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Matching port and chocolate

Matching port and chocolate

Posted on March 19 2008 at 07:20

Former sommelier and wine consultant David Furer writes about a tasting at leading London chocolatier William Curley

Tags: 10 year old tawny port colheita port Academy of Chocolate chocolates Quinta do Noval late bottled vintage port William Curley port drink:sweet & fortified wine chocolate food:desserts & cakes
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Matching wine and single origin chocolate

Matching wine and single origin chocolate

Posted on October 15 2014 at 06:25

One of the innovations at the Marks & Spencer wine tasting this week was a chocolate and wine tasting based on a Single Origin Tasting Box designed to help consumers explore chocolate pairings with different wines.

Tags: Malmsey madeira madeira colheita port ruby port drink:sweet & fortified wine Asti Tasmanian sparkling wine drink:champagne & sparkling chocolate bars chocolate food:desserts & cakes drink:red wine Barbaresco
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