WLO’s 12 Days of Thanksgiving: Day 8 — More Chocolate Wonderfulness
By Mary Frederiksen
As promised, today we’re bringing you two more chocolate-centric recipes that will make your Thanksgiving Day dessert stand out.
If you need a way to “justify” your dessert selection to your guests, just tell them you’re protesting the 15.6% increase in the price of pumpkin pie mix this year.
Just below the recipes, you’ll find links to reviews of two wines that Glen says match beautifully with chocolate.
MOLTEN CHOCOLATE CAKES
BLUEBERRY AND DARK CHOCOLATE CUPCAKES
Vinedo de los Vientos ‘Alcyone’ Dessert Tannat, Atlantido, Uruguay
2009 Bouké ‘Bouquet’ Red Dessert Wine, North Fork of Long Island, New York
Enjoy!
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Now that we’ve finished dessert, we can get to the main course! Tomorrow, Glen will break down the three styles of still table wine that work well with the “pre-dessert” fare of Thanksgiving Day.
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RATINGS EXPLAINED
80-84 points: A sound wine that shows varietal character. 85-89 points: An unflawed wine that shows some depth and concentration of aromas and flavors. 90-93 points: A Gold Medal wine of its type, showing balance, depth and secondary flavor profiles found in the best of its style. 94-97 points: Hedonistic pleasure in a glass. Remarkable balance, aromas, flavor and length. A pure expression of the varietal or type. 98-100 points: A wine for the ages! Will drink sublimely for decades. Learn more here!
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