Petra Vigil from Petra's Backstubchen just turned 60, and we're celebrating with a German Chocolate Cake with a special ingredient — red wine!

“Pinot noir is an excellent grape for this ... making it a match made in heaven with chocolate. Roscato is also a sweet red wine—from Lombardy, a northern region in Italy—that's typified ...

Milk Chocolate Berry Jam and Pinot Noir If you reach for the jam-filled ... "pour yourself a glass of Zinfandel or another bold, fruit-forward red wine," Andrea says. The wine's ripe fruitiness ...

They are found in both red wines and chocolate, and when you mix the two ... such as Sangiovese or Pinot Noir, those notes will shine through. You can also go for raspberry or plum wines to ...

Chop the figs and place in a pan with the wine, orange juice and zest ... Dust with sugar and set oven to 180oc. Melt the chocolate gently in a heat proof bowl over hot water.