Tasting Guide
Green & Black's® and Frei Brothers® Reserve understand how soil, microclimate, and sustainable farming lead to premium flavors. That's why we share a deep passion for how and where our crops are grown, producing cocoa and grape harvests that will be exceptional today, and tomorrow. Perhaps this commitment to quality is why, when enjoyed together, our wine and chocolate complement each other so well.
Take the time to read the pairings below and discover 8 ways to savor our wine and chocolate together.
Green & Black's Dark 70% and Frei Brothers Reserve Pinot Noir
Dark chocolate with a light-bodied wine? Absolutely, when it is Frei's Pinot Noir and Green and Black's Dark 70%. The key is the light, fruity bitterness of the dark chocolate, which is complex but not too sweet, matching perfectly with the tart raspberry notes in the Pinot.
Green & Black's Milk and Frei Brothers Reserve Cabernet Sauvignon
Like biting into a warm chocolate cake with blackberry sauce, the silkiness of the milk chocolate blankets your palate surrounding the dark baked fruit flavors of the Cabernet.
Green & Black's Cherry and Frei Brothers Reserve Merlot
Sometimes it's hard to improve a classic. Matching the tart dried cherries in the bittersweet chocolate to the Merlot's medium bodied cherry notes is perfectly obvious. Why mess with perfection?
Green & Black's Ginger and Frei Brothers Reserve Chardonnay
For something a bit more exotic, take a piece of the Ginger and allow the chocolate to melt on your tongue, biting into the crystallized ginger at the very end. Then enjoy a sip of the Chardonnay and be amazed at how the slight heat from the ginger brings out the sweetness and the tropical fruit in the wine.
Green & Black's Almond and Frei Brothers Reserve Chardonnay
A classic combination, the rich and nutty flavors of the Sicilian almonds marry perfectly with the sweetness and tropical fruit notes in the Chardonnay.
Green & Black's White and Frei Brothers Reserve Chardonnay
This may just be the world's perfect pairing. The silky smoothness, creamy texture and vanilla finish of Green & Black's White is perfectly complemented by the tropical fruit and sweet vanilla flavor of the Chardonnay.
Green & Black's Dark 85% and Frei Brothers Reserve Syrah
Intense! This is the only way to describe the pairing of Green & Black's Dark 85% and Frei Brother's Reserve Russian River Valley Syrah. The complexity and sturdy structure of the wine softens and enhances the dark, intense chocolate.
Green & Black's Toffee and Frei Brothers Reserve Zinfandel
Chocolate, toffee and wine...three of life's great pleasures. It's never more true than when pairing Green & Black's Toffee and Frei Brothers Reserve Dry Creek Zinfandel. The rich, dark-fruit characters in the wine accentuate the chocolate's buttery sweet toffee flavors.
