Updated June 2026
Chocolate is a flavor word, not a TTB wine type. The bottle is usually flavored grape wine under 27 CFR Part 4, or a dessert-wine alcohol band — read the class. Official residual-sugar grams unused. Typical table ~12% Dessert wine is an alcohol band, not a cocoa ranking. A 5-ounce 12% pour is one NIAAA drink; fortified lots sit higher — scale the neck. No invented “best” crown. No MSRP.
Related: fruit wine, sweet red wine, high-alcohol sweet wine.
Flavor vs band
| Language | Note |
|---|---|
| Chocolate | Not a type |
| Dessert wine | Alcohol, not cocoa |
| Typical table | — neck |
| Residual g/L | ; OIV ≠ TTB |
Read the class. Pair: what is a sweet wine.
Sources
- 27 CFR Part 4 / 4.21. Official residual unused. Typical 12%
- NIAAA December 2025.
- 27 CFR 4.21 band