Wednesday, July 14, 2010

Chocolate Wine... What Heaven Is Made Of


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Chocolate wine?? Yes, the perfect combination of comfort and love has merged into this divine work! Chocolate wine is extremely hard to find unless you are shopping online. The reason such wine is so rare is because chocolate is difficult to temper and flavor better yet to add it to a wine. Chocolate can be added to zinfandel, merlot, syrah, orange, berry wines, and other wines. It is merged most often with zinfandel, merlot, and orange wines.
There are not many brands of chocolate wines as it is fairly difficult to sell on a large scale. Some popular brands that provide chocolate wine include
Chocovine, Rosenblum Cellars, and Wilson Creek. On Google Shopping, prices range from $10 to 26, but prices can be as high as $36 if bought directly from the manufacturer without being a member of their exclusive clubs.
If you don't want to wait to have the wines shipped to you or if you have an elegant date that night, you can opt to make the wine yourself. The Food Network website has an easier alternative to making chocolate wine that anyone can do :D.

Ingredients include:
1 bottle Zinfandel wine,
1 1/2 cups whole milk,
1-ounce quality milk chocolate (finely chopped),
cocoa powder (to garnish).

Directions:
"In a medium saucepan over medium-high heat boil the wine until reduced by half. Meanwhile, bring the milk to a boil. Place the chocolate in a small mixing bowl and pour the reduced wine over the top and whisk making sure all of the chocolate is melted. Pour half of the hot milk into the chocolate mixture and whisk to blend. With the remaining milk, froth with a hand blender or a milk frother. Pour the chocolate wine mixture into small cups and spoon some of the milk froth over the top, garnish with cocoa powder and serve hot."

I hope you decide to try this for a wedding, party, or hot date. You can't be disappointed with this sensual treat ;P.


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