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Birthday Giveaway: vianne chocolat

vianne-chocolat.jpgI love fine chocolate and I love all things local so I was thrilled to learn about vianne chocolat, a new Boston-based source for handmade artisan chocolates. Passionate about sourcing local whenever possible, chocolatier Valerie Conyngham uses cream, butter, and jams from New England farms, and spices from independent local spice purveyors to create a delightful variety of chocolates for gifting, home parties, special occasions, and corporate events. And as part of my Boston Mamas Fourth Birthday Giveaway Series, vianne chocolat generously is gifting one lucky winner with a vianne chocolat canvas tote + assortment of 50 chocolates! Simply check out the rules below and leave a comment on this giveaway by Friday, July 9, to enter to win.

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THIS CONTEST IS NOW CLOSED
Congrats to winner Johanna!
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Rules:

  • Hop on over and peruse the awesomeness of vianne chocolat and leave a comment below. One comment permitted per person; US entrants welcome.

  • Include your name and email in the appropriate fields so I can contact you if you win. (Including just first name or first name + last initial is OK!). Anonymous or SPAM-like comments will be discarded.

  • Entry period closes at midnight EST, Friday, July 9, 2010.

  • Comments

    awesome is only a small way to describe it, every attention seems to be given to quality thanks for the giveaway

    I would love to try the Dark Chocolate Truffles!

    I discovered their flavors!

    •Green Fairies (absinthe flavored)
    •Cardamom and coconut
    •Chambord topped with raspberry powder
    •Burnt caramel cups with sea salt
    •Strawberry Balsamic
    •Lavender
    •Mint
    •Almond Butter
    •Vanilla Scented Chocolate
    •Raspberry Truffles
    •Raspberry Rhubarb Truffles
    •Espresso Truffles
    •Caramel Truffles
    •Milk Chocolate Truffles
    •Dark Chocolate Truffles
    •Whiskey Truffles
    •Rose scented solid chocolate doves

    i love the idea of a chocolate making party

    What a delightful story and the chocolates look absoutely divine. Thank you for the giveaway.

    Next week, my mother will be turning 80 years old, and I'm planning on putting together a basket of all of her favorite foods. Since she's such a lover of chocolates, I think it would be wonderful if I could add these decadent little morsels to her basket, too! :)

    They Look Delicious! would love to win!!!

    OMG! All the flavors look so good but I NEED to try these:

    Burnt caramel cups with sea salt

    The lavender flavor sounds so intriguing. And they have an online store, oh dear, I may be in trouble! ;)

    Great idea for a giveaway. Who doesn't love chocolate? ;) I hope I win! :)

    Mmmm anything with caramel is my favorite! :)

    These chocolates are works of art. Absolutely gorgeous.

    I would love to try their caramel truffles!!

    It all looks so yummy. I want to hear more

    These look so so good. I love good chocolate too and also the fact that these are local.

    The Burnt Caramel Cups look divine! lisacarr7 at aol dot com

    The Milk Chocolate Truffles and the White Chocolate Strawberry look delicious! Nice website with great pictures.

    These would be cool to have at my daughters birthday party. Yummy & delicious!

    Holy moley, I'm right here in Boston and never knew about this heavenly place. Anyone that makes Burnt Caramel with Sea Salt is TOPS in my book. Never mind the other flavors:

    * Green Fairies (absinthe flavored)
    * Cardamom and coconut
    * Chambord topped with raspberry powder
    * Burnt caramel cups with sea salt
    * Strawberry Balsamic
    * Lavender
    * Mint
    * Almond Butter
    * Vanilla Scented Chocolate
    * Raspberry Truffles
    * Raspberry Rhubarb Truffles
    * Espresso Truffles
    * Caramel Truffles
    * Milk Chocolate Truffles
    * Dark Chocolate Truffles
    * Whiskey Truffles
    * Rose scented solid chocolate doves

    And hey, my BIRTHDAY is on the 11th. So we could share birthday wishes!

    These chocolates look amazing...yum!!

    The Milk Chocolate and Espresso Truffles look too delicious !
    Thank you so much for the giveaway.

    jweezie43[at]gmail[dot]com

    These look delicious!

    $5 for hand delivery in the Boston/Cambridge area - nice!

    Oh holy yum! I would LOVE some burnt caramel with sea salt!

    I'm a caramel-aholic and would love to sink my teeth into the caramel truffles!

    I did check out the awesomeness of vianne chocolates and the A dark chocolate truffle infused with raspberry and topped with crunchy cacao nibs look heavenly.

