Franca Franzoni Chestnut Honey

Franca Franzoni keeps bees on a farm just south of Florence in the Chianti area, and her chestnut honey is collected from chestnut forests high in the Apennine Mountains between Tuscany and Emilia-Romagna. The US seller, Market Hall Foods, describes it as a deep amber honey with sweet, woody aromas, notes of molasses and dark cocoa, and a pleasant bitterness. It is sold in an 8.8 oz jar. Market Hall suggests spooning it over blue cheeses such as Gorgonzola Dolcelatte, drizzling it on fresh sheep's milk ricotta, or serving it with Pecorino Toscano and sliced pears.