Venchi unwraps 'Vintage dream' 2026 Christmas collection

Ahead of the festive season, Italian chocolatier Venchi has unveiled its 2026 Christmas collection, "Vintage dream". Inspired by the whimsical concept of a miniature "Chocolate valley" - a fairytale landscape featuring flowing chocolate rivers, cocoa-dusted peaks, and sculpted chocolate trees - the collection pairs Venchi's signature recipes with festive packaging designed to turn warm gatherings into lasting holiday memories.

Designed to serve as holiday decor as much as a daily countdown, the advent calendar lineup features three distinct creations. The Christmas wooden advent calendar debuts as a beautifully crafted wooden holiday house concealing 24 chocolate surprises behind tiny doors, built to be reused as an elegant keepsake year after year.

The Christmas prestige advent calendar offers a dramatic 3D pop-up gift box design with 24 hidden drawers revealing Venchi's signature chocolates, while the classic Christmas advent calendar showcases a vibrant, illustrated house motif that fills each day of the countdown with sweet delight.

To mark the holidays, Venchi has also introduced an array of brand-new limited-edition chocolates highlighting contrasting textures and rich flavours. Highlights include cream and crunchy dark, which encloses a smooth dark cocoa and almond paste center with crunchy nibs inside a dark chocolate shell; cream and crunchy Chocobiscuits, combining silky cream and crunchy gluten-free biscuit pieces inside milk chocolate; and cream and crunchy nougatine, infused with caramelised piedmont hazelnuts.

The collection is rounded out by Milk & Dark Granblend, featuring pure chocolate sheets wrapped in classic festive patterns, and the Christmas Brutto Buono dark chocolate and pistachio, a pine tree-shaped dark chocolate slab studded with whole salted roasted pistachios.

Panettone remains an essential centerpiece for traditional Italian Christmas celebrations. Launching on 9 November, this year's panettone chocoviar was crafted in collaboration with chef Gian Piero Vivalda of Antica Corona Reale. Naturally leavened with traditional sourdough and free from preservatives, the soft, pillowy dough is studded with 75% extra dark chocolate chunks and finished with a rich coating of 75% chocoviar chocolate grains.

Drawing on vintage aesthetics, the broader gift lineup transforms classic holiday icons into collectible tin containers designed to double as seasonal ornaments. The selection includes playful Christmas tree, train, gingerbread, star, and bubble tin boxes, alongside vintage-inspired Christmas book tins, mini books, and traditional rectangular and square gift sets tailored for every gifting occasion.

Rounding out the offering are Venchi's signature hampers. The iconic round hamper collection returns in sizes ranging from personal small gifts to grand arrangements built for party sharing, each layered with best-selling classics such as Gianduja, Chocoviar, and Cremino. For the ultimate seasonal statement, Venchi presents three hero Christmas gift hampers that pair limited-edition chocolate boxes and bars with pistachio spread and fine champagne.

MARKETING-INTERACTIVE has reached out to Venchi for more information. 

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