Venture Chocolate And Wine Co.

What Venture Chocolate And Wine Co. does

Venture Chocolate + Wine Co. operates a single-location, two-floor experiential hospitality venue at 605 W King St in Boone, North Carolina. The main floor is a Chocolate Lounge serving house-made ganache cream filled bon-bons (with flavors ranging from sweet fruits to spicy peppers), single-origin and inclusion chocolate bars sourced from globally sourced cacao, traditional Italian-style espresso drinks made with Local Lion coffee, and desserts including creme brulee, flourless chocolate torte, turtle cheesecake, roasted hazelnuts, and homemade chocolate ice cream bars. The downstairs Cellar functions as a wine bar offering fine wines from top wine regions worldwide, charcuterie boards scaled from individual servings to grazing tables for four or more, and additional desserts, alongside an all-day bottle shop for wine takeaway purchases.

The business is a direct-to-consumer hospitality model with revenue generated primarily through in-venue food and beverage sales (chocolate lounge, wine cellar), takeaway bottle shop wine sales, and gift cards sold through Square. Pricing is not publicly disclosed on the website; customers view the menu in person or contact the venue at (828) 865-1600. Operating hours are extensive for the segment: Mon-Thurs 10am-10pm, Fri-Sat 10am-11pm, and Sun 11am-10pm. The website is hosted on Squarespace and includes pages for the chocolate bar, wine bar, events, and directions, indicating event-driven marketing as a secondary channel.

The company is privately held and independently owned; no venture capital, private equity, or parent company ownership is identified in available sources. The workforce is reported at 7 employees, no management team is disclosed in the data, and there are no patents, certifications, regulatory actions, mergers, acquisitions, or funding rounds on record. The only named partnership is a minor supplier relationship with Local Lion coffee. Market presence is limited to North Carolina, with no indication of global operations.

Name

Venture Chocolate And Wine Co.

Legal name

Venture Chocolate & Wine Co.

Website

https://venturechocolateandwine.com

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Venture Chocolate + Wine Co. operates a single-location, two-floor experiential venue in Boone, NC, combining a Chocolate Lounge (bon-bons, bars, espresso) with a downstairs wine cellar, charcuterie, and bottle shop serving local residents and visitors.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Specialty Confectionery and Wine Bar Retail

NAICS

Drinking Places (Alcoholic Beverages) (7224), Chocolate and Confectionery Manufacturing (31135), Snack and Nonalcoholic Beverage Bars (722515), Beer, Wine, and Liquor Retailers (44532)

SIC

Retail-Eating & Drinking Places (5810), Sugar & Confectionery Products (2060)

akta.pro primary industry

Wine Bars (CRANACAE)

akta.pro secondary industry

Wine Shops (Off-Premise) (CRANAAAB)

Keywords

• Artisan chocolate confections
• Wine bar retail
• Specialty food and beverage
• Hospitality venue operations
• Gift card sales

Headquarters

HQ city

Boone

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Supply Chain, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure, Others

Revenue model

1. In-venue food and beverage sales: Revenue from selling chocolate bon-bons, bars, espresso drinks, fine wine by the glass, charcuterie boards, and desserts to customers dining in at the two-floor establishment (main floor chocolate lounge and downstairs cellar wine bar).
2. Bottle shop wine sales: Revenue from selling bottles of wine for takeout, operating as a retail bottle shop open all day.
3. Gift cards: Revenue from sale of gift cards for future redemption.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels1 record

Core offering

Venture Chocolate And Wine Co. sells artisan bon-bons, single-origin and inclusion chocolate bars, Italian-style espresso drinks, fine wines by the glass, charcuterie boards, and desserts through a two-floor venue in Boone, NC. The main floor operates as a Chocolate Lounge and the downstairs operates as a Wine Cellar with a takeout bottle shop.

