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Sunday, October 4 • 1:00pm - 2:00pm
A variety of varietals: taste your way through cacao of the Domincan Republic

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The audience will sample chocolate made from a Dominican chocolate tasting project spearheaded by Zorzal Cacao (cacao grower) and Dandelion Chocolate (bean-to-bar chocolate maker). The presenters will give an overview of their direct trade relationship and discuss how they are working together to plant cacao varietals, on a 1,019 acre Reserve in the Dominican Republic, with specific flavor profiles. This is a unique opportunity to hear about advantages and challenges, from both cacao grower and chocolate maker, of a tree-to-bar partnership.
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Dr. Charles Kerchner

Co-Founder, Reserva Zorzal, Dominican Republic
Dr. Charles Kerchner is co-founder of Reserva Zorzal, a 1,000 acre bird sanctuary and organic cacao farm in the Dominican Republic. He has worked for 15 years with cacao growers developing innovative mechanisms, including selling select cacao bean varietals to artisan chocolate makers... Read More →
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Minda Nicolas

Flavor Manager, Dandelion Chocolate
Minda Nicolas is the Flavor Manager for Dandelion Chocolate. As the Flavor Manager, she helps on the sourcing side of things by running an evaluation process for all of the sample beans received by Dandelion - which for them just means making a small batch of chocolate and tasting... Read More →

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