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Wine with Halloween candy? Oh yea!

It’s inevitable. You get home after a long day, pour a nice glass of wine, and walk right by your child’s Halloween candy basket. In the interest of saving their teeth, you reach in and grab a piece. But, pair with care! Don't reach for the wrong thing in the candy basket! Everyone knows chocolate goes with red wine, but what if you’ve got to have that Reese’s Peanut Butter Cup? Here are a few suggestions to encourage you to experiment and pair the right candy with the wine you're drinking! Enjoy, and please comment below on your successful (or perhaps unsuccessful) wine and candy pairings!

Sparkling Wine - Kit Kat
Sauvignon Blanc - Gummy Bears
Chardonnay (oaked) - candy corn
Moscato - Skittles, Smarties
Riesling - red licorice
Pinot Blanc - Junior Mints
Pinot Noir - Peanut M&Ms, Whoppers
Merlot - 3 Musketeers, Milk Chocolate M&M’s, Kit Kat
Zinfandel (red, not white) - Reese's Peanut Butter Cup, M&M's
Syrah/Shiraz - Hershey’s Special Dark Chocolate
Malbec - Milk Chocolate M&M's
Cabernet Sauvignon - Snicker's, Mounds, Reese's Peanut Butter Cups

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