Valentine's Day wine pairing

Rebecca writes:

I bought the Tawse Cabernet Sauvingnon ice wine and it was delicious! A really nice balance of sweet, acid and juicy flavours.

My boyfriend gave me a lovely Sauternes for Christmas and I want to pair it for a Valentine's dinner. What would you suggest to cook for a main course? Dessert will be some lovely blue cheeses and dark chocolate.

Nice! Glad you liked it.

Your sweet Bordeaux can act a dessert wine, or you can pair it with appetizers. You're right on track with the blue cheese--the combo of strength is exactly what you want. Some other classic pairings are fois gras or prosciutto wrapped around asparagus.

If you reduce the wine a little in a sauce pan untill it's thick and syrupy, it can act as a nice drizzle on whatever you eat.

Thanks for asking!

Winetaylor

Sweet for the Sweet

With Valentine's Day just around the corner, pairing wines with sweets for your sweet can be of great importance. Be sure the wine is sweeter than the food, or a good relationship could get quite bitter.

Here's a suggestion, get a bottle of red ice wine (Cabernet Franc is good) and pair it with some dark chocolate. Better yet, cut up some strawberries and dip them in a chocolate fondue for a perfect paring. Red ice wine loves to be paired with chocolate in general. Add strawberries to capture the flavor of strawberries in the wine.

Enjoy Lovers!

Winetaylor