The Merlot and the Chocolate Torte are a great pairing. The richness of the chocolate brings out the velvety character that Merlot has. The 2002 vintage was one of the warmest summers on record in Niagara and produced red wines with huge fruity character and soft tannins. It is because of this that we can pair such a strong flavoured wine with our chocolate torte. When we pair food and wine we always want to keep the weight of our items equal. Chocolate torte is very rich and intense and so is Merlot! Our movie is also intense though at first it doesn’t look that way. We meet Jane (played by Katherine Heigl) our leading lady who has been a bridesmaid 27 times. We watch as Jane meets Kevin a wedding writer who soon discovers that this is not a regular Maid of Honour. Kevin finds Jane’s hidden dresses, all 27 of them and while Jane is trying them on and explaining why her friends have picked such wacky dresses for her to wear we soon discover that Jane has a heart of gold.
So….why pair a chocolate torte, Merlot and 27 Dresses? On the surface they all appear to be something that we indulge in, sort of secretly (it seems that we are all on diets these days and chick flicks are well you know….chick flicks that we give in to) but when you look more closely at them they are much more intense. Our movie has a much richer underside that matches with our Merlot and Chocolate Torte. We all like to indulge once in a while and this was a great indulgence for me!