Bernhardt Winery Strawberry Chocolate & Wine Festival - Plantersville, Texas

Saturday, May 18, 2013 from 12:00 PM - 7:00 PM

Plantersville, Texas

Bernhardt Winery
9043 County Rd. 204
Plantersville, Texas 773663
936-894-9829

Cost: $12

We are joining with A New Beginning Strawberry Farm in Plantersville to host our 1st annual Strawberry Chocolate and Wine Festival. Come and enjoy chocolate demonstrations, wine and chocolate pairings, guided tours through the vines, hayrides, local craft vendors and continuous music all day! We will also have a shuttle bus to the strawberry farm to go and pick your own strawberries! Fun for the whole family! Cost is $12/adult $6/children.

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Chocolate, Cheese and Bubbles - Dallas, Texas

Thursday, May 9, 2013 from 7:00 PM - 9:00 PM

Dallas, Texas

Scardello Artisan Cheese
3511 Oak Lawn Avenue
Dallas, Texas 75219
214-219-1300

Cost: $30

Join us for a special Mother’s Day Edition! What more can be said about three of life’s greatest pleasures? Join us as we explore each of these delights individually and try some interesting pairings.

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Live Jazz Music at Ayza Wine and Chocolate Bar West Village - New York, New York

Monday, April 29, 2013 from 7:00 PM - 10:00 PM

New York, New York

Ayza Wine & Chocolate Bar West Village
1 7th Avenue South
New York, New York 10014
212-365-2992

Cost: free entrance


7pm to 10pm

Music styles come and go. But anyone who has noticed the sound of the subways or the taxis knows NYC's rhythm will always be a form of jazz. On Mondays AYZA is proud to let local musicians play on top of that rhythm. Those of you who join us will receive a chocolate shot courtesy of AYZA on top of an evening of stimulating jazz.

Simply make a reservation through Find a Table and type the code (Live jazz mondays) to Receive a complimentary Chocolate Shot.

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Restaruant Week at The Melting Pot - Farmingdale, New York

Monday, April 29, 2013 - Sunday, May 5, 2013 from 5:00 PM - 9:00 PM

Farmingdale, New York

The Melting Pot
2377 Broad Hollow Rd (Rte 110)
Farmingdale, New York 11735
631-752-4242

Cost: 27.95 per person


In celebration of our Restaurant Week, we are pleased to offer you this very special menu for a limited time!
April 28 to May 5

~First Course~
Choose any of our delectably fresh salads
... House, Caesar, California, Spinach Mushroom

~Second Course~
Choice of any one featured entrees:
The Nassau - Teriyaki Sirlion, Chicken, White Shrimp and Spin/Art Ravioli.
The Suffolk - BBQ Pork Tenderloin, White Shrimp, Filet Mignon and Wild Mushroom Sacchetti
The Vegetarian - Portobello Mushrooms, Asparagus, Artichokes, Thai Peanut Tofu and Spin/Art Ravioli

Add a Lobster tail for only $13!

Entrees feature an array of fresh vegtables and dipping sauces.
Cooking Styles Court Bouillon, Bourguignonne($2.95 per pot) Coq Au Vin ($$5.95 per pot),
or Mojo ($4.95 per pot)

~Third Course~
Choose any of our decadent chocolate fondues
Chocolate fondue includes fresh strawberries, bananas, cheesecake, Rice Krispies Treats ®,
marshmallows, pound cake and brownies for dipping.

$27.95*/ person

Enhance your Restaurant Week experience by beginning your meal with
one of our fabulous cheese fondues – only $5 per person!

*Price does not include sales tax. For your convenience, an18% gratuity will be added to all parties.
Offer may not be combined with any other promotion, discount or coupon.

**On Saturday only the menu is available to reservations made between 4pm and 7pm only.

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East Texas Wineries, Cheese and Chocolate Tour, presented by Dallas Bites! - Dallas, Texas

Saturday, April 27, 2013 from 10:00 AM - 7:15 PM

Dallas, Texas

Donna's Pie House
5600 Lovers Lane
Dallas, Texas 75209
972-814-5997

Cost: $125 plus tax

If you love wineries, chocolate and cheese, this is THE tour for you. We will be traveling to East Texas all day for a tour that includes three wineries, food pairings at each stop, a morning snack and lunch. After starting out at Donna's Pie House Cafe for a chocolate send-off, guests will board our luxury motorcoach. We will enjoy a delicious box lunch on the way to Savannah Winery in Canton, a delightful place that you will enjoy. Then it's off to Kiepersol Estates Winery and Vineyards near picturesque Tyler for wines, cheeses and chocolate pairings. Finally, we'll savor the fine hand-crafted unique red and white wines of Tara Winery, perched on a hilltop with panoramic views all around. This is truly a tour to tell your friends about. We only have room for 36 people, so reserve today!

