The Westside Wine Trail wineries return for their annual Sip with Your Sweetheart Event in celebration of Valentine’s Day. All nine wineries of the Westside Wine Trail open their doors on Sunday, February 10th, 2013 from noon til four pm offering complimentary wine and heavenly chocolate pairings. For romantics, chocolate and wine lovers- The Sip with Your Sweetheart event is not to be missed.
Westside Wine Trail wineries and their carefully selected chocolate & wine pairings for 2013 include:
Selection of Wine & Bernard Callebaut Chocolates
Bernard Callebaut chocolate bread from Artisan Breads and specialty cheese made in the Okanag
an Valley will be paired with a selection of Gamay Noir, Pinot Noir and Late Harvest wines.
Late Harvest Viognier and Merlot Ice
wine & White & Dark Chocolate Truffles
Viognier infused white chocolate truffles paired with a Late Harvest Viognier and dark chocolate truffles infused with Merlot paired with a Merlot Icewine.
Pinot Rose & Chocolate Lava Cake
Barrel Top Grill’s Chef Trevor will be welcoming guests with chocolate lava cakes which will be paired with a 2011 Pinot Rose.
Bliss Sparkling Cherry Honey Wine & Chocolate Walnut Bark
Be the first to try the newly released Bliss, a sparkling cherry honey wine which will be paired with their Harvest Table Chocolate Bark, featuring dried cherries and farm walnuts.
Merlot & Dark Chocolate Mousse
Delight your senses with dark chocolate mousse topped with raspberry caviar and paired with a 2009 Reserve Merlot.
Summit Reserve Melange Noir & Bliss Bakery’s Chocolate Cinnamon Heart Tart
Will be serving their “2006 Summit Reserve Melange Noir” wine with Bliss Bakery’s decadent “Chocolate cinnamon heart tart” – a shortbread crust, dark chocolate with a hint of spice, delicate cinnamon flavour and infused with Mt. Boucherie’s wine.
Merlot & Salted Chocolate Caramel Bar
Add something savoury to your day! The dedicated pastry chef at Old Vines Restaurant will be whipping up a delectable salted chocolate caramel bar to pair with the Quails’ Gate 2010 Merlot. The test trial in the Wine Shop had them all raving, so be sure to drop by for something extraordinary.
La Droite Merlot & Cherry, Chocolate Truffle Cookie
Chef James O’Riordan will be enticing guests with a cherry, chocolate truffle cookie which will be paired with their 2008 ‘La Droite’ Merlot.
Selection of Wines & Rogers Chocolates
Will be pairing their wines with decadent Rogers Chocolates and Heart Icewine Chocolates (Chocolates, Truffles & Fudges).
For more information, visit Westside Wine Trail or follow on twitter @WestWineTrail.
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