We are an artisan chocolate maker, sourcing the best cacao in the world to create the richest, most flavorful chocolate. Our attention to detail at every step of making chocolate, from bean selection to blending, roasting and refining, sets us apart from other chocolate brands. We follow an old-world style of chocolate making, using restored vintage European machinery and small batch production to ensure quality.

As a chocolate maker, we start with the raw product, the cacao bean. Great-tasting chocolate depends on using the highest quality beans.

In this section we will discuss

How We Make Chocolate

Where Chocolate Begins

About Cacao Bean Varieties

Fermentation and Chocolate Flavor

Scharffen Berger and Sustainable Agriculture

We invite you to come visit our factory. If you cannot, please take a virtual tour, read more about our processing procedures, or view our printer-friendly Scharffen Berger Chocolate Flavor Guide.