Wine & Halloween Candy Combinations
Whether you get trick-or-treaters, October is the time of year to have a delicious bowl of sweets and treats in your home. The easiest path to wine pairing with candies like these is to pair sweet with sweet, like our Inifinitum Dessert Wine or Sparkling Moscato. However, as wine lovers, we are intrigued by the challenges and delights of pairing other fine wines with these confections.
Rather than tell you exactly what wine to have with your fun size Snickers bar, we’ve put together a quick guide to pairing wine and candy based on candy components. Whether you want to lean into the nuances of nougat or the complexities of caramel, there’s a wine that will suit you!
With Peanuts - Centanni Rosso
For anyone reaching for the coveted Reese pumpkins or the salty-sweet of a Snickers, we recommend enjoying this nuttiness alongside the balanced nature of Centanni Rosso. Our Centanni offers enough rich fruit to jive with the peanuts (think of the harmony of a PB & J) and just enough tannin to moderate the sweetness of the candy itself.
With Mellocreme - Chardonnay
Love it or hate it, candy corn and other mellocreme delights are a part of the season. If you have a soft spot for this polarizing candy, you are not alone! It’s sweet as can be, and sometimes that’s what you need. We enjoy this alongside the light creamy and marshmallow notes of our Landmark Chardonnay.
With Nougat - Sparkling
Nougat offers a satisfying bite with a balance between chewy and smooth. Whether you’re enjoying a rich Milky Way or the fluffy nougat in a 3 Musketeers, you can appreciate the addition of a glass of Sparkling Wine. It’s fun, delicious, and simple!
With Caramel - Barbera
From Rolos to Twix to homemade confections, caramel deserves its established presence in the candy world. We appreciate the plummy, refined tones of a good Barbera alongside caramels of all kinds, especially handcrafted butter caramel.
With Milk Chocolate - Cuvée Dray
For the chocolate lovers out there, the world of wine is open to you! When it comes to specific pairings, however, this one shines. Our Cuvée Dray is both flavorful and approachable, with enough body to stand up to some sweetness.
With Toffee - Petite Sirah
The caramelized, buttery profile of crisp English toffee is a delight to the palate and tastes almost nostalgic. A classic like this comfortably joins an underappreciated classic like Petite Sirah. Enjoy the interplay of toffee and this wine’s rich dark notes.
With Dark Chocolate - Cabernet Sauvignon
A truly quintessential conversation if ever there was one! Cabernet and dark chocolate together offer bold flavors, parallel profiles of tannin and cocoa, and full-bodied enjoyment. Both our Jewel Collection and Reserve Collection Cabernets offer this juicy delight.
With Fruity Candy - Salute Rosé
We love the fun fruity flavors of hard candies like jolly ranchers as well as the chewier varieties like skittles and starburst. These are all delightful with a crisp glass of our vibrant Salute Rose, which offers bright flavor and fun complexity to these pairings.
Trick or treat! Happy Halloween from Rubino Estates.