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In 2021 our food and wine expert Fred Schilling said:  ‘The essence of matching food and wine has a lot to do with ensuring that the food is less sweet than the chosen wine. If tannins (thin … read more

Competitions are important to improve cocoa growing and chocolate quality. Internationally the gold standard is the Cocoa of Excellence program.Charley's has been an active participant in this c … read more

Charley’s commissioned works from Kim with the aim of showcasing FNQ and linking Charley’s with its geographic origins.Kim Rayner and Charley’s Chocolates - her inspiration After extensive travel abro … read more

Charley's was begun by Chris and Lynn Jahnke in 2012 with a dream to grow international award-winning Cocoa in Australia, make trophy winning Chocolate and sell to a discerning customer base … read more

The Mt Edna plantation produced a ‘hero’ tree recently. Here it is, with picking time approaching.To celebrate our ‘hero’ tree we ran a Cocoa Pod competition on Instagram. See it here.The answ … read more