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System CODEX Part One: the CODEX Number There are as many ways to taste as there are people. Each person brings their own memories and...

System CODEX Part Two: the Flavor Wheel Learning to appreciate chocolate is about developing your taste, respecting the people and land involved, enjoying yourself, and having...

System CODEX Part Three: Review & Ribbons Our written reviews are all about the experience, the memories, anything that seems relevant to us when we're...

Directory Meet Your Makers We'd like to have our directory help you find bean-to-bar artisanal and craft chocolatiers from around the world. We've separated them by country...

the Cacao Plant Biology and Beans Here are some facts about theobroma cacao: how the tree grows, what it needs and what happens to the beans...

Countries of Origin Where Cacao Grows Cacao grows in nearly every continent around the world but only within a narrow band of longitude. That band...

Buying Good Chocolate Reading the Label Shopping for chocolate should be fun. It’s exciting to discover new makers and new bars. If you live in a...

The Historical Timeline People and Chocolate People have been consuming cocoa for a long time. As revered as cacao was in Meso-America (for 2000 years) sweet...

Glossary What Means What Our glossary will be evolving as time goes on. There are many terms and definitions relating to craft chocolate and we'll...