Halloween Candy & Wine!

 

 

 

 

Halloween Candy and Wine?! What?! 

Here is a list of some of the more popular Halloween candies that will surely be floating around your house for the next couple of weeks and the wine that pairs well with them.  Don't believe me? Well, try it yourself!

• Snickers                                                         Tawny Port
• Reese's Peanut Butter Cup                        Pinot Noir
• Almond Joy                                                  Prosecco
• Hershey's                                                      Zinfandel
• Sweet Tarts                                                  Sauvignon Blanc
• Nerds                                                           Dry Riesling
• Twix                                                               Ice Wine

Reverdy Sancerre

 

Reverdy Sancerre

 

 

 

Reverdy Sancerre

The Reverdy Sancerre is a white wine produced in Loire Valley, France in the AOP of Sancerre.  This wine is 100% Sauvignon Blanc and has a 13% alcohol level.  This white is a pale golden color.  On the nose are notes of orange rind, lime, lemon zest, jalapeno, green grass, unripe peach, limestone, white blossoms, and gun flint.  This wine is a great example of a Sancerre with flavors of fresh citrus, meyer lemon, lime juice, sweet orange zest, green bell pepper, wet stone minerality, wet chalk, and steel.  The Reverdy Sancerre finished crisp and clean with ample acidity. 

 

Food Pairing Ideas:

 

• Acidic items like vinaigrettes and tomatoes.

• Lemon-herbed chicken

• Grilled fish with mango salsa, 

• Caprese salad 

• All seafood 

• Fresh goat cheese such as Feta

• Creamy Brie

• Parmigiano-Reggiano