Monday, October 02, 2006

French Milk vs. Dark



Bernard Castelain is a chocolatier from Chateauneufe Du Pape in southern France. He makes a wide array of chocolates and I picked up two of them at Sur La Table during my Santa Barbara visit last weekend. The Chocolat Lait is the milk chocolate with 37% cocoa. It's creamy and has a nice balance between cocoa and sweetness. Recommended!
The second was Intense 77% that was a little bit to bitter with the Pinot Noir I had, but will pair better with a Cabernet Sauvignon or Port. Not recommended by itself. To bitter...
Find a store near you at www.surlatable.com or buy it online at www.worldwidechocolate.com

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