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Wine and Chocolate class with Chef Townsend and Winemaker Benjamin CALAIS - Dallas, Texas

Saturday, April 20, 2013 from 1:30 PM - 3:00 PM

Dallas, Texas

CALAIS Winery
3000 Commerce St
Dallas, Texas 75226
214-453-2548

Cost: 60


Join us Saturday, April 20, 1:30p.m. for a casual afternoon of wine and chocolate pairing led by Zach Townsend, one of Dallas's foremost authorities on the topic of fine chocolate. This 1 ½ hour interactive educational event will include a discussion on the origin of chocolate, how fine chocolate is made, the flavor profiles of fine chocolate and how to properly taste fine chocolate.
Participants will then taste a selection of some of the world's finest chocolate of varying cacao percentages and learn about their personal taste preferences. The tasting progresses with a selection of 5 Calais Winery wines chosen as a pairing for each chocolate.  You will discuss the flavor profiles of the wines and chocolates and learn the concepts of pairing these two luxury products together. Come learn more than you could imagine about the world of wine and fine chocolate !
Chocolates to be tasted, as selected by Zach Townsend:
Scharffen Berger 70% cacao dark chocolate
Patric Madagascar 67% cacao dark chocolate
Valrhona 55% cacao semi-sweet dark chocolate
Valrhona 41% cacao dark milk Jivara Lactée
We require a minimum of 6 participants for this class, in case of cancelation we will issue a full refund

For the best experience possible we are limiting the class is limited to 16 participants.

BIO:

Zach Townsend is the owner of Pure Chocolate Desserts by Zach and Dallas Chocolate Classes, specializing in private events and chocolate tasting and baking courses in Dallas and Fort Worth since 2003. Zach has spent over 25 years in the world of chocolate and chocolate dessert making. He was a contributor to Rose's Heavenly Cakes, the 2010 IACP Cookbook of the Year, by Rose Levy Beranbaum (two-time IACP Cookbook of the Year award-winning author) and is a contributing writer to Dessert Professional magazine. He has spent more than a year in Paris and throughout France studying dessert trends and styles and has worked in Paris alongside Miyuki Watanabe of Gérard Mulot fame. Zach is also a culinary translator from French to English. His translations have appeared in Wine Enthusiast magazine and his latest translation work is the book Larousse on Cooking (John Wiley & Sons, Inc. 2012).

Zach's chocolate desserts have been served by request to President George W. Bush and First Lady Laura Bush. He is a member of the International Association of Culinary Professionals, the Fine Chocolate Industry Association, and the American Translators Association.

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Winery and Chocolate Saveur Tour, presented by Dallas by Chocolate - Dallas, Texas

Saturday, March 16, 2013 from 1:00 PM - 4:30 PM

Dallas, Texas

Times Ten Cellars
6324 Prospect Avenue
Dallas, Texas 75214
972-442-6963

Cost: $40

A little chocolate, a little wine, maybe a little cheese to pair...just take our word for it! Enjoy an afternoon of great treats and good times as we start at Times Ten Cellars for a wine tasting and sample our way around such venues as Dude, Sweet Chocolate and CocoAndre. Price includes private bus transportation, wine tastings at wineries, beverages, many samples and more.

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Red Wine and Chocolates - Free Wine Tasting - Dallas, Texas

Wednesday, February 6, 2013 from 6:30 PM - 7:30 PM

Dallas, Texas

Whole Foods Market Preston and Forest
11700 Preston Road
Dallas, Texas 75230
214-361-8887

Cost: Free

With Valentine's Day right around the corner make sure you're ready to wine and dine your sweetheart with the finest chocolates and the best red wines from around the globe.  Learn from our Wine Specialist, Danielle, as she makes sure your Valentine's Day is a success!  Space is limited please sign up today http://goo.gl/F3eHk

Thirsty Oaks "Valentines" Wine Trail - Florence, Texas

Sunday, February 10, 2013 from 12:00 PM - 5:00 PM

Florence, Texas

Inwood Estates Winery, Perissos Vineyard, Pilot Knob Vineyard & The Vineyard at Florence
Florence, Texas 76527
254-793-3114

Cost: $35 per person, includes 22 oz Crystal Wine Glass, 3 Tastings and Food Pairings and Four Wineries''


Thirsty Oaks "Valentines" Wine Trail
             
Treat Your Sweetheart to a Romantic and Delectable
            Wine and Chocolate Experience ! !

