Monday, March 26, 2012

Dagoba Organic Chocolate: A Giveaway!


Greetings! I am back on the east coast, safe and sound at home. It's so nice to be back in Boston! My first trip to San Francisco was great though, and someday I hope to go back. If you're a regular blog reader, you remember from my last post about Good Eats in San Fran, that I may have mentioned a giveaway... Well, here it is!

While in San Fran, I visited a Scharffen Berger store in the Ferry Building Marketplace near the water. Loved that marketplace! It's where I got one of the best oatmeal raisin cookies I've ever had, remember? ;) Anyway, while there, I also visited Scharffen Berger and spent a loooong time perusing the various chocolates they have. Such a variety!! If you're not familiar with the company, it was founded in 1997 and was the first "bean to bar" chocolate maker in America in over 50 years. The company's history is quite interesting; you should check it out!



So the funny thing about this giveaway though is that the bar I bought to give to one of you lucky readers is actually made by Dagoba, not Scharffen Berger. Oops! I didn't even realize it at the time that it wasn't an actual Scharffen Berger bar (I finally realized it when I started to write this blog post! Silly silly me). I have been trying to understand the connection between the two companies, but I'm not quite sure how they're "related." However, it does appear that there is a connection of some sort, as they've paired up in their wholesale orders. Hmmmm... So perhaps that's why the Dagoba is being sold in Scharffen Berger. I loved what I read about Dagoba as a company. Their efforts and actions all work toward "full circle sustainability" and are quite impressive and meaningful! I encourage you to read more about this great company. 


I had such a fun time checking out all the different flavors in the store (both Scharffen Berger and Dagoba!). Sadly, I didn't sample all of them (I would have been there all day!) but I did try a few. They were all delicious, but one flavor in particular that stood out to me was the Dagoba organic chocolate mint flavored bar. This particular bar is dark chocolate (59% cacao) and made with mint and rosemary! Yes, you heard me right - rosemary! How unique. The rosemary flavor was very subtle, but it is there. And it really complemented the mint well too. :)


Because I liked this flavor so much I decided to get one to share with one lucky reader! 



And no, don't worry; this opened bar pictured here is not the one I'm giving away. That's the one I bought for myself. ;)


So what do you need to do to enter this giveaway? Well, I ask that you please leave me a comment here on this post and tell me what your favorite chocolate is. You can tell me if you have a favorite brand of chocolate or even simply if you just prefer milk or dark chocolate - whatever you'd like! Just make sure to somehow answer the question, "What is your favorite chocolate?".


The giveaway will be open for comments (U.S. mailing addresses only, please) until Saturday, March 31st, at 11:59 PM EST. :)

I'll choose one winner at random and will announce the winner on April 1st (and will get your mailing address from you privately). Thanks in advance for entering, friends!

22 comments:

  1. fun giveaway! my favorite is dark chocolate with any type of nut!

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  2. I love dark chocolate, and I like other flavors mixed in. I keep coveting the little dark chocolate 'nibs' near the checkout at trader joes, but am making myself hold off since I gave up sweets for lent. Your bar would certainly be a fun way to jump back on the bandwagon. So glad you had such a great trip!

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  3. I love almost any chocolate. But any form of Swiss chocolate tends to be my favorite. I tend to buy allot of Lindt (it's made in NH and I'm a local shopper!)

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  4. I am a fan of really dark chocolate!!!! Great giveaway!

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  5. I love dark, dark chocolate. Right now I am really into Sweetriot chocolate!

    larkspurpurple (at) gmail.com

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  6. What a great idea to have a contest involving chocolate! Anything having to do with chocolate is time well spent. I absolutely love dark chocolate. I use Ghirardelli 60% bittersweet chips in my cookies, and I love to nibble on chocolate that is at least 60% or higher dark chocolate. For holidays and special occasions, I like to use Valrhona chocolate. It seems to give a rich flavor to desserts. As for truffles and other similar goodies, I think Neuhaus, which is a Belgian brand, is unbelievable. Thanks for focusing on chocolate. There's nothing better.

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  7. Taza chocolate please! Any of them. The texture is just amazing. I better win! Or else!!

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  8. Any Chocolate that is in my mouth! But I love dark chocolate with between 60 and 75% cacao. No nuts, no mint, no white chocolate...just dark, smooth, melt in your mouth...I have to stop, I'm getting hungry.

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  9. I love ALL chocolate but I'm a sucker for ~70% dark chocolate. There's one brand whose name I can't remember that combines dark chocolate with candied ginger...and it's kinda my most favorite thing ever.

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  10. I actually really like Dagoba chocolate (not trying to suck up either!!)They make an amazing hot chocolate called xocolatl. It comes in chocolate bar form too. It is mexican chocolate with chili in it so it has a bit of a kick!

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  11. I love dark chocolate - in the last couple of years I have gotten into cacao nibs.

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  12. I just found your blog today and am loving it! As for chocolate, my favorite by far is dark chocolate, particularly the European brands. A little piece of that is all I need to get through a rough afternoon!

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  13. I love milk chocolate (Lindt truffles) but as a child I would only eat white chocolate. Maybe my next phase will be dark chocolate :)
    My daughter loves dark chocolate...I would give this bar to her :)
    Thanks for sharing your entertaining blog.

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  14. I will only enter this contest if I can win the chocolate bar that you already opened, because my favorite kind of chocolate is whatever someone else is eating!

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  15. Colleen, I see that the secret to getting comments is a give-away! I should have thought of that 3 years ago! Great post - beautiful San Francisco, and good luck to whomever wins your Dagoba chocolate!!!

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  16. Oh my goodness, I randomly stumbled upon your blog today from Carrots N' Cake and I am so excited to see this post! I am going to San Fran with my husband for the first time in May and I've been looking for great suggestions on where to go and what to eat! I can't wait to read up on your posts. I also would LOVE to try that chocolate so I know if I'll want to go back and get some more...Pick me!!

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  17. sorry - my favorite chocolate is dark!

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  18. My favorite kind of chocolate is usually dark. However, around this time if year my taste buds yearn for Cadbury, anything Cadbury. I especially love the traditional Cadbury cream eggs. Reminds me of a trip with my highschool classmates to England in Spring 2001 when we were obsessed with buying Cadbury chocolate out of the Cadbury vending machines.

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  19. Hi sista! As you know, my favorites are white and milk chocolate, but I am acquiring a taste for dark too. :-) How can you go wrong with any kind of chocolate really?! :-)

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  20. As dark as it goes or cocoa nibs for me! White comes next even if it's technically not 'real' chocolate.

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  21. I'm the Easter Bunny, and I prefer any kind. I lean toward white though!

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  22. I love dark chocolate. And champagne truffles.

    lovelydomesticdiva (at) gmail (dot) com

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