Valrhona : The Perfect Choice for You

Do you want to experience how delightful high-grade luxury chocolates are? You should visit Valrhona and have a taste of their chocolate line from chocolate confectionery, plain and flavored chocolate bars and chocolate pellets.

Background

This French chocolate manufacturer was established in 1922 by French Alberic Guironnet who was a pastry chef. Valrhona has 5 auxiliary stores and 60 distributors all over the world. The company also has a school namely École du Grand Chocolat where professional chefs are trained to make mouthwatering chocolate dishes and pastries.

Valrhona is the leading chocolate company that is based in a small town of Tain-l'Hermitage in Hermitage. This is a wine-growing locality which is near Lyon. Cocoa beans are harvested from the Grand Crus plantations that are located in South America, Oceania and the Caribbean. So far, the luxury chocolate manufacturer has 3 classic chocolates, Ampamakia which are produced from the plantations on Madagascar, Gran Couva produced in Trinidad plantation and Palmira from the plantation of Venezuela.

Products

Valrhona offers the finest chocolates in France. They have 80 products chocolate lovers can choose. From baking chocolates, vintage single origin chocolates, bars and tasting squares, chocolate covered dried fruits and nuts, gift boxes, chocolate bonbons, value packs, chocolate books and chocolate pearls.

Baking Chocolates – Valrhona offers home cooks, bakers and chocolate enthusiasts the ingredients needed to make sumptuous chocolates. Not only that, you can also check out their recipes so you can cook like a professional chocolatier.
Vintage Single Origin Chocolates – these are limited in production as these are made with the highest quality cocoa beans.
Bars and Tasting Squares – these chocolate bars are good for sharing to family and friends as these are made big enough to share. However, there are also snack sizes that you can purchase if you want to control your chocolate cravings.
Chocolate Covered Dried Fruits and Nuts – to have a variety and crunch to the plain chocolates, dried fruits, almonds, hazelnuts, dried figs, morsels from biscuits and orange peels that were candied are coated with the luscious Valrhona chocolate.
Gift Boxes – these can be filled with either bonbons or gourmet chocolates that you can give as a gift anytime of the year. You can even add a card to place your message for a personal touch.
Chocolate Bonbons – are delicately arranged in stylish ballotin boxes with an illustration guide so you would know the flavor of each bonbon.
Value Packs – are made affordable with a 20% discount so their customers could enjoy more these famous high-grade chocolates.
Chocolate Books – if you want to learn more on how to bake gourmet chocolates, pastries and desserts, these books are very helpful. If you are interested, shipping is absolutely free within U.S only using FedEx.
Chocolate Pearls – Valrhona offers 3 different and unique chocolate pearl flavors that would surely entice your senses. Baking Chocolate Pearls, Baking Crunchy Chocolate Pearls and New Caramelia Crunchy Chocolate Pearls.

Wine Pairing

Any chocolate company has always looked for ways to make the right connection between chocolates and wines. Fortunately, Valrhona has come up with a guideline to pair their mouthwatering chocolates to specific wines. A general rule would be to have a wine that is less sweet compared to the chocolate to have a great tasting experience.

Here are a few wine pairing they have come up for Valrhona’s Grand Crus:

Tanariva – Pinot Nior from Oregon or Sonoma a or Californian cabernet Sauvignon
Manjari –Sauvignon Blanc from either California or New Zealand or Californian Zinfandel
Tainori - Central Coast Pinot Noir
Caraibe - Cabernet Sauvignon blends from California or Bordeaux
Jivara Lait - Merlot from the Napa Valley or Banyuls, a dessert wine from Southern France
Alpaco - Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon or Malmsey Madeira
Abinao - Cabernet Sauvignon from Washington State or California or Zinfandel from California
Guanaja - Cabernet France and Merlot or Shiraz/Grenache