{"id":158,"date":"2008-02-01T06:00:38","date_gmt":"2008-02-01T13:00:38","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.washingtonwinemaker.com\/blog\/2008\/02\/01\/wines-for-valentines-day\/"},"modified":"2008-02-01T06:00:38","modified_gmt":"2008-02-01T13:00:38","slug":"wines-for-valentines-day","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/washingtonwinemaker.com\/blog\/2008\/02\/01\/wines-for-valentines-day\/","title":{"rendered":"Wines For Valentine&#8217;s Day"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"float:right;margin-left:1em;margin-bottom:1em;\"><script type=\"text\/javascript\"><!--\namazon_ad_tag=\"giftsforvalentinesday-20\"; \namazon_ad_width=\"180\"; \namazon_ad_height=\"150\"; \namazon_color_border=\"FFFFFF\"; \namazon_color_logo=\"A43907\"; \namazon_color_link=\"A43907\"; \namazon_ad_logo=\"hide\"; \namazon_ad_title=\"Valentine's Day Store\"; \/\/--><\/script><br \/>\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\" src=\"http:\/\/www.assoc-amazon.com\/s\/asw.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<p>Which wines are right for Valentine&#8217;s Day? The ones you sip with chocolate, of course! I have some ideas about that, but it might be better to consult an expert. There&#8217;s none better than wine writer Natalie MacLean, who describes wine as,<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>liquid sensuality: Its heady bouquet stimulates the appetite and its velvet caress soothes that desire. What other drink is described as both &#8216;voluptuous&#8217; and &#8216;muscular&#8217;? And when you pair wine with the mouth-coating luxury of chocolate, the combination is impossible to resist.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>No doubt, you just can&#8217;t wait to hear my thoughts on that, but maybe I&#8217;ll just go ahead and give you her top ten wine and chocolate pairings:<\/p>\n<h2>Wine and chocolate for Valentine&#8217;s Day<\/h2>\n<p>1. Dark Chocolate and Banyuls, France<br \/>\n2. Chocolate-Covered Biscotti and Recioto Della Valpolicella, Italy<br \/>\n3. Chocolate-Orange Cake and Liqueur Muscat, Australia<br \/>\n4. Chocolate with Nuts and Tawny Port, Portugal<br \/>\n5. Milk Chocolate and Tokaji, Hungary<br \/>\n6. Bittersweet Chocolate and Amarone, Italy<br \/>\n7. Chocolate-Dipped Fruit and Icewine, Canada<br \/>\n8. Chocolate Ganache Truffles and Sauternes, France<br \/>\n9. Chocolate Raspberry Cheesecake and Framboise, California<br \/>\n10. Chocolate Hearts with Cream Filling and Cream Sherry, Spain<\/p>\n<p>You can visit her <a href=\"http:\/\/www.nataliemaclean.com\/\">web site<\/a> and click the &#8220;Food &#038; Wine&#8221; link for many more ideas on matching food and wine. If you love her site as much as I do, you&#8217;ll want to buy her book, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/1582346496?ie=UTF8&#038;tag=washinwinema-20&#038;linkCode=as2&#038;camp=1789&#038;creative=9325&#038;creativeASIN=1582346496\">Red, White, and Drunk All Over: A Wine-Soaked Journey from Grape to Glass<\/a><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.assoc-amazon.com\/e\/ir?t=washinwinema-20&#038;l=as2&#038;o=1&#038;a=1582346496\" width=\"1\" height=\"1\" border=\"0\" alt=\"\" style=\"border:none !important; margin:0px !important;\" \/>. It would make a great Valentine&#8217;s day gift &#8211; who needs flowers?<\/p>\n<p>Ok, you should probably get her flowers too &#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Which wines are right for Valentine&#8217;s Day? The ones you sip with chocolate, of course! I have some ideas about that, but it might be better to consult an expert. 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