{"id":13890,"date":"2016-12-27T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2016-12-26T22:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.invinic.com\/does-chocolate-wine-exist"},"modified":"2017-10-05T14:44:40","modified_gmt":"2017-10-05T12:44:40","slug":"does-chocolate-wine-exist","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.invinic.com\/en\/does-chocolate-wine-exist","title":{"rendered":"Does chocolate wine exist?"},"content":{"rendered":"

Wine is one of life\u2019s great pleasures<\/strong>. Between the sight, the smell and the taste, a good glass of wine is a feast for the senses. Another such pleasure can be derived from chocolate<\/strong>. Milk chocolate, dark chocolate, white chocolate and everything in between: No doubt, chocolate can offer a little bite of heaven no matter what your taste preferences. It stands to reason, then, that if wine and chocolate<\/strong> both give pleasure, a combination of the two could be worth trying.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Chocolate wine?<\/strong><\/h2>\n

The worlds of wine and chocolate can come together in numerous ways. For a start, lots of wines may have aromas or flavours that remind us of chocolate. <\/span>Wines with chocolate flavours<\/span><\/a> can come from numerous regions around the world, but a key reference point here is <\/span>Bordeaux<\/span><\/a>, and particularly the right bank regions of <\/span>Pomerol<\/span><\/a> and <\/span>Saint Emilion<\/span><\/a>: these oak-aged, Merlot-dominant red wines typically show chocolate aromas. <\/span>Ch\u00e2teau La Conseillante 2007<\/span><\/a> is a case in point from a top producer. <\/span><\/p>\n

That\u2019s not the only way to get your chocolate kicks and drink wine at the same time. Next, you\u2019ve got <\/span>chocolate and wine pairing<\/span><\/a>. Chocolate and wine are similar in that there really is any number of different flavours, styles and textures available. This opens the door many fantastic chocolate wine food pairings: Sweet milk chocolate and sweet dessert wine like <\/span>Emilio Hidalgo Pedro Xim\u00e9nez<\/span><\/a> from the Jerez region is a match made in heaven. Take a stronger dark chocolate and offset it with something lighter and less bitter such as <\/span>Marcel Lapierre Morgon 2015<\/span><\/a>. There are many options here, so don\u2019t be afraid to experiment!<\/span><\/p>\n

So, you\u2019ve got chocolate flavours in wine and pairing wine with chocolate. Still not satisfied? There is another option to satisfy those cravings to combine both chocolate and wine: <\/span>Chocolate wine<\/b> is a thing. Seriously. It may shock and disgust wine purists, certainly those who champion <\/span>natural wine<\/span><\/a>, but there are people out there today making chocolate wine. Whether you like it, hate it or intrigued by it: Chocolate wine exists.<\/span><\/p>\n

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What is chocolate wine?<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Though it\u2019s not strictly wine in the legal or regulatory sense, there are producers out there today making alcoholic beverages labelled as chocolate wine<\/strong>. Without getting too much into the wine science (or the Willy Wonka chocolate science, for that matter), here\u2019s what chocolate wine is:<\/span><\/p>\n

It starts its life as any other wine, with grapes<\/a> in the vineyard. Harvest takes place when the grapes are good and ripe, and alcoholic fermentation turns the grape sugars into alcohol. Now you\u2019ve got a wine, in the true sense. Things don\u2019t stop there, though. The wine now becomes the base liquid, and is infused with chocolate to produce what we know as chocolate wine.<\/strong> Chocolate wine production is certainly a niche market, but you will find some small producers in Europe and the USA.<\/span><\/p>\n

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How to drink chocolate wine?<\/strong><\/h2>\n

It\u2019s a matter of taste, really. <\/span>Chocovine<\/span><\/a>, a Dutch producer, encourages its customers to drink its chocolate wine as part of a cocktail. You may like to serve it as a digestif after a meal, or perhaps you\u2019d like to pair it with a dessert – chocolate comes to mind!<\/span><\/p>\n

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Is chocolate wine any good?<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Again, a matter of taste. If you\u2019re in doubt, perhaps you should stick with <\/span>actual<\/span><\/i> wine from Bordeaux or <\/span>Rioja<\/span><\/a>, where the chocolate flavours and aromas occur naturally and form just part of the overall bigger picture. Or else grab your favourite wine and go buy a handful of different chocolate styles<\/strong> and experiment with different pairings until you find the perfect match for your palate!<\/span><\/p>\n

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