(Burlington, VT) Lake Champlain Chocolates (LCC), a gourmet Vermont chocolate maker, has its holiday line of all-natural chocolate gifts for Christmas and Hanukah arriving on retail store shelves now, and also available at www.lakechamplainchocolates.com. Made in small batches from the finest Vermont ingredients, LCC chocolates are carefully crafted by chocolatiers fanatical about creating chocolates with the honest individuality, charm, quality, and freshness which are synonymous with the spirit of Vermont. With bright new seasonal packaging, LCC again brings customers one-of-a-kind gifts for the holidays.
"Our new holiday gift boxes capture the spirit of celebrating the holidays in New England," said Allyson Myers, Director of Sales for LCC. "Part of that celebration is doing things the old fashioned way -- like how we make our chocolates. Fresh local ingredients are combined by hand to create quality all-natural products to share with loved ones."
The new Tower of Treasures houses three customer favorites -- Chocolates of Vermont, chocolate coins, and chocolate covered almonds -- in three stacked boxes tied with a red ribbon. 15- and 30-piece Chocolate Assortments collect the most-sought-after chocolates, including handmade peanut butter cups and hazelnut pralines. Tree Box Truffles nestles eleven luxurious milk and dark chocolate truffles in a keepsake tree-shaped box. Also newly packaged are 18-piece Holiday Chocolates of Vermont and 5-piece Truffles.
Returning this year are Handcrafted Specialties -- small batches of handcrafted chocolates made in the Old World tradition from the freshest ingredients. Almond Butter Crunch, Pecan Caramel Clusters, Dark Chocolate Orange Peels, Vanilla Caramels, Dipped Apricots, Marzipan , Coconut Delight, and Ginger are available for mail order shipment by customer request.
The Grand Holiday Basket & Basket of Cheer are perfect for satisfying families and offices. Holiday novelties include handcrafted dark and milk chocolate Placesetting Snowmen and an 8-inch chocolate Santa, all wonderful as stocking stuffers or stand-alone gifts.
Christmas & Golden Coins Gift Boxes and Holiday Chocolate Squares contain chocolates in festive holiday foils. Additional gifts include Christmas & Winter Coins Gift Bag and Stocking Stuffer Squares.
Lake Champlain Chocolates offers sweet indulgences that capture the essence of Vermont, the tradition of making fine chocolate, and the pride that goes into each bite. Preservative-free and Kosher-certified, LCC chocolates are crafted in small batches from the finest quality Belgian chocolate and select natural ingredients including local Vermont cream, sweet butter, maple syrup, and honey. LCC chocolates are available online at www.lakechamplainchocolates.com, toll-free at 1-800-465-5909, as corporate gifts & wedding favors, at three company-owned retail stores in Vermont, and nationwide at specialty food & gift stores and upscale hotels & inns.