When Clotilde announced WBW13: Like Wine For Chocolate (WBW is Wine Blogging Wednesday) I made a mental note to hire a wine tutor, a chocolate tutor, and to steal a recipe from a book that would tell me as much as I needed to know about both. Unfortunately, I totally flaked out and forgot to prepare anything and then late this afternoon I was like: "Oh no! I need to submit something for Clotilde's Wine Blogging Wednesday! Something with wine and chocolate!"
Her instructions were very simple: "I would like you to look for a wine that will pair beautifully with an intensely flavored chocolate cake. Sweet or dry, red, white, rosé or polka-dotted -- your choice entirely!"
Because I didn't have time to run out, I grabbed the only wine I had on hand and then scrounged around for chocolate. Here's what I found:
That's Beaujolais and Nutella. Who'd have thunk the two might go together? No one, I tell you, no one: and for good reason. They don't! But I learned this the hard way.
My idea was cute, you have to give it that. I would coat the rim of the glass with Nutella like Mexicans coat margarita glasses with salt. Then I'd fill it with wine. That'd be my contribution. And so I did just that:
I raised a glass to the Empire State Building and gave it a sip.
It wasn't nasty---I didn't spray red wine all over the room. But, at the same time, the two clearly didn't go together. The wine was meaty, if that makes sense, and the Nutella was--well--not meaty. Plus the Nutella smeared all over my mouth, extending my smile both ways about an inch. It was not a pretty picture.
And so, dear readers, I tried--you must give me that. I hope the other contributors to WBW13 fared much better than I did. I'd like the prize for most endearing effort. I am endearing, dammit!
12 Comments
seriously this is the saddest and funniest thing I have read in a long time...I am laughing through the tears...
cheers,
J
Posted by Jen | September 7, 2005 12:02 PM
Another less messy option would be to dust the rim of the glass with cocoa powder sweetened or not. Though the end results would very likely be the same. I give you an A+ for effort.
Posted by Tracy | September 7, 2005 12:05 PM
dude..........DUUUUUUDE!!
Posted by zeep | September 7, 2005 4:43 PM
Beaujolais would hardly be called a "meaty" wine. Its about as thin as red wine gets.
Posted by The yankee | September 7, 2005 6:48 PM
so funny, really
Posted by Alisa | September 7, 2005 7:33 PM
This was so funny, really!
Posted by Alisa | September 7, 2005 7:34 PM
I read Clotilde's comment on your entry and jumped right over to read it. Thanks for a great laugh and I love the photo!
Posted by Diane | September 9, 2005 12:46 PM
hahahahaha Adam,
you're incorringable!!!
Posted by Lisa | September 9, 2005 2:16 PM
Dude,it's incorrigible!
Posted by A | September 9, 2005 9:49 PM
Try sticking the nutella rimmed wine glass in the freezer for a few, till the nutella is solid? Pour in wine, then Cheers! What do you think?
Posted by zenitra | September 10, 2005 2:18 AM
Brilliant, but not too tasty looking.
Posted by Elizabeth | September 15, 2005 2:15 PM
That is the funniest thing I've seen all day and I am sooo bored at work. Thank you so much - I'm still laughing (For those who can see me at my desk through a huge plate glass window, somewhat maniacally, I might add.) I am, maniacal, not the people on the other side . . .
Posted by Amy | September 18, 2005 5:38 PM