I find that Merlot often presents a note of cocoa behind blackberry and cherry fruit, complimentary of milk chocolate. Blackbird Vineyard's Arise is a wonderful Merlot based wine from Napa Valley.

which is why it works so well with a darker wine like a Claret. "Its bold tannins round out the chocolate's slightly bitter notes," says Andrea. Plus, "its intense cherry flavors" really pop.

Scotto's Wine & Cider will serve up chocolate cherry bombs and some new varietals, as well. The weekend culminates with the Sunday Winemaker's Toast at Wine & Roses with a showcase of Lodi's white ...

A chocolate cherry dessert wine and an imperial chocolate stout each received grand champion honors during judging at the 2022 Schleswig Wine and Bier Club's annual home brewing and winemaking ...

Skip the eggs and water bath with this simple double-chocolate cheesecake. Jessie Sheehan is a celebrated cookbook author, recipe developer, baker, and host of Cherry Bombe’s baking podcast ...

cherry, berries, and chocolate. They're full bodied and juicy enough to stand up to the richness and robustness of creamy hot ...

First, the wine should be properly sweet ... this is a star match for dark chocolate or cherry-chocolate desserts. It’s rather port-like, but very rounded and distinctly plummy, not spicy.