I first discovered Chocolate Shop during a Black Wine Night event. It was served as the dessert wine and it was like red wine and truffles all mixed into one. I’m not usually a huge fan of dessert wines, but this wine is different. It’s easy to drink and not too sweet that you can’t handle it.

Hal Landvoigt is the brains behind Chocolate Shop and from what I can see he is an innovator through and through. As much as I love tradition, I also love the idea of trying new things when it comes to wine…who knows what you’ll come up with? Chocolate Shop wine is a premium vinifera red wine with a natural dark chocolate flavor. What is vinifera you ask? Vitis vinifera is also referred to as the wine grape of which there are 5,000 to 10,000 different varieties.

Chocolate Shop wine is the perfect pairing of wine and dessert with notes of black cherry and dark chocolate satisfying all of our cravings in one perfect blend. This is a good blend to keep chilled. I like to use my Coravin with this wine so I can enjoy a glass here and there. This is also the perfect little treat if you are craving something sweet at the end of the night.

Have you tried “The Ultimate Chocolate Lover’s Wine?” What would you pair it with?

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