    The chocolates look wonderful! I would love to try the mint chocolate and the burnt caramel cups- they sound so good!!

    all i can say is YUM!

    These chocolates are beautiful and the flavors sound delightful. I'd especially like to try Chambord topped with raspberry powder, Burnt caramel cups with sea salt, Almond Butter and the Espresso Truffles.

    Yummy, these chocolates look amazing, love the site! Thanks for sharing...

    WOW! These look delicious and I LOVE that they are local made and locally sourced. And burnt sugar caramel is one of my all-time favorite flavors!

    Thanks for sharing them!

    love the Raspberry Rhubarb Truffles

    Oh my goodness this is my sisters "dream come true" giveaway!

    Nom nom, a chocolate party sounds wonderful!

    I am drooling over all these yummy candies. I would like to try the Dark Chocolate Truffles.

    yum, those look so delicious!

    OMG burnt caramel with sea salt... did you hear chocolate cures cancer?

    I love chocolates with mint or caramel

    yummy

    This look delicious! I am especially intrigued by the Cardamom and Coconut, and I love everything Lavender, so I know I'll be snatching up some of those!

    How delicious-looking...I'd love to try those Raspberry Truffles

    The Almond Butter is so beautiful with the pink flowers. I bet it tastes as amazing as it looks.

    Oh that Almond Butter looks incredible (so does everything though!)

    I love that vianne chocolat offers chocolate parties -- what a great idea!

    Looks so yummy! And pretty too!

    Mmmm....chocolate!!

    I would love to try the Espresso Truffles~

    I'd love to try the Vanilla Scented Chocolate!

    Your page looks amazing- I can't wait to try the chocolate

    These chocolates look so good! I would like the Raspberry Truffles.

    I am all about the Dark Chocolate Truffles! Wait...I'm just all about the chocolate!!!

    The Dark Chocolate Truffles sound so good!

    Expresso truffles sound DIVINE!

    These look sumptuous!

    These chocolates look and sound like such high quality treats. Thanks so much for this wonderful giveaway.
    rickpeggysmith(at)aol(dot)com

    They look so good I love chocolate with sea salt

    I LOVE chocolate!!!

    I would love to try Lavender Chocolate. How different.

    I learned about the truffle-making and wine parties
    that are held right in your home. I discovered all the
    truffle flavors and decided I'd like to try the Caramel
    Truffles first.

    The raspberry rhubarb sounds delicious!

    These look so good! I would love to try them, especially the burnt caramel cups with sea salt.

    The sound wonderful. I'd love to try the Raspberry Rhubarb Truffles!

    I would love to try the Caramel Truffles

    Oh, my! I am in chocolate heaven! Wow! Burnt caramel cups with sea salt and Dark Chocolate Truffles would put me in chocolate nirvana!
    Thank you. :-)

    March 26, 2010 is a special day in vianne’s world. It’s the day she was born, at least born with the City of Boston. March 26th marks the day I went to City Hall and filed my business registration to begin operating under vianne chocolat -- the baby! Would love to try Milk Chocolate Truffles - yum!
    tvollowitz at aol dot com

    Make me stop looking! They look amazing!

    Chocolate and more chocolate.

    I want to have a chocolate Party...What fun....I want to make chocolates!!!

    It all looks wonderful. I wouldn't know what to try first.

    I'm so excited you're doing this! I met them at the CRAVE party last week and the chocolates were incredible. I loved the raspberry truffle with raspberry powder.

    This sounds heavenly to my preggo self!!

    I would love to try their caramel truffles!
    austma7@aol.com

    green fairies look yummy

    oh my, the chocolate truffles are making my mouth water.

    Since I share a birthday (March 26) with the chocolates, I think they must be made especially for me.

    Burnt Caramel with Sea Salt? Sounds scrumptious!

    I would love to try the Milk Chocolate Truffles.

    I liked Vianne Chocolates use of exotic ingredients like Chambord, cardamom, and absinthe.

    They definitely have interesting flavors from absinthe to Burnt caramel cups with sea salt

    I appreciate it that they use local flavors.. man that would be he kind of chocolate you would have to enjoy with a great bottle of red with some girlfriends.

    I would love to try the Cardamom and coconut

    Here's another shout out for the burnt caramel cups with sea salt.

    I enjoyed reading about "Chocolate Parties". I have relatives in Boston and would love to have a lesson in chocolate making! Now...I just have to convince them :) I'd also love to taste these! Thanks!

