“I don’t want chocolate and wine for Valentine’s Day…” said no one ever. Look no further than these pairs of fine Missouri chocolates and award-winning wines. Here’s your gifting and pairing guide as well as the links to the Missouri-based businesses who make these chocolates.

DRY RED

Dark chocolate + Chambourcin (Candy Factory)
Norton Truffle + Norton (Candy Factory)
Milk Chocolate Covered Potato Chips + Chambourcin (Candy Factory)

Euro Extra Dark Chocolate Truffle + Chambourcin (Chocolate, Chocolate, Chocolate)
Cherry Streusel Chocolate Bar + Norton (Christopher Elbow)

SWEET RED/ROSE

Milk Chocolate Peanut Butter Indulgence  + Concord (Candy Factory)
White Chocolate Truffle + Catawba (Candy Factory)

White Chocolate Covered Pretzel + Concord or Catawba (Candy Factory)
Peanut Butter Smoothie + Concord (Chocolate, Chocolate, Chocolate)

DRY WHITE

White Chocolate Covered Pretzel + Vidal Blanc (Candy Factory)

Milk Chocolate Turtles + Vidal Blanc (Bankhead’s Candies)
English Toffee + Chardonel (Bankhead’s Candies)

Crème Brulee White Chocolate Bar + Blanc de Blancs (Christopher Elbow)
Banana Pecan Caramel + Traminette (Bissinger’s)

SWEET WHITE

Key Lime Artisan Chocolate + Vignoles (Candy Factory)
Coconut Caramel + Vignoles (Bissinger’s)

SPARKLING

White Chocolate Covered Pretzel + Demi Sec (Candy Factory)
Champagne Truffle + Demi Sec Sparkling (Candy Factory)

DESSERT

Dark Chocolate Turtles + Port (Bankhead’s Candies)

 

Shop in store and online at the following links:

Candy Factory – Columbia, MO

Christopher Elbow – Kansas City, MO

Chocolate, Chocolate, Chocolate – St. Louis, MO (Member of Missouri Grown USA)

Bankhead’s Candies – Bowling Green, MO

Bissinger’s Handcrafted Chocolatier – St. Louis, MO

 

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