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 Riserva Montefante 2017 Farina

Amarone della Valpolicella DOP Classico Riserva Capitel Monte Olmi 2018 Tedeschi

Marsala Superiore Rubino Dolce DOC Uncle Joseph 2016 Pellegrino

Wooden box Tommasi with Amarone and Valpolicella Ripasso, 2 x 0,75 ℓ bottles, Wooden box with plexiglass lid

Amarone della Valpolicella Classico Riserva DOCG 2019 Tenuta Santa Maria

Porto Vintage 2016 Dow's

Amarone della Valpolicella DOCG Gran Passione 2019 Botter

Recioto della Valpolicella DOCG Classico 2024 Farina

Amarone della Valpolicella DOCG Torre del Falasco 2020 Cantina Valpantena

Amarone della Valpolicella DOCG Villa Annaberta 2022 Cottini

Amarone della Valpolicella DOCG 2019 Cecilia Beretta

Montilla-Moriles DO Vino Dulce Natural Don PX Pedro Ximénez 2021 Toro Albalá

Porto Fine White Quinta do Noval

Porto Branco Ferreira

Amarone della Valpolicella DOCG Mai Dire Mai 2015 Pasqua

Amarone della Valpolicella Classico DOCG 2020 Villa Della Torre

Recioto della Valpolicella DOCG Fiorato 2021 Tommasi

Amarone della Valpolicella Riserva DOCG I Fondatori 2019 Fabiano