Private Virtual Cheese, Chocolate, and Wine Tasting Kit

A live, virtual cheese and chocolate pairing class, with the option to add wine! Perfect for a group who loves both artisan cheese and chocolate, and learning the magic of pairing them.

This is a quality virtual experience great for remote business networking events, family reunions, and friend celebrations.  The length of the class normally runs for up to one hour, but can be modified upon request.  The class will highlight the fundamentals of tasting and pairing cheese, chocolate, and wine (if included). You'll never be the same after experiencing how surprisingly well cheese and chocolate are made for each other.

Made with fruity Peruvian beans and toasty notes from Ecuador’s Cacao Arriba the blend leaves you with a balanced taste of dried fruit and sweet spices. Milène Jardine makes a dark chocolate bar rich in cocoa butter resulting a smooth, full-bodied chocolate that pairs excellently with cheese.

Customize your box to be gluten-free if needed!

Each gift box includes:

• Award-Winning Cow's Milk Brie, 5oz: Pairs with Milène Jardine Chocolatier 70% Dark Chocolate, 3oz
• Award-Winning Cow's Milk Natural Rind, 6oz: Pairs with Milène Jardine Chocolatier 70% Pistachio Dark Chocolate, 3oz
• Award-Winning Cow's Milk Clothbound Cheddar, 6oz: Pairs with Milène Jardine Chocolatier 70% Toasted Coconut & Kaffir Lime Leaf Dark Chocolate, 3oz
• Olina's Crackers, 3.5 oz

Award-Winning Cow's Milk Brie, 5oz

Highlighting the best of American artisan brie-styles, we'll select what is seasonally available and tasting its best. You'll be receiving a pasteurized, bloomy-rind cow milk cheese with notes of white button mushrooms, grass-fed butter, crème fraiche, cauliflower, and baked bread. This cheese category is a crowd-pleaser and pairs wonderfully with Suhru Wine's Dry Riesling and Teroldego.

Award-Winning Cow's Milk Natural Rind, 6oz

One of our favorite table cheeses, a natural rind style has an edible, ruddy rind with notes of buttermilk, brown butter, cured meat, nuts, and brown mushroom. Semi-firm and aged a minimum of two months, we'll hand select what is seasonally available and tasting its best. Pairs beautifully with Suhru Wines' Dry Riesling and Teroldego.

Award-Winning Cow's Milk Clothbound Cheddar, 6oz

Clothbound cheddars have become a distinguished American cheese category. Unlike their block cheddar counterparts that are sealed in wax or plastic, the milled curd is carefully wrapped in cheesecloth and then brushed with butter. Clothbound cheddars boasts flavors of bright pineapple and lemon curd, roasted nuts, caramel, and olives with a minerality closer to the rind. We'll select the best tasting wheel we have for this gift set. Pairs beautifully with Suhru Wines' Dry Riesling and Teroldego.

Milène Jardine 70% Dark Chocolate

New York Times-featured chocolatier Milène Jardine makes a dark chocolate bar rich in cocoa butter resulting a smooth, full-bodied chocolate that pairs excellently with cheese. Made with fruity Peruvian beans and toasty notes from Ecuador’s Cacao Arriba the blend leaves you with a balanced taste of dried fruit and sweet spices. Pair with a delicate Bordeaux like Chateau Viaud-Laland, Lalande de Pomerol (2014) and our Brie. The rich and creamy texture of the cheese paired with the dark chocolate, and long finish of the Bordeaux make an indulgent combination.

Olina's Crackers

These deliciously thin crackers are made in Australia, from wheat flower and a touch of umami-rich cheese, making them an excellent match for your at-home cheese tasting experience.

Our standard cheese and chocolate pairing kit comes complete with:

• Three award-winning artisan cheeses (brie-style, gruyère-style, clothbound cheddar-style), three artisan chocolate bars & crackers. Each kit serves 1 to 3 people.

• Beautiful gift packaging

• An 8" by 8" bamboo cheese board can be included for an additional cost

• Digital Tasting and Pairing Literature (includes tips for building your cheese board)

• Printable Tasting Workbook

• Live Tasting Guided by a Cheese Expert

• Private Zoom Link, if needed

• Shipping to Each Individual Kit Location Included

• Wine can be included for an additional cost and will ship separately from the cheese and chocolate gift box. Please note: wine cannot ship to every US state and it requires a verified 21+ signature for delivery release. Please reach out so we can find a solution if you have attendees in: AL, AR, CT, DE, MS, RI, SD, UT

Our fast-booking online option is for a minimum of 10 kits and a maximum of 500 kits, and pricing per kit is all inclusive of shipping, live instruction, administrative, teaching, and processing fees.  If you have less than 10 participants in your group, the pricing will still be for 10 kits in order to cover our overhead event costs.

For a group size of 50 or less, cancellations must be made 2 weeks before the product is to be shipped in order to receive a refund. 2 weeks in advance of shipping the ordered product, we have already purchased inventory for your event, prepared co-branded elements of your event, and have overhead logistics costs that must be paid so we cannot offer a refund. However, we can reschedule the date and time within one week of the initial event date if needed for no additional cost.

For groups over 50, cancellations must be made 3 weeks before the product is to be shipped in order to receive a refund. 3 weeks in advance of shipping the ordered product, we have already purchased inventory for your event, prepared co-branded elements of your event, and have overhead logistics costs that must be paid so we cannot offer a refund. However, we can reschedule the date and time within one week of the initial event date if needed for no additional cost.

Each event is unique, and we are happy to accommodate you. To add other pairings to your order, please reach out.

If you'd like something customized to your budget, group size, and availability, please reach out at info@cheesegrotto.com or fill in our Google Form here to schedule a time to chat details and explore options.