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What are your favorite adult beverages to pair with chocolates?

Replied Apr. 4, 2009

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April 4, 2009

Chocovore joined Clay Gordon's group

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April 4, 2009

Chocovore replied to Clay Gordon's discussion 'What are your favorite adult beverages to pair with chocolates?'

I've consumed thousands of different wines and hundreds of dark bars. Periodically combining the two has not yet provided me with a worthwhile experience. Subjectively, I've found that the wine does little to improve the solo chocolate experience an…

April 4, 2009

Chocovore replied to Mindy Fong's discussion 'Chocolatiers = Re-melters?'

Jeff: I am lucky to enjoy world class bean-to-bar chocolate every day much of which (not most of which as you correctly note) is produced by chocolate makers (not chocolatiers/confectioners) who do monitor if not control post-harvest processing. Val…

April 1, 2009

Chocovore replied to Tom's discussion 'Total Travesty'

Cadbury sources their cacao in Ghana and their toxic milk powder in China. Hopefully, the As & Ks will catch on and quality chocolate will gain market share.

April 1, 2009

Chocovore replied to Mindy Fong's discussion 'Chocolatiers = Re-melters?'

I'm a consumer of chocolate bars and prefer chocolate over chocolate confections but enjoy and consume both. Back to Mindy's original issue: the term re-melter is a blunt way for bean-to-bar producers to position themselves in a very competitive mar…

April 1, 2009

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Dark, Milk, White?

Dark

Most memorable chocolate experience:

Tasting high quality chocolate bars for the first time in 2003. I had ordered a selection from Chocolate Trading Company based on bars featured in Slow magazine from Slow Food International. It was a revelation to learn such products existed. It was a greater revelation to taste and share the bars from Valrhona, Michel Cluizel, Domori etc.

My favorite chocolate is:

2004 Valrhona Chuao