There are so many possible pairing combinations that it would be impossible to list them all. Be adventurous and explore how your personal favourites work together. Listed below are combinations that we featured during the launch of the Lindt Excellence 90% Cocoa bar:
Extra Creamy Milk with Chardonnay
Wonderfully paired with a white wine full of apple and peach fruit along with butterscotch, vanilla and soft oak.
Wine: Jackson Triggs VQA Proprietor’s Reserve Chardonnay
Intense Orange with Icewine
The sweet citrus profile of this chocolate demands a sweet wine with fruit flavors and a balancing seam of acidity.
Wine: Jackson Triggs VQA Proprietor’s Reserve Riesling Icewine
70% Cacao with Merlot
Pairs well with a full-bodied dry red wine that is fruit forward with rich sweet fruit flavours and a vanilla nose to match the vanilla taste in the chocolate.
Wine: Jackson Triggs VQA Proprietor’s Reserve Merlot
85% Cacao with Meritage
A full-bodied dry red wine with dark berry fruits and hints of chocolate and spiciness.
Wine: Jackson Triggs VQA Proprietor’s Reserve Meritage
90% Cacao with Icewine
The intensity of the high percentage of cacao requires a wine with the sweetness to deal with the cacaos’ bitterness. Sweet Port wines, Icewines and other fortified wines are the ticket.
Wine: Jackson Triggs VQA Proprietor’s Grand Reserve Cabernet Franc Icewine