In my previous post, I mentioned how more and more chocolatiers are turning away from big wholesale manufacturers of chocolate in order to make their own chocolate from beans they have sourced themselves directly from producers. Willie’s Cacao, based in… Read More ›
Fine flavours
Tain l’Hermitage: where fine chocolate meets fine wine
Tain l’Hermitage is a small town on the left bank of the Rhône in south-eastern France. Located in the northern part of the Côtes du Rhône appellation contrôlée area, Tain l’Hermitage produces some of the world’s finest wines. It is… Read More ›
The art of chocolate tasting
It seems that Friday nights are dedicated to chocolate tasting sessions! This time we head to one of Lima’s finest chocolatiers, “Roselen”. Roselen is a family run business, run by Giorgio Demarini and his mother Elena Basagoitia, who are both chocolatiers. We… Read More ›
In search of a fine chocolate maker
As we look into the creation of the Consortium’s own chocolate brand, one of the first things we need to do is find a local chocolate maker that can transform the cooperatives’ cocoa beans into a fine chocolate bar. Our… Read More ›