Tasting Events

Sam loves to talk chocolate! Whether the party is virtual, at our factory, or at your office, Sam is happy to guide participants through a tasting journey and share his love of cacao!

About

Have Videri’s founder and chocolate maker, Sam Ratto join the party to lead an in-person or virtual tasting event!

During the event, Sam will guide participants through a tasting of Videri’s award-winning, mouthwatering, bean-to bar-chocolates. A sample of topics include:

  • How chocolate is made? Crack open a roasted bean, and learn where the bean comes from, how it is propagated, fermented, and the process of sorting, roasting, and winnowing. 

  • What is cocoa butter? How is it made, and how does it affect the mouth feel of chocolate.

  • What do the percentages on chocolate bars mean?

  • What goes into making a bonbon? Different cooking methods, the anatomy of the bonbon shell, and how our confections team creates new flavors using premium, local ingredients.

Sam can talk about chocolate for hours but typically, in-person tastings are an hour, including time for Q&A.

There is a $750 merchandise minimum for Sam to lead a tasting at the factory or virtually and a $1,500 merchandise minimum for him to lead a tasting at your location.

Tasting Box Options

  • Signature Box

    This tasting box is a classic representation of Videri. If you are looking for an experience that is friendly for all levels of chocolate lovers, this is the box for you! It includes:

    Dark Milk Bar
    Sea Salt Bar
    Classic Dark Bar
    4 piece bonbon
    1 roasted cocoa beans

    In person event - $69 per person
    Virtual event - $89 (price includes shipping)

  • Enthusiast's Box

    Have a group that loves dark chocolate?! Do they jump into any and all team events?! This is the box for you! It includes:

    5 Single Origin Bars
    4 piece bonbon
    2 roasted cocoa beans

    In person event - $89 per person
    Virtual event - $109 (price includes shipping)

 FAQs

  • Please email us a couple of dates and times that would work for your group and we’ll find a time that works with Sam’s schedule too! We’re happy to lead a tasting event on weekends and in the evening.

  • Of course! The above are the tasting sets that we recommend but we are happy to customize a tasting box to fit your budget and guests.

  • We need three weeks notice

  • Yes! If your group is 10-15 people, we can host the tasting event during regular factory hours. If your group is over 15 people, we can discuss hosting the event after the factory is closed. Sam can also come to your office to lead the event!

  • Yes we do! We’ll send you an excel file to fill in all of your recipients’ addresses, and we’ll ship the boxes. Everything ships FedEx 2 Day

  • Not a problem at all! We’ll swap items out in the recipients gift box to ensure they can enjoy everything that they receive.

  • During the event, you’ll be tasting 3-4 bars and 2-4 bonbons. We can include more bonbons, but we don’t taste more than 4 during an event.

  • We don’t provide beer, wine, or bourbon, but we’re happy to connect you with a Raleigh company that can recommend pairings for your chocolates. Sam often sips bourbon while he leads the tasting events so we recommend that you have something to drink too!

Contact

Contact Rachel at gifting@viderichocolatefactory.com with questions or to book your event.