Wine & Chocolate Vino-Versity

By Camilla

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Three New York Natives went wine tasting Valentine’s Day and indulged in the most delightful fare at 1st avenue between 86th and 87th Street for Vino –Versity (http://www.vinoversity.com/custom_home/)

We learned “Cocoa is the most difficult flavor to pair with wine because it is very powerful, and bitter. It takes a complimentary flavor such as salt, sugar, or spice, to create an amazing (and well balanced) marriage of flavor.”

Favorite wines included:

The Chocolate Shop Chocolate-Infused Cabernet-Merlot-Syrah, Washington State,
Available in-store $14.50

Bodegas Gutierrez de la Vega Monastrell (sweet), Spain
Available in-store $32.50

Landmark Syrah, Sonoma / California
Available in-store $32.00

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