Oregon Chocolate Festival March 1-3

As a couple, acidic wine and fatty chocolate are destined to clash, but as with other strangely mismatched relationships, some pairings do work. Quady North 2008 Syrah 4,2-A ($25) and other reds with pepper notes wed well with white-pepper chocolates from Lillie Belle Farms of Central Point.

Against the odds, hopelessly romantic wine-and-chocolate lovers root for a matchup, especially March 1-3 when the Oregon Chocolate Festival opens its loving arms to Southern Oregon winemakers at Ashland Springs Hotel.

For more information: www.ashlandspringshotel.com/oregon-chocolate-festival