Dec
29
Here are two pairings to start the New Year off in style. The Wine Pairing The Chocolate: The Jackie {36% Milk} – Caramelized Milk Chocolate with Fleur de Sel, available as a chocolate bar and as a Petite Jackie, in a bite. I The Wine: La Tordera Gabry Rosé Spumante Brut, from the same region …
Dec
05
“It looks like a party!” Really, that is the kind of response I want to invoke, and this pairing inspires that. The Chocolate: Rosemary & Dulce de Leche Truffle- Dark chocolate truffle with rosemary, topped with dulce de leche. From The Waltz of Sweets – Winter Collection 2017 The Wine: Champagne Hubert Paulet Tradition Brut …
Oct
04
When JACEK Chocolate goes to the pumpkin patch, and returns with a delicious Thanksgiving caramel, I just had to find a pairing for it: PX in the Pumpkin Patch with JACEK Pumpkin Spice Caramel. Sherry is an underappreciated wine category, which is unfortunate as it has a range of styles from bone dry to very …
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Jan
17
It’s here, the Throw Back Collection! The Winter Collection 2016/2017 contains an assortment of 6 decadent chocolates, flavours from past collections. It is enJoyable to revisit some favourite flavours, and try a new pairing. The Earl Grey truffle was from the Mad Hatter Collection. The Mad Hatter Collection was when I did my first pairing with …
Jan
02
The Winter Collection 2016/2017 contains an assortment of 6 decadent chocolates, flavours from past collections. It is enjoyable to revisit some favourite flavours, and try new pairings. A rich bold truffle, that pairs beautifully with Compass Box Spice Tree. Café de Olla: Spiced dark chocolate mocha ganache infused with orange zest and spices, like cinnamon and clove …
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