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全球十大顶级巧克力品牌排行出炉发布时间：2013-01-18 09:54来源：中奢网日前评出全球十大巧克力品牌。这些品牌出品的纯黑巧克力、奶油夹心巧克力、酒心巧克力、果仁巧克力、水果夹心巧克力、松露巧克力、巧克力软糖等等美味让人简直欲罢不能。排名第一的是瑞士已有70年历史的顶级巧克力特舒亚(Teuscher)，旗下产品有100多个品种，在北美、欧洲、中东、加勒比海地区都开有专卖店。特舒亚对品质的管控极为严苛，只选用上佳的天然原料，成本再高也在所不惜，像化学合成物、添加剂、防腐剂这类的东西更是绝对没有。香槟松露巧克力是特舒亚的特色产品。剩下的9个品牌中，有5个是美国制造。而一些久负盛名的品牌，如成立于1857年的比利时纽豪斯(Neuhaus)和法国的米歇尔柯兹(Michel Cluizel)，以及意大利的巧克力界新贵Amedei，这次却榜上无名。The 10 Best Chocolatiers in the WorldPosted byIntelligent TravelonDecember 28, 2012An array of chocolates at the Godiva Factory. (Photograph by Everjean, Flickr)1.Teuscher(Zurich, Switzerland)Teuschers version of a box of chocolate. (Photograph by Maako Tazawa, Flickr)The Teuscher chocolate tradition began more than 70 years ago in a small town in the Swiss Alps. Dolf Teuscher scoured the world to find the finest cocoa, marzipan, fruits, nuts, and other ingredients with which to make his confectionery. After years of experimenting, he skillfully blended these ingredients into his now famous recipes.Today the Teuscher kitchens in Zurich make more than 100 varieties of chocolates using these original recipes, which have been handed down from father to son. Only the finest and most expensive natural ingredients are used, and absolutely no chemicals, additives, or preservatives are added. The house specialty is a champagne truffle, a blend of fresh cream, butter, and chocolate with a champagne cream center, dusted with confectioners sugar. Chocolates are flown to Teuscher stores worldwide weekly.2.Vosges Haut-Chocolat(Chicago, Illinois, USA)Owner and chocolatier Katrina Markoff chooses every spice, flower, and chocolate that is flown into the Vosges kitchen to be transformed into fine chocolates. She learned the art of French confectionery at Le Cordon Bleu in Paris. Further inspired by her global apprenticeships, infusions of rare spices and flowers are combined with premium chocolate in truffles such as Mexican vanilla bean and Argentinean dulce de leche.3.Scharffen Berger Chocolate Maker, Inc.(Berkeley, California, USA)Scharffen Berger chocolate bars wrapped in a bow. (Photograph by John Loo, Flickr)Specializing in dark chocolate, Scharffen Berger Chocolate Maker is a premier chocolate manufacturer. It executes each step of the manufacturing process itself, all the way from bean to bar, to ensure that its finished chocolate delivers a flavor like no other. The chocolate-makers first find the finest cacao available, then carefully taste and blend beans of different origins to create a unique flavor profile. All the chocolate is made in small batches using artisanal manufacturing methods. In addition to its ready-to-eat bars, Scharffen Berger makes a variety of baking chocolates.4.Jacques Torres Chocolate(New York, New York, USA)When you step into Jacques Torres Chocolate, you feel as though youve stepped into a small European specialty store. Many customers compare the experience to the movieChocolat. Jacques specializes in fresh, handcrafted chocolates. Eat them there, where cafe tables encourage you to sit, sip hot chocolate, and enjoy a freshly bakedpain au chocolat or take a selection home. Visitors often can see the chocolate goodies being prepared behind large glass windows. There are five Jacques Torres Chocolate shops in the city, plus one in Harrahs in Atlantic City.5.Norman Love Confections(Ft. Myers, Florida, USA)Unwrapping Valrhonas Ampamakia bar. (Photograph by Everjean, Flickr)“Chocolate is my passion,” says Norman Love, who dreamed of making chocolate that was visually stunning as well as delicious. Love and a partner perfected a technique in which the colored designs for each candy are hand-painted or airbrushed into chocolate molds, which are then filled with the finest chocolate imported from Belgium, France, and Switzerland. The pumpkin white chocolate bonbon is almost too gorgeous to eat. Using only the freshest ingredients, his recipes call for pureed raspberries, bananas, ginger, caramel, passionfruit, and hazelnuts, to name a few.6.Valrhona(France)Valrhona has been creating exceptional gourmet chocolate since 1922, with cocoa beans purchased directly from premier plantations in South America, the Caribbean, and Pacific regions. The chocolate, made in the French style, comes in a variety of bars. Valrhona was one of the first chocolatiers to describe its chocolate like wine, labeling creations asgrand cru, single origins, single estate, and vintage chocolate from bean to bar. In 2008, it introduced spicy, salty Xocopili.7.Godiva Chocolatier(Brussels, Belgium and worldwide)Its all about finishing touches at Godiva. (Photograph by Everjean, Flickr)The beginning of Godiva chocolates traces back to a 1920s chocolate- and sweet-making workshop