This addition of alcohol stops fermentation whilst there is still a high sugar content leaving a natural sweetness in the wine – this is the method used to make all the great fortified wines such as Port, Madeira, Marsala and Sherry (although they differ with more unusual ageing processes). You can also try Rubis in a Chocolate Manhattan with some Bourbon or Rye, some sweet vermouth and cherry bitters. If you are feeling naughty then why not drizzle it over ice-cream to bring a new element to your desert.

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Rubis Chocolate Wine Liqueur is a good partner to chocolates (experiment with milk or dark chocolates) and any chocolate-based desserts, puddings or cakes. Rubis Chocolate is actually a blend of fortified Tempranillo wine and premium chocolate essence flavourings, so I think the best description for it is probably Rubis Chocolate liqueur.

It uses the best tempranillo grapes from the centre of Spain and velvety premium dark chocolate to give Rubis its bold fruity and chocolatey flavours. As mentioned above, Rubis Chocolate Wine Liqueur is made by flavouring fortified Tempranillo wine with chocolate essence. The palate is quite complex and has more red fruit and rich, dark, chocolate flavours with is a touch of spice at the back of the palate. It can also be used as a cooking ingredient and could be substituted for Port or Sherry in recipes – I can imagine it in a chocolate trifle of some sort.

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Rubis is a chocolate wine liqueur made from a blend of fortified red wine and premium chocolate flavours.The texture is similar to a Port wine, it is not at all gloopy or viscous, and has a sweet, velvety finish.

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The grapes are pressed in Spain with the juice being shipped over to England and fortified with grape spirit. If you are feeling really daring, you can serve it with a main course such as, slow braised Lamb shanks or pink roasted venison. The fortified red wine is finally blended with chocolate essences and the producers of Rubis seem to have got the recipe just right!The Grape spirit and juice are then blended with premium dark chocolate to create the smooth silky red wine liqueur that is Rubis. We use cookies to enhance your site experience, improve our understanding analysing our site traffic finally to enable social media features. The wine is made in the usual way: grapes are harvested, pressed and fermented and then the wine is “fortified” with a neutral alcohol spirit (a very basic grape brandy). Rubis Chocolate Wine is most often served on its own as a digestive or liqueur, most usually as an after dinner drink, or as a dessert wine. The red wine base is made from 100% Tempranillo grapes sourced from the wine growing region of La Mancha in central Spain.

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The nose is a combination of red fruit notes, particularly red cherries, orange / citrus and, of course, lots of warming chocolate aromas. to a spirit and this is a fortified wine with flavourings added, so I am going to go with the term Rubis Chocolate Wine Liqueur! All in all, an unusual drink, but a good balance of wine and chocolate, neither really dominates the other.