Now, if you don’t like chocolate and you don’t like zin, you missed an excellent opportunity to try and expand your wine and food taste buds!! On 27 January, The Buzz Coffee and Wine Bar had another awesome wine and food paring. Look what we had. All of the wines were from California’s Renwood Winery. My scores are in ( ).

Pretzel Drops, Chocolate Popcorn and Chocolate Soy Crisps

Chocolate Sushi amd Chocolate Pate with Zinfandel and Berries
2006 Red Label Sierra Foothills Zinfandel
(17)

Look at the Chocolate Sushi

Mascarpone Brioche Sandwiches and Chocolate Soup
2006 Amador County Old Vine Zinfandel
(18)

Mixed Green Salad with Chocolate Dressing (Great!)
2004 Santino Fiddletown Zinfandel
(18)

Chicken Mole with Roasted Vegetables and Spanish Rice
2006 Grandmere Zinfandel
(19)

Deep Dark Chocolate Cake with Zinfandel Frosting
2007 Amador County Ice Zinfandel
(20)

We also have a 2004 Zinfandel Port in a Chocolate Cup. That went fast!

Paul Colwell, BRJ Distributors and the Renwood Winery Representatives.

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One great and fantastic evening of food (thanks Debbie!), wine, chocolate and new friends. Cheers and hope to see you at the next one.