owned and operated by the Draps family in Brussels, Belgium. Their “pralines,” typical Belgian filled chocolates, were sold in the large, highly fashionable shops. At the age of 14, Joseph Draps went into the family business. Over the years, he developed both his ability and creative talent as a master chocolate-maker as well as his business sense. He decided to create a prestige range of chocolates and to give it an evocative name. He chose “Godiva” and marketed his chocolates in instantly recognizable gold boxes. In recognition of its excellence, Godiva has been rewarded with an appointment as supplier to the Court of Belgium. Godiva continues to be an innovator in gourmet chocolate.8.Richard Donnelly Fine Chocolates(Santa Cruz, California, USA)These chocolates are unusual, to say the least. Richard Donnelly likes to push the chocolate experience by combining its rich tones he uses Belgian and French chocolate with ingredients such as lavender, chipotle, saffron, cardamom, and Earl Grey tea. Such innovation helped Donnelly win the Best Artisan award at the prestigious Euro Chocolate Festival in Perugia, Italy, just ten years after he opened his shop. To maintain quality and ensure freshness, Donnelly produces no more than 50 pounds of chocolate a day. If you need a break from the exotic and unusual flavors, try Donnellys white chocolate macadamia nut or a honey vanilla caramel.9.Richart(Paris, France)Puccini Bombonis doesnt deliver, but its well worth a trip to Amsterdam. (Photograph by Namealus, Flickr)Committed to quality, the French chocolate-maker Richart guarantees you the most refined chocolates from the most refined ingredients. Richart recipes, developed and tested by the Richart family, have won Frances most prestigious confectioners honor, the Ruban Bleu, seven times. Having perfected the art of chocolate making, Richart now focuses on enhanced flavors and distinctive designs and colors. A box of assorted chocolates is visually stunning. If you really want to impress, splurge on the $850 burlwood vault with seven drawers of chocolate complete with temperature and humidity gauges.10.Puccini Bomboni(Amsterdam, Netherlands)You will actually have to visit Amsterdam to sample what may be the best chocolates in the Netherlands. The proprietors of Puccini Bomboni, a delightful cafe and restaurant, hand-make each chocolate on the premises and do not deliver. Exotic combinations of chocolate and spices, concocted from the freshest ingredients, are a specialty. Although the variety isnt enormous, the quality is truly amazing.This list originally appeared in the National Geographic book,The 10 Best of Everything: An Ultimate Guide for Travelers, by Nathaniel Lande and Andrew Lande.十大顶级巧克力排名1.Teuscher瑞士苏黎世2. Vosges Haut-Chocolat美国芝加哥3. Scharffen Berger Chocolate Maker 美国加州伯克利4. Jacques Torres Chocolate美国纽约5. Norman Love Confections美国佛州Ft. Myers6. Valrhona法国Tain-lHermitage7. Godiva比利时布鲁塞尔8. Richard Donnelly Fine Chocolates美国加州圣克鲁兹9. Richart法国巴黎10. Puccini Bomboni荷兰阿姆斯特丹TeuscherFrom Wikipedia, the free encyclopediaBallotin of assorted truffles and chocolatesTeuscheris achocolatierheadquartered inZurich,Switzerland. Its champagne truffles are highly rated, and some consider it among the best makers of chocolate in the world.12Teuschers main store is on Zurichs famedBahnhofstrasse. The flagship store is a few blocks away in Zurichs old city centre (Storchengasse 93) in a shop built in 1647.1Founded in 1932 by Dolf Teuscher, Sr., Teuscher is now run by Dolf Teuscher, Jr. The companys CFO is Rafael Rubio, Dolf, Jr.s nephew.In addition to its stores in Zurich, the company has outlets in New York City, Chicago, Beverly Hills, San Francisco, Palo Alto, Boston, Newport Beach (California), Toronto, Tokyo, Yokohama, Singapore, Hong Kong, Berlin, Geneva, Philadelphia, Portland (Oregon), Austin (Texas), and Fort Lauderdale (Florida). The Swiss confectioner hand manufactures over 200 varieties of confections and pastries. Its signature confections are Champagne Truffles, the first of its kind.1They are made with Dom Perignon champagne, butter cream, and surrounded by dark cream ganache made from 66% dark base chocolate. Each isenrobedin milk chocolate and dusted with confectioners sugar or dark chocolate and dusted with bracingly dry unsweetened cocoa powder.As Swiss confectioners generally do not distinguish themselves from patisseries, the Teuscher brand also creates a wide range of pastries and cookies. Controversially, the Zurich-based company bakes the famous cookies ofBasel, Zurichs main rival city, the Basler Leckerli, which are somewhat similar to gingerbread cookies.Teuscher has a reputation for quality natural ingredients, obtaining ginger from Asia, chili pepper from California, and a ver