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During the holidays, there are three food items that are almost always present in every party and dinner – chocolate, cheese, and wine. If you are thinking of a unique treat to serve your guests during the holidays, why not combine those three into one dessert that will tickle everyone’s palate?

While wine and cheese baskets are a common sight to every party, adding a box of gourmet chocolates in the picture will definitely excite your guests’ taste buds. A chocolate, wine and cheese basket is also perfect if your dinner involves the younger crowd – no teenager can say no to the sweet taste of chocolates!

To keep you from getting all confused with perfectly pairing each cheese with each chocolate and with every bottle of wine, it is best that you highlight one item and use the other two to help emphasize its unique flavor. Pick the kind of chocolate that you want first, then the kind of cheese that goes well with it and the wine that will sum up all the taste.

The key in making your chocolate, wine, and cheese basket is to keep everything simple. Avoid mixing an elaborate selection of wines, chocolates, and cheeses. A basket full of overwhelming flavor will do everything except impress your guests.

Here are some pairing suggestions for a great chocolate, wine and cheese basket:

Dark Chocolate

Dark chocolate have strong and complex flavors. Hence, a tasty Brie cheese or a mild blue cheese is great to enhance its undertones. Full bodied red wine like a bottle of Cabernet Sauvignon, is great which will highlight the fruity and spicy notes of the chocolate.

Chocolate Caramels

Chocolate caramels inspire a universe of options. A buttery caramel chocolate will taste perfectly with a fresh goat cheese and wines like a Demi-Sec Champagne – these wines have a honey and floral flavor, which complements the sweet taste of caramel.

Chocolate Covered Nuts

Adding nuts on the pairing means going for hard aged cheeses, like an aged cheddar or Gouda. And a bottle of Pinot Noir, with all its toasted and spicy berry notes makes a great pair for chocolate and roasted almonds.

What are you waiting for? Grab a Cheese basket now and prepare for Christmas!