Best Halloween Candy and Wine Pairings
Every year someone publishes a list of which wines go well with Halloween candy. 2020 is different in a lot of ways, but there’s still a list this year. You know you’re gonna steal a few pieces of candy, so you might as well know which wine goes well with it!
Vivino.com has this year’s pairings for you. I can understand the wine with chocolate pairings, but Skittles? That one may be a stretch for me.
I’m sure if you’re a wine drinker, you know what goes well with candy. Here’s the list just in case:
- Hershey’s and Syrah – You need a wine that’s “powerful, but light on its feet” to go with straight milk chocolate. A red like a Syrah with flavors of black pepper and black fruit will do it.
- Kit Kats and Pinot Noir – Want to make the milk chocolate and wafer combo of a Kit Kat taste like a chocolate-dipped raspberry? Try it with a glass of a Pinot Noir from Sonoma Coast.
- Reese’s Pumpkins and Gamay – The grapes for this red wine gives it a wild cherry jam aroma that pairs perfectly with peanut butter and chocolate. PB & J fans, this is for you.
- M&M’s and Port – The dark, sweet, black fig and dried fruit character of Port is a great counterpoint to the milk chocolate in M&M’s.
- Skittles and Sauvignon Blanc – The fruity flavors of the Skittles are balanced by the tropical fruits in this white wine, Ideally a Sauvignon Blanc from New Zealand.
- Snickers and Cabernet Sauvignon – The intense flavor combo of peanut, caramel and nougat needs a strong wine. The tannin and fruit in a Cab Sav makes it the one.
Cheers!!! Enjoy the candy and/or the wine!
Melany Myers is a Gastonia native and has spent most of her life here in North Carolina. Mel has worked in radio for over 20 years, many of which she spent co-hosting morning shows in Charlotte, NC, and Columbia, SC. Mel loves 80’s music, going to concerts, cooking, and eating! She is always writing about random news stories that really make you wonder, “what in the world?!” She also writes about rock music and human-interest content.
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