Dessert Wine Information

Question: What dessert wines or liquors pair well with anything chocolate?

(Posted by: ursaitaliano70 on 2009-02-02 18:17:09)

I am making up a gift basket with dessert chocolates and chocolate filled cookies and cakes. I am including a premium roast bag of coffee. What types and / or brands of dessert wines or cordials would you suggest?

Posted by: yahooanswersmom on 2009-02-02, 19:38:13

Eeew, asti spumante is tooo sweet and too grapey, it would cover up the taste of chocolate. If you are going for that, why not just go for champagne???? Moet Star is a reasonably priced one. I am not a big fan of beer with dessert, either. If you are going for something heavier, why not the classic....brandy or cognac??? Remy Martin Red I think is the more reasonably priced one but I am not sure about that. All are fine, cognacs are well controlled. If it has the title "cognac, " you can rest assured that it comes from the Cognac region of France, and its quality controlled. Oakiness is the charm of cognac. However, if you find cognac a bit too oakey (I usually do...) ....then go for brandy or a fine bourbon, instead. A delicious and reasonably priced brandy is a German one called Asbach Uralt. If you go to Switzerland, you will find Lindt chocolates filled with cognac. If you go to Germany, you will find chocolates filled with Asbach brandy. My favorite bourbon is called Blanton's, but there are many good ones, like Maker's Mark. Try some of these taste combinations yourself!!

Posted by: Food Police on 2009-02-02, 18:24:12

Asti spumante all the way you may also want to consider Vin Santo.

Posted by: Richard on 2009-02-02, 18:28:51

Actually theirs beers that go better with chocolate believe it or not. Dessert wine coat the pallet making the taste of chocolate dampen. May dark ales are a fine fine choice for chocolate. I suggest English stouts. English stouts chocolate flavors will find happy partners in chocolate-based mole sauces. Notable Producers: Guinness Stout Draught, Beamish Irish Stout, Guinness Extra Stout, Samuel Smiths Taddy Porter, and Samuel Smith's Oatmeal Stout.

Posted by: LETS HAVE A BEER! on 2009-02-02, 18:34:58

WINE: A Port is a desert wine. BEER: A Porter will go very well with desert. LIQUORS: Southern Comfort straight from the bottle.

Posted by: oogabooga37 on 2009-02-02, 18:54:28

A port which I like is called Hardy's Whiskers Blake. It's very highly rated and is about $15 a bottle.

Posted by: Dare You To Dream on 2009-02-02, 19:09:45

I agree 100% with Food Police. Asti Spumante goes well with anything sweet. I don't know where you live so I can't recommend a brand that I know you'd be able to get. Asti is the region the wine is made and Spumante is the style of wine (sweet Italian sparkling wine). Contrary to (apparently) popular belief, port is NOT a dessert wine, it is fortified and usually used as an apeitif or served as a nightcap.

Posted by: JSass on 2009-02-02, 23:02:14

A good Cabernet is an excellent compliment to chocolate. It will also fit in well in a basket of richer items. Ports another good idea

Posted by: Kathy H on 2009-02-03, 00:45:37

I'd recommend a Black Muscat called Quady 2007 Elysium Black Muscat - $17.99. For more info on this wonderful dessert wine made in California visit cheers2wine.com/ Quady-Dessert-Wines.html