Red wine can be eaten with chocolate. The phytochemicals polyphenols in dark chocolate and red wine can dilate blood vessels and speed up the blood supply to the brain. This helps to increase the oxygen content and blood sugar content in the brain, thus making complex brain activities simpler and faster. In addition, the effect of polyphenols in red wine and dark chocolate is better when used together than when used alone.

In fact, chocolate itself also contains tannins. Although tannin is one of the important indicators for tasting red wine, the more the better. Therefore, when a portion of dark chocolate contains more tannins, the amount of tannins in the mouth will increase exponentially with red wine, and the taste will be extremely bitter. This means that chocolate is very suitable for matching with fruity red wine, and low acidity will aggravate the fruity taste of wine.

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The collocation of red wine and chocolate;

1, the sweetness of wine should be at least similar to that of chocolate, otherwise the original sweet taste will become very sour immediately.

2. Chocolate with heavy taste is suitable for matching with mellow wine;

3. When eating chocolate, you should also refer to the tasting order of rich flavor from light mouth during wine tasting.

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