              Visiting Four Great Wineries:
                         Inwood Estates Vineyards
                         Perrisos Vineyards
                         Pilot Knob Vineyards
                         The Vineyard at Florence

Tickets are $35 per Person and include:
           -22 oz Crystal Bordeaux Wine Glass
           - 3 Wine Tastings at Four Wineries
           - Chocolate Dessert Pairings at Four Wineries

  Add to Your Collection of these Great Wine Glasses with this Trail!
           
For tickets and a map, visit www.thirstyoakswinetrail.com
 Questions:  Rose Mary at 254-793-3114 or
            rmgatlin@inwoodwines.com

Wine. Chocolate. Art. - San Saba, Texas

Saturday, February 9, 2013 from 12:00 PM - 4:00 PM

San Saba, Texas

Wedding Oak Winery
316 E. Wallace
San Saba, Texas 76877
325-372-4050

Cost: Free Admission. Regular wine prices apply.

Spend the afternoon enjoying the finer things in life: Wine, Chocolate, and Art!  Meet the amazing artist Liz Burgin Netherland, and world-class chocolatier Kevin Wenzel, of Wiseman House Chocolates.  Both will be in house to delight your senses and answer your questions.  And of course, there will be wine!

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Texas Bluebonnet Wine Trail, Wine & Chocolate Trail: Feb. 2-3 & 9-10, 2013 - Montgomery, Texas

Saturday, February 2, 2013 from 11:00 AM - 6:00 PM

Montgomery, Texas

The Nine Member Wineries Along the Texas Bluebonnet Wine Trail, just about one hour NW of Houston
14343 Liberty Street
Montgomery, Texas 77356

Cost: Single Ticket: $25 or Ticket for Two, $45: Save 10% when you buy one Ticket for Two (TICKETS VALID ALL DATES)

The Wine & Chocolate Trail is a wonderful way to celebrate Valentine's Day. For four days on the first two weekends in February 2013, your trail ticket allows you to sample two wine tastings paired with a wonderful chocolate delicacy at each of the NINE member wineries along the Texas Bluebonnet Wine Trail.


Your Single ticket is priced at $25 plus handling fees and tax, or save 10% when you purchase a Ticket-for-Two-is priced at $45 plus handling fees and tax. Your ticket purchased for this event is good February 2-3 & 9-10, 2013, regardless of your purchase date. Here's what our guest on the Holiday Crystal Wine Trail had to say.
"This was my first Wine Trail event and I absolutely loved it…All in all I had an absolutely wonderful time, made friends along the way, I can’t wait for the Feb. Chocolate tour and the April Cheese tour!!!"
“We had out-of-town guests and went both days (we live in Katy) and thoroughly enjoyed the outing as we are fans of Napa & Sonoma.”
“I brought a new group of friends and as always we had a fabulous time. They were unaware we had so many wineries so close to home. I see many day trips to go back and spend more time at our favorites.”

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Wine and Chocolate Pairings - Wylie, Texas

Friday, January 25, 2013 from 6:00 PM - 8:00 PM

Wylie, Texas

96 West Winery Tasting Room
103 N. Ballard Avenue
Wylie, Texas 75098
972-442-7838

Cost: $25 for five wines and paired chocolates.


It’s Friday and it’s time for chocolate and wine.  We've paired several of our wines with the remarkably delicious chocolates made by Mountain Pleasant, TX chocolate maker Sweet Shop USA.  If you love light or dark, creamy or firm, dipped or filled, you will love the tastings we have paired for you.  If you can’t get enough of the sweet stuff, we will have plenty to purchase for later.

Come by after dinner to taste what many people believe is by far the best pairing of food and wine of all time.  Receive five wines and chocolate pairings for just $25.

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Switzer Family Vineyards Wine Dinner - Dallas, Texas

Thursday, January 3, 2013 from 7:00 PM - 10:00 PM

Dallas, Texas

Pappas Bros. Steakhouse
10477 Lombardy Lane
Dallas, Texas 75220
214-366-2000

Cost: $195 per guest, plus tax and gratuity

Pappas Bros. Steakhouse…Legendary Coach Barry Switzer… Switzer Family Vineyards… an evening to remember! Switzer Wines, described as “full-bodied Cabs with blackberry and cherry flavors that finish with hints of caramel, chocolate, petit verdot and cabernet franc,” come from the prestigious Oakville Appellation of Napa Valley, California. Experience Switzer Vineyards Cabernet this Cotton Bowl Week   and see why each bottle is branded with the label, “I think there is something special about our wine.”

