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How to Enjoy Barolo, King of Italian Wines: Aging, Pairing, Serving

StefanGourmet

As a holder of a Dutch level 4 diploma in wine (vinoloog in Dutch), one of the questions I get asked most often is what my favorite wine is. Although I’m generally a lover of Italian wine, my favorite white wine is French: white Burgundy from Meursault, Puligny-Montrachet, Chassagne-Montrachet, and preferably Montrachet Grand Cru. However, my favorite red wine is Italian: Barolo. This love affair started about 20 years ago. I had just begun to enjoy drinking wine, and we were having a company retreat at a conference hotel with a pretty good wine list. The waiter was about to … Continue reading How to Enjoy Barolo, King of Italian Wines: Aging, Pairing, Serving

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Walnut Chocolate Cake

StefanGourmet

I wanted to end my Piemonte-themed wine and food evenings with a nice dessert. The first thing I thought of was bounet, but I had already made that before for a similar evening so I asked my friend Resi (who is from Piemonte and helps me with my blog in Italian) for suggestions. She suggested a walnut cake with chocolate pastry cream as typical dessert from Piemonte. That sounded great and like a good combination for the barolo chinato I had made.

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The resulting cake was absolutely delicious. It has a very full walnut flavor and it’s not surprise that the chocolate pastry cream was nice as well. If you like dark chocolate, you can add cocoa powder to the chocolate cream to give it a more hefty chocolate flavor. The resulting cake will pair better with the barolo chinato.  Continue reading “Walnut Chocolate Cake”