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February 2012
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HOT CHOCOLATE
THAT’S AMORE
TWICE THE VICE
VALENTINE’S EDITION
Chocolatier Michael Recchiuti and winemaker Cameron
Hughes have launched a line of chocolate and wine pairing
gift boxes just in time for Valentine’s Day. Pairings include:
*Cameron Hughes 2009 Arroyo Seco Chardonnay and
Recchiuti Chocolates: Bergamot Tea – 70% dark chocolate
blended with Ceylon tea and bergamot oil infusion. Spring
Jasmin Tea – Delicate jasmine blossoms and green tea
infusion blend with pure dark chocolate.
*Cameron Hughes 2009 Russian River Valley Pinot Noir
and Recchiuti Chocolates: Cassis Strata – Cassis fruit gelee atop
a layer of Colombia varietal ganache. Sesame Nougat – Milk
chocolate caramel ganache atop a crunchy sesame nougat
disk.
*Cameron Hughes 2009 Arroyo Seco Monterey County
Syrah Grenache Mourvedr and Recchiuti’s Star Anise & Pink
Peppercorn – Star anise and pink peppercorn infusion blended
with milk and dark chocolate.
*Cameron Hughes 2009 Alexander Valley Cabernet Sauvignon
and Recchiuti Chocolates: Force Noir – Silky 70% dark chocolate
ganache infused with whole vanilla beans. Kona Coffee – Dark
milk chocolate ganache infused with 100% Hawaiian Kona
Coffee beans garnished with a gold leaf. For more info, visit
72 www.chwine.com or www.recchiuti.com.
Craig Boreth loves chocolate and
spirits. He began his career as a writer,
and his first book was a culinary
biography of Ernest Hemingway,
The Hemingway Cookbook (Chicago
Review Press, 1998). And since
Hemingway had a particular knack
for using food and drink to convey his
reality, Boreth thought he could bring
some sense of that desire to connect
with one’s audience by combining
his two passions, and so Twice the
Vice was born. Now Boreth crafts
dark chocolates filled with premium
spirits. And since a little booze is
never enough, all of their chocolates
contain a serious top shelf pour. www.
twicethevice.com
I HEART YOU
QUITE A PAIR
Love is a powerful emotion, so Miami-based vegan and raw
chocolatier Ada Azarya wanted her new Valentine’s Day
creation to be up to the task. Amore from Cioccolada is
infused with maca powder and is decorated with an organic,
dehydrated, red rose petal. Maca is a root that is native
to South America, and is traditionally used as a natural
aphrodisiac and anti-depressant. For info on pricing and on
Cioccolada’s other fine flavors, visit www.cioccolada.com.
CocoHearts by Xan Confections are individually
wrapped, dark chocolate truffles fortified with
heart-healthy nutritionals like CoQ10 and Kaneka
QH (Ubiquinol). Available for retail singly, in a
seven piece box, and in a fourteen piece tube.
www.xanconfections.com