Hands-on, chocolate-making classes with optional wine or craft beer tastings

Get Your Hands Dirty...
and Your Glass Full!

Chocolate making and wine tasting class at Cannery Row

How It Works

Taste · Make · Take

Taste

Sample four Central Coast wines — typically one white and three reds. Prefer craft beer? We have four unique brews available too.

Make

Temper chocolate, craft truffle shells, fill with smooth ganache, and seal with a final layer of rich chocolate. Guided every step of the way.

Take

The best part? You leave with a beautiful box of the decadent chocolates you made yourself. A delicious souvenir of your evening.

Hands-on chocolate truffle making class at The Wine Experience

Chocolate Truffle Making Class

The Full
Experience

Duration2 hours
Price$59/person + wine tasting add-on $20/person
Class SizeUp to 12 participants (larger groups inquire within)
AgesChildren 12+ welcome · Must be 21+ for wine or beer
LocationThe Wine Experience, Cannery Row, Monterey, CA

Perfect For

Every Occasion

Couples

A romantic date night with something to show for it — a box of chocolates you made together.

Friends & Groups

Up to 12 per session. Laugh, sip, and create together. Group hours are flexible.

Team Building

A unique, hands-on team experience that's equal parts fun and delicious.

Private Parties

Celebrate birthdays, bachelorettes, and special occasions in the atelier.

Your Host

Meet Carrie Griffin

After ten years managing The Wine Experience — a beloved wine-tasting and blending lab on Cannery Row — Carrie discovered a chocolate-making class on a trip to Belgium that paired handcrafted chocolates with local beers.

A new passion was born. Combining the art of chocolate-making with the wines and beers she'd spent a decade curating, Chocolates & Cheers came to life. Exit retirement — enter something delicious.

Carrie Griffin hosting a chocolate making class
"It ended up being a great night. Our host kept our glasses full and the atmosphere light. I was pleasantly surprised by the quality of chocolate I made — and ended up taste testing half of it on the way home. Overall, a great experience."

Andrew and Heather Rodriguez

2 days ago

Classes Fill Quickly

Book Your
Chocolate Experience

$59 per person · Wine or beer tasting add-on $20/person · Groups up to 12

Located at The Wine Experience, Cannery Row, Monterey, CA