We were online. Paired the chocolate with a Cabernet, and I was kicking myself when he started off by mentioning the best pairing would probably be whisky vs. sparkling wine for the chocolate selection, because I've been bad about keeping my home bar stocked recently. Then someone actually asked about a Cabernet in the Q&A, and he mentioned how a Cab would actually go very well with the dark chocolate in the package. That bar (the Sydney dark chocolate with strawberry/kiwi) was our favorite.

While a large part of this event was clearly advertising for Compartes, and I expected that going into it, I still found I enjoyed it. The small business aspect was particularly interesting -- the company seems to run fairly lean (number of staff, factory square footage, etc.) but manages to get Hollywood clientele and big contracts. Getting AA to give you a CK audience says a lot about how influential this chocolate company is. Neat to see some behind the scenes stuff and to know that some other posters from here were likely watching.