    Such unique and delicious sounding combinations! I would like the Raspberry Rhubarb! Love chocolate! Fingers crossed! Thanks! senekers@comcast.net

    How have I not heard of this company? Those Raspberry Truffles sound delish.

    Thanks! =)

    Chocolate is the 5th basic food group for me. I would love to try the •Whiskey Truffles

    The Almond Butter ones sound amazing!

    How does one decide between the Chambord, Vanilla or the Whiskey? I want them all.

    Truffles. Oh amazing. Especially DARK chocolate ones.

    Rose scented solid chocolate doves
    would be amazing to try.

    egle(dot)mane(at)gmail(dot)com

    the green fairies look decadent!

    They look YUMMY!

    dlhaley(AT)hotmail(DOT)com

    these look amazing, I would save them for a special occasion and impress some people with my good taste
    singermagic1(at)yahoo(dot)com

    I learned that they have chocolate parties for only $350 for 10 people. It sounds like so much fun.

    Rose scented chocolate doves! Sounds like something that would have gone over very well in a 16th Century royal court. And how about absinthe or raspberry rhubarb. these are some of the most unusual flavors I've ever come across.

    I want some Espresso Truffles.

    I love it that they use fresh cream and butter from New England dairies. Their creations look so beautiful and are sure to taste fabulous.

    Ooh, I really like the look of the cardamon and coconut. Mmm!

    Raspberry Rhubarb Truffles different and sounds wonderful.

    such decadence. i must have! now this is chocolate!
    rmartinclarke at gmail dot com

    Oh yum! The Strawberry Balsamic ganache sounds delicious, but so did everything else! Thanks so much for the chance!

    I would love to have a chocolate party!!!--I live for chocolate!!

    The whiskey truffles and almond butter sound uhmazing!

    The Burnt Caramel Cups look so good!


    deb55106{at}gmail{dot}com

    I would like to try the milk chocolate truffles-thanks for the giveaway

    I like how you can customize your packaging for special occasions. The chocolate looks delicious.

    This chocolate looks absolutely divine and delish, especially the caramel truffles. Thanks.
    partymix25(at)hotmail(dot)com

    Burnt caramel cups with sea salt look so yummy

    Wow, these truffles sound delicious, I would love to try the Almond Butter flavor.

    My 3rd year wedding anniversary was this week. I would love to celebrate with some chocolates! I might even give one to my husband.

    The Dark Chocolate Truffles sound amazing!

    yummy!!

    The Cardamom and Coconut sound good to me.

    I want to try the Green Fairies!

    Love strawberries and love Balsamic vinegar, so those sound like an interesting chocolate

    Since my birthday is right around the corner, would be nice to have the mint chocolates.

    When I was in London had an opportunity to try absinthe. The Green Fairies would probably rekindle that memory

    I love chocolate,would love to try the mint!

    ardelong2(at)gmail(dot)com

    Ok,so after a long look at these mouth watering chocolates, it's offical my thighs say NO NO!! But the mouth wins!!! I'm drulling just at thought of winning!!! yum, yum....thanks for the great giveaway...

    The Green Fairies look beautiful and, I'm sure, taste delicious! I'd love to win these. Thanks.

    Would love to try these marvelous morsels.

    The green fairies look too good too eat, as well as the other chocolates, I would love to try them all.

    Ooh yummy! I like the name of the shop also, reminds me of the movie Chocolat! :) The Green Fairies chocolates sounds super yummy. Thanks!

    looks quite yummy

    I would like to try the mint kind!

    I would like to try the lavender, it sounds so interesting!

    Umm, chocolate. The milk chocolate truffles sound good.

    Strawberry Balsamic would be my first choice - these chocolates look amazing. Even better than Godiva!

    I am so in love with those dark chocolate truffles.

    Rose sscented chocolate?! HOw lux! So excited to find a new local chocolate company to support!

    The lavender sounds heavenly!

    I love that the ingredients are local (yes, I miss New England terribly).

    I like the Burnt caramel cups with sea salt.

    Chocolate is a pregnant woman's best friend...

    Wow! I think I need chocolate NOW!

    i love chocolate ,

    They look amazing!! I would love to try the caramel truffles.
    Thanks for the chance.
    mogrill@comcast.net

    Wow...what an AMAZING giveaway! The caramel truffles and chambord truffles both sound absolutely incredible! Thanks so much!

    Their chocolates are so beautifully made and designed. I'd love to try the lavender, whiskey, almond butter, and vanilla scented chocolates.

    These are just beautiful. All of the truffles are causing my mouth to water, but if I had to select only one, I would choose the Chambord Truffles.

