That’s right. I am hosting our first of hopefully many giveaways here at the Gourmet Foodie Blog. I personally feel that this is a great way to give back to the readers who frequent this blog and keep it going! I love chocolate. I love the way that it smells. I love the way that it melts in your mouth and I love the way that it can make almost any dessert look eloquent! I love the stuff so much that I am constantly looking for the next great chocolate adventure.

Earlier this month I was on the hunt for some great chocolate truffles, as you might have noticed from my post on artisan truffles. I had heard a while back that Torn Ranch made a pretty good fruit ganache truffle but their wine truffles were to die for! So I hopped on the web and ordered some of the Torn Ranch truffles from Gourmet Indulgence and anxiously awaited their arrival.

When I opened the box they were delivered in and the smell of chocolate filled the air. The aroma was intoxicating and I couldn’t wait to sink my teeth into them. I started with the ganache truffles which to me were surprisingly good. I loved the creativity with the flavors ranging from pear, to pineapple, to coconut, which were my favorite, (I’m a sucker for coconut as well).

When I had completely devoured the box of fruit ganache truffles I decided I should try the wine truffles immediately as to have a good comparison (that or I was on a chocoholic binge). I must admit in my opinion these were far superior in flavor. The wine was ever so present and created a taste and feel similar to that of a chocolate cordial!

Again I polished off the box and sat there for a moment half drunk from the wine and feeling the effects of an on setting chocolate coma. Worth it? Definitely! I had such an enjoyable experience that I couldn’t wait to share it with my readers and hopefully help give them a chocolate coma of their own!

I will be giving away (6) boxes of Torn Ranch Wine Truffle Assortment 8 cnt, (4) boxes of Torn Ranch Fruit Ganache Truffles 6 cnt and (3) boxes of Torn Ranch Fruit Gananche Truffles 12 cnt! That’s 13 boxes of chocolates going out to 13 lucky winners! I chose 13 because, well, that’s my lucky number and that happens to be how many boxes Gourmet Indulgence (the sponsors of our giveaway) sent me. To enter the competition simply leave a post in the comment section on this post about your favorite chocolate creation. I will then choose 13 lucky winners at random and notify the winners by email. The Giveaway ends February 28th 2009 and winners will be notified by March 7th 2009. Good luck!
*Must be a U.S. resident to win as its a pain to ship outside of the U.S.
*this Contest is now closed! Thank You to everyone who participated! Winners will be announced soon!

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