Well a lot of people love Merlot wine and chocolate. What a great pair, Merlot with chocolate. With me the darker the chocolate the better. So when I was asked to do a pairing of a wine and food for a brunch, I decided to pair these two delicious pairings. For Brunch since it is between breakfast and lunch I decided to pair Merlot with chocolate pancakes.
Ricord Merlot Wine and Chocolate
This wine is not just a wine, but a fine wine due to there being no artificial sulfates. If you ever researched the liquor store wines and found out what is in them, you would only drink these fine wines.
So Firstly, Here We Go
Ingredients
- 1 1/2 cup all-purpose flour
- 1/4 cup granulated sugar
- 1/4 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
- 1tsp.baking soda
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 1 cup milk
- 2 eggs
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 1/4 cup butter melted and cooled (or coconut oil)
- 1/2 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips optional
Instructions
- In a large bowl whisk together all dry ingredients
- In medium bowl whisk together all wet ingredients
- Coat your griddle with either butter or coconut oil, which ever you prefer. You can also use a cooking spray. Drop 1/4 cup of the batter onto a hot skillet and cook for 1-2 minutes, of ungil the top begins to bubble and the bottoms are set enough to flip. Flip and cook for another 1-2 minutes on the other side.
- Transfer to a cooling rack or to a plate loosely covered with aluminum foil to keep warm while other pancakes are cooking. Serve with your desired toppings. My self I like them with either Maple Syrup or strawberries and whipped topping.
Additionally,for Brunch I like to pair these pancakes with a Ricord Merlot. It tastes great with chocolate and the taste is fabulous.
A Summary
Fine wines are great to pair with different foods. A fine wine tastes even better because it is smoother and since there are no artificial sulfates they don’t give you headaches. Many people felt they were allerject to wines but when tasting these wines they discovered not getting headaches or getting sick. I used to get a headache or sick to my stomach before drinking these wines. I could only drink 1 or 2 glasses of wine. But now I can enjoy these wines and not have the same outcome.
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