Coffee and chocolate not only have similar colour tones, they also share some of the same satisfying - and often intense - flavour notes. While the rich darkness of coffee and chocolate can sometimes be substituted for each other, the two in combination juggle the chocolate's sweetness and the coffee's rich, creamy notes. Serving coffee with chocolate is a classic presentation at the end of many European meals but not everyone in this part of the world would want to finish a meal on such a hefty note on a hot day. The best drink with coffee and chocolate needs to have similar brown flavour tones to add layers and elongate the combination in all directions. The blond flavour tones of a lively and zesty sauvignon blanc would be out of place. Les Vignerons de Maury Vieille Reserve 1992, Roussillon, France While everyone knows of the French regions of Bordeaux, Burgundy and Champagne, there are still some lovely lesser-known regions whose wines sell at fair prices. This one, from Roussillon, is sensational and if it came from a more famous area, it would be selling for thousands of dollars. It's a bright olive green, showing many years of ageing. The nose is a heady combination of nuts, raisins, licorice and ever so slightly, some toffee. It is the perfect match with bitter 99 per cent cacao content chocolate and fragrant Arabic coffee. The wine takes on a reverse roll of providing texture while the coffee and chocolate add richness and diversity of flavours. Available for HK$268 from Cottage Vineyards (tel: 2395 1293) Glenmorangie, Lasanta, Scotland Lasanta is finished in casks used previously to age sherry, which gives the lovely Glenmorangie whisky a rounded, nutty edge. The complex Glenmorangie base spirit gives the combination wonderful width and depth - it's a perfect match with chocolate-coated coffee beans and thick Turkish coffee. The Lasanta adds high notes and gives relief from big bursts of powerful flavour and the crackle and crunch of the coffee bean. The sherry cask richness sets a base note for the flavours to follow. The grainy Turkish coffee blends in texturally with the fragments of chocolate-covered coffee beans. Available for HK$660 from Moet Hennessy Diageo (tel: 2976 1888) Gonzalez Byass Noe Pedro Ximenez Sherry, Spain It's amazing so many sherry styles can be made from only three grapes: palomino, muscatel and Pedro Ximenez. Of course, PX is always a sweet sherry, and has a whopping 300 grams of sugar per litre. The classic way to serve PX is to pour it over vanilla ice cream, but it's also a perfect match with chocolate and coffee. The intense richness of the sherry almost competes with the chocolate but the hot coffee melts the viscous sugar in the PX giving the palate some freshness. The flavours of this - one of the best PX sherries - goes on and on. Available for HK$710 from Fine Vintage (tel: 2896 6108)