After ten years managing The Wine Experience — a beloved wine-tasting and blending lab on Cannery Row — Carrie discovered a chocolate-making class on a trip to Belgium that paired handcrafted chocolates with local beers.

A new passion was born. Combining the art of chocolate-making with the wines and beers she'd spent a decade curating, Chocolates & Cheers came to life. Exit retirement — enter something delicious.