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The resident angel, BigGirl brought back from a business trip to Turin these pieces of chocolate, called Gianduiotti.


What to drink with chocolate?
Traditionally we drink Barolo Chinato.

Spoiler:

Barolo Chinato
Nebbiolo.

In the Piedmont region, old Barolo wine is used to make an after-dinner digestif known as Barolo Chinato. The bark from the South American cinchona tree is steeped in Barolo and then flavored with a variety of ingredients, depending on the producer's unique recipe. Some common ingredients of Barolo Chinato include cinnamon, coriander, iris flowers, mint and vanilla. The resulting beverage is very aromatic and smooth.[6]

we had a glas of that and found that the two, the chocolate and wine went very well together. Then I remembered that I had a bottle of a Sicilian wine that was supposed to go with chocolate. Ala

Spoiler:

Garnet red color with amber reflections. Intense, ethereal with hints of cherry and almond flavors. Taste sweet, warm, velvety, and very aromatic with a pleasant bitter aftertaste.
Vines selection of red wines with a strong Sicilian tradition, long aging in oak barrels and then flavored with a precious infusion of cherry leaves .
It iss particularly pleasant with sweet chocolate and almond.

very good.