We have found that Amarone della Valpolicella (Amarone, for short) has a
definite chocolate component, although the notes I've seen usually refer to
it as caramel or butterscotch. It's made from dried grapes, so the flavors
are highly concentrated and quite sugary. This is an Italian wine which
should be available at most wine shops (not Super Markets, as a rule).
Prices seem to run between US$10 (Trader Joe's, for example) and US$40.

> About 10 years ago I had tasted a red wine at a restaraunt and it had sort
> of a "chocolaty" flavor or aftertaste, which I found quite appealing....I
> hadn't been eating chocolate, and I know for sure it was the wine that gave
> me this pleasant flavor....
> Any ideas as to what I may have been drinking?? I am relatively
> inexperienced, like Merlots and Grenache....but that "chocolaty" flavor
> would be a real treat again.....
> Any thoughts??
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> thanx in advance
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