Sonoma Chocolatiers & Tea House — Restaurant in Sebastopol

UPDATE. CLOSED ON THURSDAY. Made a special trip out here from Napa with my family to experience the chocolates again. Sign on the door says they wouldn't open until 2:00, and I and a number of other people, probably totaling about 15 people in total, came and went. It's now 3:00, and the place is still not open. Although I wish it was, I'm going to go back to Napa and hope for a better days..

This boutique chocolate shop reminds me of Chocolatier in Berkeley, and is curated by David, an owner who takes great care in making custom chocolates with delicious and exotic flavors. He also has a selection of chocolates from around the world that exceeds what a normal chocolate retailer would have. Their sipping chocolate, is to die for, and the location is cool, calm, and quiet, and perfect for doing a little bit of reading. While you enjoy some fine chocolate. I recommend this place to lovers of chocolate, and people who have yet to experience a real...

I walked in here two days ago and saw that they have a tea tasting on their menu. You can select three teas to try out. So I did.

With the help of some suggestions, I tired out a sakura green tea, a milky oolong, and a black tea.

The green tea was light in flavor and wasn’t too grassy. It was a light infusion which kept the bitter vegetal notes down, while providing a nice smooth savory flavor from the sakura.

The oolong has very strong notes of white peach and butter from the scent. I think it was a bit too fruity for my preference, and it tasted strongly of white peaches. On subsequent brews, the buttery scent and flavor turns more to milk flavors, hence the name. The peachiness is still prevalent.

The black tea smelled rich and sweet, but the taste was not sweet. It was still slightly bitter, and low sweetness. It smelt like what I wanted, but didn’t...

This place is da bomb!! Exquisite truffles and caramels….plus a bunch of other yummy stuff that I don’t care about as much 😆.

I have a ritual of purchasing the finest truffles I can find for dinner with special friends, and usually I get them from chocolatiers in Berkeley, but this time I was coming from the North — and stumbled upon the one place in Sonoma county that has won First Place for 15 years running. Woot woot!

And a 3% cash...