Blackberries and Wine

Many red wines are described as brambly, with the flavor of red fruits like tart, decadent, fully ripe blackberries. These descriptions offer us paths to follow. We are working on a blackberry and red wine sorbet. To complement the sorbet a corn product is likely to emerge. On the simple front I like the idea of a griddled corn muffin. On the complex front I like the same pairing, perhaps a corn custard or a souffle. How then to bring them together? That's a question for tomorrow. For now we are happy to just smell the brambly blackberries in the heady wine. We will get to the second part when the time is right.