Special chocolate

Giving chocolate, perhaps along with a bouquet of roses, is an unmissable tradition on Valentine's Day. A symbol of sweetness, love, and passion, chocolate (the Greek term meaning "drink of the gods") was so precious that it was used as currency and was a very expensive food, allowed only for the nobility.

But what pairs well with chocolate? The key element for a successful pairing is the amount of cocoa in the chocolate. Milk chocolate goes well with fortified wines like Passito di Pantelleria, Marsala, Sherry, or Tawny Port. Bitter chocolate, on the other hand, such as dark chocolate, can be paired with spirits, but also with soft red wines, of great structure and "meditation wines".

Particularly suitable for this type of pairing are the great Cabernet Sauvignon, Sagrantino di Montefalco, Amarone, Primitivo di Manduria, or Barolo Chinato. One of the most successful combinations is undoubtedly with Rum, which prefers dark chocolate, according to the rule that a longer aging must correspond to a higher percentage of cocoa. Grappa and chocolate enhance each other and provide an equally satisfying experience if a piece of chocolate is allowed to melt in the mouth after a sip of the spirit.

Amarone della Valpolicella Classico DOCG 2016 Secondo Marco

Amarone della Valpolicella Classico DOCG 2021 Gerardo Cesari

Sherry DO Pedro Ximénez CZ Emilio Hidalgo

Porto Tawny 10 Years Old Niepoort

Amarone della Valpolicella DOCG 2020 Pasqua

Amarone della Valpolicella DOCG Classico Rhetico 2019 Bolla

Amarone della Valpolicella Classico DOCG 2019 Brigaldara

Amarone della Valpolicella Classico DOCG 2021 Tommasi

Amarone della Valpolicella DOCG Monte Lodoletta 2018 Romano Dal Forno

Amarone della Valpolicella Classico DOCG 2020 Zenato

Amarone della Valpolicella Classico DOCG Riserva Sergio 2019 Zenato

Amarone della Valpolicella DOCG 2019 Cecilia Beretta

Montilla-Moriles DO Vino Dulce Natural Don PX Pedro Ximénez 2023 Toro Albalá

Amarone della Valpolicella DOP Classico Riserva Capitel Monte Olmi 2019 Tedeschi

Amarone della Valpolicella DOCG 2019 Roccolo Grassi

Amarone della Valpolicella DOCG Conte Gastone 2021 Massimago

Porto Colheita 2008 Niepoort

Porto Late Bottled Vintage 2018 Sandeman

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