Cacao Farmer in the rain forest
Like superb wine or premium olive oils, fine chocolate has different flavor profiles, too. Wines vary by region, soil, weather, grapes and wine making process…cacao bean flavors are also influenced by the same conditions.
“Terrior” French for soil, is one of the five components that create the distinct taste that Sommeliers study to identify wines. Single origin and estate chocolates are now being recognized for their complexity of flavors in their pure state. A 70% bar from Madagascar will taste different from a 70% from Ecuador, just like a Cabernet Sauvignon from Bordeaux will taste unlike one grown in Napa of the same year.
At Exotic Chocolate Tasting’s wine and chocolate pairing events, we look for flavors and subtleties of both and how they affect each other and the palate. Vive la différence…and the similarities!
Sunday, January 16, 2011
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