Italian chocolate makers are world famous and artisan chocolate making is experiencing a Renaissance. This is good news for chocolate lovers! Here is a quick check list of chocolate events, festivals, tours and producers in Italy, enjoy!
Chocolate in Piedmont
CHOCOLATE EVENTS IN PIEDMONT- Turin hosts the fabulous CioccolaTò chocolate fair this year from March 6-15, a “must” in the chocolate industry and for connoisseurs.
RECOMMENDED PIEDMONT CHOCOLATE PRODUCERS- Domori (“Cacao Cult”), Caffarel, Bessoni, Gobino, B. Langhe, Zuccarello.
Chocolate in Tuscany
CHOCOLATE EVENTS IN TUSCANY- Cioccolosità took place last month (it´s an annual event, so choco lovers put it in the calendar for next year) in Monsummano Terme. The adorable medieval town of Barga held a Chocolate festival last December, and we are waiting to see if they will repeat it this year, info here. And Florence runs an annual chocolate fair in January called the Fiera del Cioccolato Artigianale (artisan chocolate festival), getting better every year.
RECOMMENDED TUSCANY CHOCOLATE PRODUCERS-Amedei, Roberto Catinari, Slitti, Paul de Bondt, Mannori, Bruno Corsini.
Chocolate in Sicily- see a full profile of Sicilian chocolate here.
Chocolate in Umbria
CHOCOLATE EVENTS IN UMBRIA- Eurochocolate is the biggest choco event in Italy and takes place in the darling town of Perugia from October 16-25, 2009.
UMBRIA CHOCOLATE PRODUCERS- Perugina (Baci)
CHOCOLATE TASTING TOURS- Cellar Tours offer various Chocolate Tasting Tours throughout Italy (Piedmont, Sicily, Tuscany, Umbria, etc). More info on chocolate tasting and culinary tours here.
Gorgeous chocolates – yum!