Protein & Nutrition Blog – Marmels

Pairing chart matching chocolate to wine by cacao percentage, from white chocolate with Moscato to the 62 percent Marmels bar with fruit-forward red or ruby port, and 85 percent or higher with sweet sherry

Protein & Nutrition Blog – Marmels

Dark Chocolate and Wine Pairing: A Beginner's Guide

by Mo Mandegar, PhD on Jul 05 2026
Set dark chocolate next to a dry red and you get either a perfect finish or a chalky, sour mess. The difference comes down to one rule: the wine should be at least as sweet as the chocolate. Here is why the two interact the way they do, and which wines to reach for at each cacao percentage, from a moderate 62% bar to an intense 85%.