouth. The honeysuckle/honey combo was outstanding as well, and the finish was perfectly smooth.
The chocolate company that came down to present is a local purveyor, Charles Chocolates, based in Emeryville. Obviously the sales people did a good job….I have been raving about this to everyone in the office. Hopefully we will get them down for our “Just Desserts” event on September 20th to showcase some of these amazing chocolate and wine pairings.
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