Chocolate and wine are two bold tastes that complement each other very well especially when paired based on flavour and body. While there are many ways to pair wine and chocolate, here are a few tips on finding a wine that complements your favourite chocolate well for that extra wow factor.

Tip #1: The sweeter a wine is, the sweeter the paired chocolate should be.

Tip #2: The higher the cocoa content in chocolate, the stronger the red wine pairing.

Tip #3: Heavier wines will often pair well with heavier chocolate such as dark chocolate or milk chocolate.

Tip #4: Lighter bodied wines including most whites and Icewine will pair well with white chocolate, and even milk chocolate.

Chocolate pairing ideas with Lakeview Wine Co.:

• Chocolate fondue – EastDell Pinot Noir 2016
• White chocolate – FRESH Opportunities Riesling Gewurztraminer 2016
• Dark chocolate – EastDell Black Label Shiraz 2015
• Milk chocolate – Lakeview Cellars Merlot 2013

For more information, please visit lakeviewwineco.com.

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Want to learn more about Zinfandel?  Here are 5 things to know:

1. Although best known for its status as a prestige wine grape in California, Zinfandel only made its way to the US during the Gold Rush in the 1850s.
2. Look for ‘Old Vine Zinfandel’ on your labels!  This is often sought after as it is made from grapes on vines that are at least 40-50 years old, often much older.
3.  Zinfandel is a bit of a chameleon, producing white, rosé and red wines from its grapes.  With both a youthful appeal and an ability to age gracefully, it can be made light and fruity, big and ripe, or complex and age-worthy.
4. There is no such grape as “White Zinfandel”!  White Zinfandels are rosé wines produced from the same small, black-skinned grapes that make bold reds.
5. Ravenswood co-founder Joel Peterson is known as the “Godfather of Zin” thanks to his championing of the Zinfandel grape and helping make it the runaway phenomenon it is today.

For more information, visit Ravenswood Winery.