I was asked if I ever tasted, or heard of a wine made with real chocolate. I have to admit that I never have, and I never even thought to ask if a winery made a red wine with real chocolate.
Since I'm always anxious to find new products and learn something new along the way I jumped at the chance to find a chocolate wine. Thank you to my blogging friend Tammy Jo, the Chocolate Priestess for planting the seed.
As a lifelong chocoholic I really prefer to enjoy my rich chocolate in it's true form and drink my red wine with a delicious meal.
But of course there is always that great dessert wine served after a fabulous meal that can't be denied, though I'm not sure one of these "chocolate" wines is IT.
- There are a couple of dessert wines made with various types of chocolate that is infused in the wine. I can't imagine how they taste but I read this description for one of the sweet wines: the chocolate is said to "melt into liquid harmony with the wine" and becomes a rich, seductive wine to be served as the dessert.
- Another wine produced that is supposed to be a "chocolate wine" is a blend of cream with white grapes (Torrontes, Moscato & Pedro Ximenez which is the grape used to make sherry) to produce a 'wine' that tastes like a milk chocolate drink with hints of vanilla and caramel.
- There is a fortified wine made in a Tawny Port style. It is a red wine blend of very ripe zinfandel, syrah and touriga nacional grapes. The ripeness of the grapes adds flavors of red and black fruits which gives the wine a chocolate character with hints of cocoa.
- And last is a red wine blend of zinfandel and cabernet franc grapes infused with a little chocolate producing a sweet red wine with flavors of chocolate and black cherries.
With only a few more days before we begin a bright New Year, be safe, drink responsibly and
All the Best for a Happy and Healthy New Year!
Salute!
Winelady Cooks
Have you ever tried Chocovino? I got it as a Christmas present this year, and being a lifelong chocoholic myself, I found it to be quite yummy. It is made with artificial chocolate flavoring (I normally avoid anything artificial), but I'd still say it's worth a try. Good luck finding the perfect one! I'll be sure to check back!
ReplyDeleteThey sound awesome! I love chocolate so much that chocolate coke is my favorite drink :)
ReplyDeleteWe've tried Chocovino and hated it! For our group from The Chocolate Cult it was like someone took a decent glass of chocolate milk and ruined it with alcohol. Plus it doesn't have chocolate of any form in it -- none, check the label.
ReplyDeleteI've tried a number of them including Chocovino and ones from Chocolate Shop and really loved them. Very smooth and very sweet.
ReplyDeleteFound a good resouce with info and background on chocolate wines at http://chocolatewine.com