Ebony And Ivory

Is it just me or is everyone tired of hearing how well dark chocolate and red wine go together. Blech. The other evening, while sampling a brut nature bubbly for a story, and absentmindedly nibbling on a stash of dark chocolate-covered almonds, I experienced an epiphany: these two things pair like bacon and eggs. I wasn't sure if it was the dryness of the wine combined with the sharpness of the chocolate (against the backdrop of the salty, oily nut) but I was dangerously rapt. And, just to be sure, I tried it again the next night. The only problem now is that I'm afraid to have the two items - zero-dosage champers and dark chocolate-covered almonds - in my house. Luckily, it also works with carob-covered almonds, which is practically good for you.