Our final wine is grown in Alajuela, Costa Rica, outside of the capital. Neil preferred this chocolate over the first one. Neil thought the vanilla and toasted flavors came out more from the chocolate but that the wine became more dry. As we paired the Cabernet Sauvignon with the Chocorart the wine changed from dark fruit to red fruit flavors. Neil was reminded of the time we went to a cacao producer in Ecuador when he sampled this chocolate. I found the chocolate to smell sweet, with a gritty texture (nothing like a tootsie roll here), and a sweet and fruity flavor. Since I’ve not seen many chocolates made without machines, I could only compare it to looking like a big tootsie roll. This handmade chocolate was made just down the road in Playa Chiquita by indigenous people. The wine had earth and dark fruit aromas with flavors that were softer and fruitier than the first wine and an earthy finish. I agree that it was a good pairing.Īlthough we’ve had Chilean Cabernet Sauvignon’s before, we’ve never had this specific brand. The chocolate definitely made the wine much fruitier! So there you go, Neil and I are much more likely to drink a tannic Malbec if you give us some dark chocolate! The wine actually seemed a bit lighter with a cherry flavor after the chocolate. This is interesting, I wonder if putting these two tannic items together will pair well? Neil thought so, he said, “Wow, the chocolate makes the wine much more drinkable!” He also picked up giant flavors of cordial cherries. The chocolate was dry, smooth and also had a lingering finish that was tannic. The Malbec had dark fruit aromas with a dry and slightly tannic flavor. We’ve tasted this first wine before but never with chocolate. Teber Vino Blanco Achampañado with Tryp by Talamanca Chocolate, 75% cacao Ventisquero Clásico Cabernet Sauvignon with Chocorart, 50% cacao Trivento Tribu Malbec with Caribeans Chocolate, 85% cacao ![]() The tasting included three Latin American wines with three chocolates. Luckily, there was still some space at the bar so we found a spot there and began our tasting! People were excited to try their chocolate tastings, beer, coffee and wine pairings. We visited on a Friday night and boy was it packed. I think there might have been ten different chocolate producers sold in the store. The store was set up with all different chocolates and bars decorating the walls. We were pleasantly surprised to find a chocolate and wine pairing at Cho.co. Did you know there’s a region in Costa Rica that grows chocolate? We just found out about it on a recent trip to Puerto Viejo.
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