Fine chocolate does not have to mean a bar made with 70% plus cocoa solids. Quality depends on factors like variety of beans, where they are grown, fermentation process, drying process, manufacturers recipe & methods.

Chocolate features in Mozart’s opera Cosi Fan Tutte where a maid enters a chocolate shop carrying a chocolate pot and cups and is eventually tempted to taste it.

In the 18th and 19th century it was common practice for corrupt persons to use brick dust and red lead in place of cocoa when making chocolate!

Store your chocolate at room temperature, not in the fridge. Keep it away from direct sunlight and from changes in temperature or it will turn grey (bloom). White chocolate is especially vulnerable to picking up foreign flavours, so keep it away from pungent foods.