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Holiday Wine and Chocolate Tasting - Dallas, Texas

Friday, December 14, 2012 from 7:00 PM - 11:00 PM

Dallas, Texas

Winetastic
4140 Lemmon Ave Suite 130
Dallas, Texas 75219
214-559-8910

Cost: $30

‘Tis the season when the leaves start turning, the weather is getting cooler, and the holidays have arrived. We will be serving some incredible chocolates from truffles to caramels to cake and raw chocolate and we're pairing them with five very dangerously delicious red wines. Taste the chocolate for all of its sweet, smoky spice and floral richness. Equally tantalizing, five very unique reds will be expertly paired. But don’t take our word for it, try pairing them for yourself.   7-11PM - $30 This is a come and go event. Call us at 214-559-8910 to reserve your spot or send us an email at wine@dallaswinetastic.com. Join WineTastic for an evening with Friends and Merriment.

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Christmas Lights, Chocolate and Wine Tour - Dallas, Texas

Saturday, December 1, 2012 from 5:00 PM - 8:00 PM

Dallas, Texas

Donna's Pie House
5600 Lovers Lane
Dallas, Texas 75209
972-814-5997

Cost: $30

Imagine a cozy ride to view holiday lights, while eating chocolate and sipping wine or hot chocolate! Sit back with friends or a special person as we explore the lights of Highland Park and/or Kessler Park. Price includes bus transportation, hot chocolate or coffee, wine and treats at 3 or more chocolate establishments.

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"Give Thanks for Chocolate and Cheese" Tour with Wine - Dallas, Texas

Saturday, November 17, 2012 from 2:00 PM - 5:15 PM
Dallas, Texas

Scardello Artisan Cheese
3511 Oak Lawn
Dallas, Texas 75219
972-814-5997

Cost: $35

Taste some of Dallas' premier cheeses, along with many chocolate treats at premier chocolatiers, cheesemakers and other specialty shops including Scardello Artisan Cheese.  Price includes bus transportation, two wines served aboard and many samples. 

 

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"Chocolate Heaven" Wine and Chocolate Tour - Addison, Texas

Sunday, November 11, 2012 from 1:00 PM - 4:15 PM
Addison, Texas

Polk-a-Dot Bakery
15615 Quorum Drive
Addison, Texas 75001
972-814-5997

Cost: $30

Great venues, all centered around Chocolate. This one's in the Plano/Allen/McKinney/Frisco area. Price includes bus transportation, 2 wines served onboard and many samples.

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"Chocolate Rejoice" Chocolate/Wine Tour presented by Dallas by Chocolate - Dallas, Texas

Saturday, November 10, 2012 from 1:00 PM - 4:15 PM
Dallas, Texas

Great One Cookie Company
3111-B Monticello
Dallas, Texas 75205
972-814-5997

Cost: $30

Do something unique: a Taste Tour with Dallas by Chocolate! We will visit 4 artisan venues including chocolate and savory shops. Guests learn about the establishment and what sets it apart, taste delicious samples and have the opportunity to shop at each location. Tickets are just $30 per person, which includes transportation via private bus, wine or water and all the samples you can eat.

For more information call 972-442-6963 or visit www.dallasbychocolate.com

"Chocolate Sophistication" Chocolate and Wine Tour - Carrollton, Texas

Sunday, November 4, 2012 from 1:00 PM - 4:15 PM
Carrollton, Texas

Elegantly Chocolate
2515 E. Rosemeade
Carrollton, Texas 75007
972-814-5997

Cost: $35

Indulge in an afternoon of tasting pure chocolate treats and great wines, savoring every sweet bite and sip. Venues include Elegantly Chocolate, Tiff's Treats and Sweet Firefly. Price includes bus transportation, 2 wines served onboard and many samples.

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Oh Goodness Chocolate and Wine Tour - Dallas, Texas

Sunday, October 28, 2012 from 1:00 PM - 4:15 PM
Dallas, Texas

Empire Baking Company
5450 W. Lovers Lane
Dallas, Texas 75209
972-814-5997

This truly scrumptious tour includes such venues as Zaguan Latin Cafe & Bakery (where we get to go behind the scenes and taste amazing savory and sweet pastries), The Fudgemakers (best fudge in the world!), Empire Baking Company and more. Price of $30 per person plus tax includes bus transportation, 2 wines served onboard and many samples.

Cost: $30 per person

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