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 2021 Domini Veneti

Amarone della Valpolicella Classico DOCG Riserva Sergio 2019 Zenato

Amarone della Valpolicella DOCG Télos L'Amarone 2016 Tenuta Sant'Antonio

Amarone della Valpolicella DOCG 2019 Casalforte

Amarone della Valpolicella Classico DOCG 2021 Gerardo Cesari

Amarone della Valpolicella Classico DOCG 2020 Villa Della Torre

Amarone della Valpolicella DOCG Classico Rhetico 2019 Bolla

Amarone della Valpolicella Classico DOCG 2016 Bertani

Amarone della Valpolicella DOCG 2019 Roccolo Grassi

Amarone della Valpolicella DOCG 2020 Cecilia Beretta

Amarone della Valpolicella Valpantena DOCG 2022 Bertani

Montilla-Moriles DO Don Pedro Ximénez Gran Reserva 2003 Toro Albalá

Amarone della Valpolicella DOCG Valpantena 2022 Bertani

Amarone della Valpolicella Classico DOCG Collezione Pruviniano Maran 2021 Domini Veneti

Amarone della Valpolicella Classico DOP 2018 Zýmé

Amarone della Valpolicella Classico Riserva DOCG Le Origini 2018 Bolla

Amarone della Valpolicella DOCG Mai Dire Mai 2016 Pasqua

Amarone della Valpolicella Classico DOCG 2020 Zenato

Confirm switching to the professional platform?

Adding products to your cart