Verriq Christmas special

Wine with chocolate dessert

Chocolate mousse and chocolate lava cake appear on the Christmas menus of leukerecepten.nl, eefkooktzo.nl and miljuschka.nl.

Wine advice

Prices are indications per bottle; they vary by shop.

Smart up to €10

Ruby port

Sweet, with ripe red fruit.

Generous €10 to €25

Sweet red from Roussillon

Banyuls or Maury (grenache)

A classic with chocolate.

All out from €25

Vintage port

Vintage or late bottled vintage port from a top year

Full, sweet and powerful.

Why this wine?

Chocolate is sweet and, the darker it is, the more bitter. The wine must be at least as sweet; bitterness intensifies tannin, so choose a sweet wine with ripe fruit and soft tannins.

What matters here

Sweetness in food makes wine taste less sweet and fruity, and makes bitterness, acidity and alcohol stand out.
Bitterness in food intensifies bitterness and tannin in the wine.

Better not

A dry red or dry sparkling wine: next to chocolate it tastes sour and bitter.

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Verriq · Last updated: 2026-10-19