    Just thinking of that chocolate could send me into chocolate overload--buy happily!

    Looks really good. Would love to try some.

    I've been dying to try Vianne's lavender chocolates. Thanks for the chance to enter. Happy Friday!

    these look really good thanks for the chance to win Milk Chocolate Truffles eaglesforjack@gmail.com

    The strawberry balsamic chocolate sounds amazing!! Thanks for the chance to win!
    kendylann3 (at) yahoo (dot) com

    Oh wow! What unique and creative and delicious sounding chocolates! I'd have to work my way thru them all... just to be fair of course!

    I'd love to try the Raspberry Truffles. Actually pretty much any truffle would be great!

    milk chocolate truffle

    I think I've had these, and if they are the ones I'm thinking of...yum!

    Ooo the Almond Butter sounds so good! There is so much variety I would love to try them all!

    Caramel Truffles sound yummy

    I would love to try the Raspberry Truffles,Espresso Truffles and
    Caramel Truffles

    What distinctive flavors and shapes! One can tell the overflowing love that goes into these confections!

    I think the caramel or whiskey truffles sound yummy! Thanks.

    Those Raspberry Rhubarb Truffles sound intriquing and I'd so love to try them out!

    I would love to have the 30 piece assortment pack.

    whiskey truffles and milk chocolate truffles sound super delicious

    ewhatley at embarqmail.com

    I would try the Raspberry Rhubarb Truffles just because the raspberry-rhubarb combo sounds interesting.

    I'd love to try the espresso truffles

    Vianne Chocolat's chocolate looks elegant and delicous (with some interesting twists). Would love to try. Signed up for their newsletter. Thanks for the chance.

    Vianne's Chocolat chocolates look almost too good to eat! (But I'm sure I'd manage if I won.) Thanks for the chance!

    No two things taste better together then coconut & chocolate, I'm so in this competition!

    i love chocolat and i really want to try the Espresso Truffles

    I like that the chocolates are Im sure not only delicious, but they also LOOK beautiful!

    My new mama brain isn't working so well these days, but it sure lit up at the idea of these beautifully decadent chocolates! Kudos to Valerie on a great idea with impeccable execution!

    Now...how to drop hints to friends who ask what a new mom needs??

    I found descriptions of a few of their chocolates, but I wish they had more information on the others. My husband has some food allergies and sensitivities; for example he can't eat coconut, which is featured in several of the Vianne Chocolates. I'd love to try the Almond Butter and maybe the Dark Chocolate Truffle varieties.

    Delicious

    Local ingredients? Absinthe? What more could I ask for in a fine chocolate--especially for a much-needed pick-me-up!

    I see they make pretty lavender chocolates. I'd like to try one!

    How does one choose? But since I must, I'll go with the Raspberry Truffles

    WOW! unless I read it wrong this company is brand new! I think they are so beautiful but not beautiful enough to eat! Sign me up to win.

    I would love to have the 100 piece party box of chocolates!

    The Lavender Chocolates sound amazing!

    Their products all sound soo great! I like that they have unique flavors like Strawberry Balsamic and Almond Butter!

    OMG! These chocolates are to die for!
    suz03us at yahoo dot com

    The flavors all sound so good. I would love to try the Raspberry Truffles. Thanks for having the contest!

    I love this chocolate. It looks delicious. garrettsambo@aol.com

    I'd love to try their espresso truffles or dark chocolate truffles!
    Thanks!

    Who doesn't love yummy chocolates?!?! LOL

    puts ol See's 2 shame i need to try the Whiskey Truffles now !!!!!

    Omg, I so want chocolate now! lol Their Milk Chocolate Truffles look amazing!
    mcapel4444@aol.com

    I discovered that March 26, 2010 is when Vianne Chocolate was established. Fascinating that it's such a young company.

    I would loveto try the burnt carmel and sea salt

    Oh, yum! I am so hungry just browsing their wonderful, unique flavors.

    Caramel Truffles with Pistachios sound awesome!

    Almond Butter sounds sooo good!

    This chocolate looks so decadent.. I would love to win.

    More to think about is the favors for our wedding. I like the idea (thanks to Cary's photo) about the pictured: wedding favors; six pieces of chocolate in a white box with two shades of pink ribbon and sealed with a traditional wax seal with the couples new shared initial.

    EMAIL ME PLEASE, why I was excluded from this giveaway? My comment, as I was notified was waiting for moderation, never made it into this contest, and I'm really questioning why not?

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