A couple days ago (after a fine Thai food meal), I stumbled upon arguably one of my greatest finds yet in San Francisco- The San Francisco Chocolate Factory.
Why was this such a great find? Well, aside from the obvious, the SF Chocolate Factory has a product line called "Wine Lovers Chocolate." Based on the % of cocoa, each wine varietal is matched with a different type of chocolate. Take a look at the pairings they recommend.
Wine Type % Cocoa
Zinfandel 72%
Syrah 61%
Merlot 58%
Pinot Noir 56%
Cabernet 55%
Port 54%
If you want to learn more, click on the image below, or go to their website. I tested out their Zinfandel recommendation the other day, and it was spot on.
Let me know what you think.
Good find. I enjoy chocolate with my wine all the time. In fact a typical meal for me is Main Course: Bread, cheese and olive oil with wine; Dessert: Chocolate with wine.
Posted by: Tim | July 21, 2007 at 06:17 AM
I love that they put this together! I will be testing it tomorrow. I just need to go find all that chocolate with the right % of cocoa!
Posted by: Chelsie | July 28, 2007 at 11:48 PM
Hard to believe that only Zin would pair well with dark chocolate (70% cocoa). I went to a chocolate and wine tasting event a few months back ... I'd like to see how this list compares to the one I tried.
Posted by: Chad | August 21, 2007 at 05:53 AM