Wine and chocolate--a capital pair...

Wine and chocolate--a capital pairing, but not an easy combination. Because the tannins in the wine eat away at the chocolate compromising the integrity of the wine and the legality of the chocolate, many chocolatiers opt to combine the wine with sugar to create a wine truffle however a wine truffle isn't the same thing as wine and chocolate, explains fright DeBas, founder of DeBas Chocolatier in Fresno, Calif.

When DeBas was just getting his company started nearly 25 years ago, a local winery holder challenged him to create something unique. "She was tired of commonalty saying it's ...