(Burlington, VT) Lake Champlain Chocolates (LCC), a gourmet Vermont chocolate maker, has introduced its Valentine's Day line of chocolate gifts for 2007, arriving on retail store shelves now and also available at www.lakechamplainchocolates.com. Made in small batches from the finest all-natural ingredients, Lake Champlain 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. Maintaining its tradition of award-winning packaging, LCC again brings customers one-of-a-kind chocolate gifts for Valentine's Day.
The "Be Mine" Basket is filled with gift boxes of chocolate truffles, hearts, and squares -- over 50 chocolates in a keepsake basket handwoven from New England ash. The Big Box of Truffles features thirty of the coveted indulgences nestled in a gift box tied with ribbon -- available in all dark chocolate, all milk chocolate, assorted milk & dark chocolate, or all-one-flavor.
Heart Shaped Boxes
The luxurious assortment of twenty-two gourmet chocolates in the Grand Heart includes milk & dark chocolate truffles, raspberry creams, and caramels, all in a keepsake heart-shaped box tied with purple ribbon. The Sweetheart's Assortment tucks eighteen sumptuous chocolates in two stacked trays. The Petite Heart Truffles box holds eight chocolate truffles. The Hearts Gift Box is 32 dark, milk, and dark mint crunch chocolate hearts wrapped in red, fuchsia, and gold foil.
Limited-edition boxes (available while supplies last) include:
-Chocolate Obsession is an assortment of caramels, truffles, chocolate covered almonds, and pralines.
-Truffle Obsession is petite, high-cocoa-content ganache truffles infused with Madagascar vanilla beans and coated in cocoa powder.
-Nut Obsession is dark chocolate covered roasted almonds & caramelized almonds, and milk chocolate covered macadamia nuts.
-Old World Truffles are inspired by ingredients and cultures from around the globe.
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, Lake Champlain 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. Lake Champlain 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.