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How Chocolate is Made
Just as wine comes from the vine, chocolate comes from the bean. Where both the vine and the bean get their nourishment is their place: their terroir. Understanding terroir will forever change your relationship with your bar of chocolate. Knowing farming and chocolate-making basics will help you understand why you...
What is Bean-to-bar Chocolate?
Bean-to-bar chocolate is chocolate without crap in it For a long time, we were trying to find a short and simple definition of craft bean-to-bar chocolate that could serve as a conversation opener. And this one, probably, it. But, of course, there's more. To craft bean-to-bar chocolate, you first start...
Our Bean-to-bar Chocolate Tasting Rules
Taste. Taste. Taste. It's the only way to learn. There's a lot to be learned from a great bar of chocolate. But there's even more to learn from one you didn't like. Be open, be curious and let your enthusiasm show. If the people selling you bean-to-bar chocolate are still...