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wine & chocolate - the best of both worlds


chocolat + wine
perfect for the hostess: chocolate and wine gifts


Signature flavor of chocolate
In fine chocolate, the aroma of the rainforest
Characteristics of a fine chocolate
Chocolate with the best of spirits ... and wines
Chocolate's essential rainforest

the best of both worlds

What happens when you pair the world's finest wines with the world's most heavenly chocolate? Pure bliss. Here, find some tips.

pairings
When choosing the right wine for your chocolate truffles (or vice versa!), it's a good idea to find spirits as sweet as the chocolate.
 
White chocolate
Try a muscat such as Moscato d'Asti.
  Milk chocolate
Look for very sweet wines such as Ximenez sherry.
  Bittersweet chocolate
Try a merlot or a marsala (a long-forgotten wine making a comeback among chocolate lovers). With with fruit flavored truffles, try a muscat such as Elysium California Black.
  Very dark chocolate
Try a cognac or armagnac. The full-bodied flavor will balance the chocolate's intensity.

(Tip: We recommend that you try port, particularly vintage port, sparingly. While often said to pair well with chocolate, it can be overpowered by the exceptionally high cocoa content of our premium chocolates.)

A note for fans of our Orange Blossom truffles with Grand Marnier: These resonate particularly well in pairings such as the Quady Essensia Orange Muscat, Bonny Doon's Framboise or with Banfi's Brachetto d'Acqui (the latter also pairs well with Coconut Crème truffles).

 




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Chocolat Céleste creates chocolate delicacies for the connoisseur. Our award-winning truffles and gifts are based on devotion to artistic presentation and flavor perfection. Every day, our chocolatiers craft each piece using the finest ingredients. We use premium European chocolate made from “first cut” cacao beans from around the world. And we continually search for rare and emerging cacao estates from which we can source. To this foundation, we introduce the best ingredients: fresh artisanal cream and butter; and the marketplace's finest liqueurs, nuts, fruits and spices. The secret to our success is allowing the natural flavor notes to take center stage. We never use preservatives.