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The Noka-Riedel Experience

Filed under: Dining, Wine

Red wine and chocolates, you can't get a much more perfect pairing for romance than that. The inspiration for the NOKA-RIEDEL Experience came from 10th generation glass maker George Riedel and his exquisite glassware, and it includes one of two combinations of chocolate and glasses. There's the "2-piece Vintages with 2 Cabernet Glasses" or the "4-piece Truffles with 2 Champagne Glasses."

Apparently when George Riedel visited the NOKA Chocolates boutique in Dallas for a tasting he said that combining the chocolates with champagne in a RIEDEL varietal-specific glass resulted in an experience that was "beyond words." $96-$104

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Tags: chocolate, chocolates, noka, reidel, truffles, valentine, valentines, valentines day, ValentinesDay, wine

Noka Chocolate Controversy

by Nicole Weston (RSS feed) —

Filed under: Dining

We mentioned Noka Chocolates once before here on Luxist and, unfortunately, it looks as though we fell victim to their crafty marketing, as have so many other publications. They sell the most expensive chocolate in the world, with prices up to $2,080 per pound, but as we have now learned, thanks to an outstanding in-depth investigation of the chocolatier by Dallas Food, price isn't everything.

Many chocolatiers use chocolates fro other sources and Noka is no exception, although they, unlike every other high-end chocolatier, seem to be willing to go to any lengths to hide the fact and protect their markup. If you want to try their the single-origin chocolates that are their claim to fame, go directly to the source and buy Bonnat Chocolate direct. Then, head over to Dallas Food's expose to find out how they discovered the world's most expensive chocolate really shouldn't be.

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Tags: chocolate, chocolates, chocolatier, dallas food, expose, noka, noka chocolate