Product overview

Venture Chocolate + Wine Co. is a dual-floor hospitality venue offering a unified chocolate and wine bar experience. The Main Floor features a Chocolate Lounge with house-made bon-bons, single-origin chocolate bars, and Italian-style espresso with Local Lion coffee. The Downstairs Cellar offers fine wines, charcuterie boards, and desserts. The venue also operates a Bottle Shop for wine takeaway sales and offers gift cards. The two floors work together to provide a complete culinary and beverage experience combining artisanal chocolates with premium wines.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Bon-Bons House-made ganache cream filled bon-bons available in a variety of flavors from sweet fruits to spicy peppers, sold to in-venue guests at the main floor Chocolate Lounge.
• Chocolate Bars Single-origin and inclusion chocolate bars crafted from the finest cacao sourced from around the world, sold to in-venue guests at the Chocolate Lounge.
• Espresso Traditional Italian-style espresso drinks made with Local Lion coffee, served to in-venue guests at the main floor Chocolate Lounge.
• Fine Wine Fine wines sourced from the best wine regions around the world, available by the glass or bottle at the downstairs Wine Cellar bar.
• Charcuterie Charcuterie boards served at the downstairs Wine Cellar, available from individual servings to grazing tables that feed four or more guests.
• Desserts Desserts including creme brulee, flourless chocolate torte, turtle cheesecake, roasted hazelnuts, and homemade chocolate ice cream bars, served at the Chocolate Lounge and Wine Cellar.
• Bottle Shop Retail bottle shop open all day for wine purchases to take away or to enjoy in the shop.
• Gift Cards Gift cards sold online through the Square platform for future redemption at the Venture Chocolate And Wine Co. venue.

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

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Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Local LionminorOthersLocal Lion is a local coffee supplier whose coffee is used in the preparation of espresso drinks at the chocolate lounge. The venue offers traditional Italian-style espresso drinks made with Local Lion coffee.

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Hotel Chocolat: Premium bean-to-bar chocolate brand with a network of chocolate cafés and bottle shops pairing chocolate with wine and coffee. Comparable dual-channel model of chocolate retail plus in-venue café/beverage consumption.
• Askinosie Chocolate: Small-batch bean-to-bar chocolate maker with a factory, retail shop, and on-site café serving chocolate, espresso, and desserts. Mirrors Venture's combination of in-house single-origin chocolate production and café service.
• Max Brenner: Chocolate-themed restaurant and bar concept serving desserts, chocolate drinks, and food in a branded experiential setting. Closely mirrors Venture's combination of in-house chocolate products and on-premise beverage service.
• Dandelion Chocolate: Single-origin bean-to-bar chocolate maker with factory cafés serving chocolates, espresso, and desserts. Closely comparable to Venture's single-origin and inclusion bars plus Italian-style espresso offer.
• The Melting Pot: Fondue restaurant chain centered on a chocolate-and-cheese experiential dining format. Directly comparable to Venture in offering a destination dessert/chocolate-led venue pairing with beverages in a multi-course experiential format.
• Vosges Haut-Chocolat: Artisan chocolatier with retail boutiques and tasting experiences featuring house-made bon-bons and curated chocolate flights. Comparable in-house bon-bon product with an experiential retail environment.
• Mast Brothers: Bean-to-bar chocolate maker operating factory stores with chocolate tastings, retail, and light café service. Comparable small-batch, house-made chocolate manufacturing paired with a sit-down consumer experience.
• L.A. Burdick Chocolate: Artisan chocolatier operating retail cafés serving house-made chocolates, pastries, espresso, and desserts. Comparable to Venture's chocolate lounge offering of house-made bon-bons, bars, and Italian-style espresso in a sit-down café setting.
• Compartes Chocolates: Artisan chocolate maker with a flagship chocolate boutique and café in Los Angeles serving house-made bon-bons, bars, and desserts. Comparable house-made artisan chocolate line plus on-premise café experience.

Broad incumbents

• Godiva Café: Global premium chocolate brand operating dedicated Godiva Cafés serving chocolates, desserts, and specialty coffee. Broader incumbent in the chocolate café category — overlapping with Venture's chocolate lounge concept but at much larger scale.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights5 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/venture-chocolate-and-wine-co.

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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