The Hunter Valley Chocolate Company began as a tiny shop in 1999 with the idea that the Hunter needed a quality chocolate shop. That magnificent project, the Hunter Valley Gardens, was on the horizon and when that opened in 2001 we moved there to expand our range with handmade and imported chocolates, locally produced gourmet goods and a coffee shop. As the area grew so rapidly we opened our second store at Peterson's Champagne House in 2002.