LAKE CHAMPLAIN CHOCOLATES INTRODUCES NEW AUTUMN GIFTS

(Burlington, VT) Lake Champlain Chocolates (LCC), a gourmet Vermont chocolate maker, has introduced its fall line of retail products for Autumn, Halloween, and Thanksgiving. Made in small batches from Belgian chocolate and the finest all-natural ingredients, Lake Champlain Chocolates are carefully crafted by chocolatiers who are fanatical about creating chocolates with the honest individuality, charm, quality, and freshness which are synonymous with the spirit of Vermont.

(Burlington, VT) Lake Champlain Chocolates (LCC), a gourmet Vermont chocolate maker, has introduced its fall line of retail products for Autumn, Halloween, and Thanksgiving. Made in small batches from Belgian chocolate and the finest all-natural ingredients, Lake Champlain Chocolates are carefully crafted by chocolatiers who are 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 seasonal packaging designed by a Vermont artist, LCC again brings customers one-of-a-kind chocolate gifts for fall.

The Chocolates of Vermont 18-piece gift comes in rustic tones of orange and maroon juxtaposed with green and hints of blue, highlighting the many colors and textures of Vermonts stunning foliage season. For over two decades, handcrafted molds have shaped this medley of chocolates celebrating the memorable tastes of Vermont. A perfect match is the 5-piece Truffles gift, filled with an assortment of mouthwatering chocolate truffles, including French Roast, Hazelnut, and Spiced Pumpkin.

The Leaves Gift Box is a clear cube tied with ribbon and filled with colorful foil-wrapped hazelnut, caramel, and mint crunch chocolate leaves. Fall Chocolate Medallions is a half-pound of milk and dark chocolate coins cleverly wrapped in foliage colors and topped with orange ribbon tied in a bow. Square Medallions highlights autumn colors with 25 chocolate squares stacked in a vellum box.

Autumn Signature Squares colorful pumpkins and acorns are sure to catch the eye, as is the Nonpareil Gift Bag, which has fall foliage colors on the chocolates themselves. Two more gift bags – Hazelnut Leaf and Caramel Leaf – as well as crunchy Hazelnut Praline Chocolate Pumpkins add to the line. Annual handmade favorites, the Centerpiece and Placesetting Turkeys come wrapped in cellophane with ribbon for Thanksgiving, as do the artisanal Spooky Cat and Pumpkin Pop for Halloween.

Lake Champlain Chocolates, celebrating their 20th anniversary, 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, honey, fruits, nuts, and other natural flavors. Lake Champlain Chocolates are available online at www.lakechamplainchocolates.com, toll-free at 1-800-465-5909, as corporate gifts & wedding favors, and nationwide at specialty food & gift stores and upscale hotels & inns.

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