chocklet wine reciepe?

Sean - Maybe you've heard of it, but that doesn't mean it's a good idea. If you have spent any time at all on this newsgroup, you should know that the best source for this type of info on any sort of non-traditional grape wines is Jack Keller's site. Jack doesn't appear to list any recipes for chocolate wine; he does have several for coffee wines

He recommends avoiding coffee with chocolate: "It simply tastes horrible after fermentation."

This is an important point, and one that seems to surprise people (although it shouldn't): Making wine out of something changes the flavors. Wine made from grapes is not the same as grape juice with added alcohol. Wine made from carrots does not taste like carrot juice mixed with vodka. The same thing will apply to chocolate -- you could do it, but it wouldn't taste like a Hershey bar with 12% alcohol. If that's really what you're after, get yourself a bottle of vodka and a can of chocolate syrup, and mix the two. Voila !

Otherwise, I think your best bet is to enjoy chocolate and wine together (chocolate goes well with Port, or a really full-bodied red, like a Syrah or a big Zinfandel), but skip the idea of trying to ferment chocolate. Many things can make good wine. Some things just don't.

Doug

Sean, consider making a chocolate mead. A quick search with rec.crafts.meadmaking on "chocolate mead" will net some results.

As I recall, most recommend making the mead first, then adding cocoa powder, then racking it off at some shorter period, then giving it a long, long, aging period. Another advocated adding Hersheys syrup to finished mead, then aging.

I don't recall anyone advocating putting either cocoa powder or Hersheys sypup in the ferement.

I recently stopped at a "bulk food" store where there was no bulk food. Seemed to cater to those who reject conventionally grown food. They did sell small 1.5 oz bottles of extract oils. Chocolate was one of the flavors.

Good luck.

I really have noticed that some fermented products are quite different from the original. I am avoiding coconut, and maybe should lay off the peach based stuff. And I was not going to waste that effort on something that others either know or strongly suspect is not a good idea. I searched, found tempting hints, but not direct evidence -- someone may have tried it, but only rumors came to me. So, I want to thank everyone that contributed.

Sean