From Switzerland to Cork: Here's what I learned at a chocolate tasting with a Lindt master chocolatier

A Lindt tasting event as part of Cork on a Fork at the end of summer combined cocoa and acid flavours and brought people together, showing how a love of chocolate can connect us, says Breda Graham

Lindt Master Chocolatier Stefan Bruderer is pictured at the Lindt Excellence Chocolate and Wine Tasting Experience as part of Cork on a Fork Festival. Picture: @guilhermertds.

A square of dark chocolate melts slowly on the tongue, the richness of the cocoa, paired with the acidity of a red wine, creating a perfect balance of taste.

Around the room, conversation picks up: Tasting notes are compared and favourites are debated. Someone reaches across the table to offer another piece of chocolate. I can’t help but accept and take another sip of wine.