Wine Tasting and need a dessert

[skylightsky]

Hi,

A new friend of mine has been invited to a red wine tasting and was asked to bring a dessert. As chocolate doesn't always pair very well with chocolate, what suggestions might you have?

I suggested something lwith a poppyseed cake base with blackberries. Told her to pick a general fruit found often in red wine and use that fruit in the dessert. I suggested creme brulee but thought against it as I enjoy individual portions of creme brulee rather than slicing a larger piece for a crowd.

The wine tasting, I think, is a blind tasting.. so probably won't be able to find out what "notes" are in the wine.

Please help by suggesting a dessert. Many Thanks

[cape chef]

A bit confused, are you looking for a dessert that goes with red wine? what do you mean chocolate doesn't go with chocolate? or is that a type-o.

If you can be a bit more specific that would help, and if Port is in the game it's a perfect opportunity to show complete contrasts.

[cakerookie]

CC thats the reason I did not posts not sure what shes asking maybe she will clarify.

Rgds Rook.

[skylightsky]

Yes, typeo.

Friend has been invited to a wine tasting. I think it is a BLIND wine tasting where only red will be tasted.

Chocolate is NOT recommended as a dessert at this tasting. (I believe the host doesn't wish to have the tastes compete... Reason I know is she was going to prepare truffles with edible gold flecks... then encouraged to do otherwise.)

I suggested preparing a dessert containing a fruit, such as blackberries, that has a strong chance of being in the wine. (I believe this is a blind tasting.)
Otherwise, I suggested she find out the name of the last wine to be tested, find out the ingredients, and create a dish which uses one of the notes.

As she is a cake person, I suggested a dessert with a poppyseed cake base and perhaps use some blackberries as accent. After all, this is the same type dessert they use at FINALE in Boston. It works for them.

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Yep, Typo... Thanks ... look forward to your post...

She says with a grin, "Oh come on... like you haven't typed faster than your ole' noggin' works."

Best Wishes
:-)

[HeavyMetal Chef]

Peaches and red wine is a thing of beauty. So maybe a peach cake with a simple vanilla sauce or a peach tartlet with vanilla pastry cream?....Just a thought.

[baaronm]

I would do a Berry Trifle with Chambord syrup on the sponge and a mascarpone cream......Raspberry, strawberry & whatever fab fresh berry coulis you have at hand, fresh berries of the same varieties as the coulis.
Make 6 or so layers in a trifle compote, let sit overnight and what you will have is the biggest sleeper of the party.....I promise.