Nutella & Cream Cheese Bagels and Harvey’s Orange Sherry Wine Pairing
So I was logged into Facebook last night and one of my friends chats me and asks me for a quick pairing. Having been in the mood for sweets, I cycled quickly through mental images of the fridge and pantry and thought… whole wheat bagels, whipped cream cheese and a nice, liberal spoonful of Nutella.
Pairing with that can be a little difficult. I immediately thought a nice orange moscato would go nicely but didn’t have any on hand. The more I thought about it, lots of places wouldn’t even carry it.
While regular moscato would do just fine, I couldn’t let go of the idea of adding a hint of orange to the pairing, which led me to an old school fortified favorite, Sherry.
Harvey’s Orange Apéritif is a blend of Bristol Cream with ‘natural orange aromas’, typically served cold or over ice. An apéritif, as you may know, is usually designed for pre-meal stimulation but, as is the case with most everything else, the Wine Fugitive tends to break the ‘rules’ in favor for what tastes good.
Now, it would only be fair to forewarn you… don’t go pouring yourself a glass of this stuff to go with your desert. This stuff is heavily fortified. I prefer mine in a shot glass, just enough to wash down my snack.
For the bagel, I prefer whole wheat mini-bagels, with a slightly thicker layer of cream cheese than the Nutella. All three of these should be readily available at just about any major grocery store. I’m still surprised at how good this really is.
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