A slow, sensory tasting experience by the sea.

At Cacao Huasi, our wine and chocolate pairing is a relaxed guided tasting designed to help you notice flavor in a deeper way. We pair 3 carefully selected wines with tree-to-bar chocolate, cacao drinks, and cacao beans from different fermentations and processing styles.

This is not a formal wine class. It is warm, curious, and delicious — a space to explore how chocolate changes with fruit, acidity, tannins, sweetness, spice, and texture.

As we taste together, you’ll begin to notice how wine can completely transform chocolate — bringing forward hidden notes of berries, flowers, citrus, caramel, roasted nuts, earth, tropical fruit, or spice.

Some pairings feel bright and lively. Others become deep, rich, and slow. There is no “correct” palate here — just curiosity, conversation, and pleasure.

Located on the Caribbean coast of Costa Rica, Cacao Huasi offers one of Puerto Viejo’s most unique tasting experiences — combining tropical cacao culture, ocean views, and guided chocolate exploration.

What You’ll Taste

Tree-to-bar chocolate from Costa Rica
Various cacao beans and cacao preparations
Carefully selected wine pairings
Cacao Huasi house chocolate creations
A guided tasting experience by the ocean

What Makes This Experience Special

Unlike industrial chocolate tastings, we work with fresh, small-batch cacao and chocolate made with attention to origin, fermentation, roasting, and flavor.

Chocolate and wine actually share many similarities:

• both come from fruit

• both rely on fermentation

• both reflect climate and terroir

• both change dramatically depending on processing

That’s why certain wines can suddenly make a chocolate taste more floral, fruit-forward, creamy, earthy, or bright.

Perfect For

Couples
Food and wine lovers
Chocolate lovers
Travelers looking for a unique Puerto Viejo experience
Friends and small groups
Sunset dates and celebrations

The Atmosphere

Our tastings take place at Cacao Huasi in Puerto Viejo, Costa Rica — an oceanfront cacao bar and creative space focused on chocolate, flavor, culture, and community.

Expect sea air, music, sunset light, real conversation, and some very memorable chocolate.

Reserve Your Experience

Wine and chocolate pairings are offered in limited small groups to keep the experience personal and relaxed.

Advance reservations are recommended.