No, but I'll keep them in mind.  I have a sneaking suspicion they are expensive.  Bissinger's Chocolates (St. Louis, MO) are excellent.  Some people swear by Godiva.  I still root for Fannie May fruit creams (or any other kind of Fannie May for that matter.) 

Leave us not forget that chocolate doesn't have to be gourmet (i.e. expensive) to be good.  World's Finest has been pumping out a very respectable product for years and when I die someday, I'll know I'm in Heaven if God walks up to me and offers me a Reese's Peanut Butter Cup. 

I've never heard of that brand.  I can't say that I'm really into gourmet chocolate though so I'm sure I'm no help :)  My dad gets a humongo box of Godiva every year for Christmas and it doesn't even phase me. I think it tastes awful and would rather eat Hershey or Ghirardelli to be quite honest.

Anna!  LOL That's too funny about the Reese's! I agree though.  They're great.

I love Vosges too! AnnaBanana, they are expensive, but are truly worth the experience! The lady who started the company was inspired by her global travel and truly puts certain things in chocolate that one would never think would go together! Makes for a great gift for the adventures--you know what, I should review it!

Hear you on the Reeses cups too! Have you ever tried eating frozed Peanut M&Ms? Try them out--get a bag and put them in your freezer and tell me what you think!

I'm a huge sucker for great chocolate. The best chocolate I've ever had was at Laduree. Mmmmmmm. But when that's not in the game plan, Cadbury Eggs with the cream inside are dee-lish. I just wish it was Easter all year round.

Vosges is a mountain range in France, near the German border I believe. With a name like Vosges, I assume the chocolates are either French or have Euro pretenses.

I like Lindt chocolates and Godiva has some delicious stuff. However, the chocolate I buy on a regular basis is Dove dark chocolate. It comes in little squares and is absolutely heavenly. I never eat more than two squares at a time (usually just one), but they are excellent.

I once got a Dove bar ice cream bar that was coffee ice cream dipped in Dove dark chocolate. I thought I'd won the lottery!

--Bob

Mmmmm, yeah Dove chocolate is really good too.

I think See's is probably the best I have had.  I know Dove isn't considered "gourmet", but it sure is creamy and sinfully wonderful too!

I love Belgium chocolate. I can't think of the name so if anyone can help me. It's not the usual. In fact I have only seen it once in the U.S. and I think that was at Fisherman's Wharf in SF. I've done a search and cannot find the name. I'll probably think of it in the middle of the night. It's not Godiva or the other G brand...Is anyone from Belgium here? This will drive me nuts!

Paula mentioned Ghirardelli and that's a terrific brand. Ghirardelli brownie mix (sold in a HUGE box at Costco) is excellent.

M&M comes in dark chocolate, and I particularly enjoy M&M peanuts with dark chocolate. Look for M&Ms in the purple bags -- that's the dark chocolate version.

Yeah, I know it's not "gore-may" but it tastes so good I don't care!

--Bob

Hands down it's "MOONSTRUCK CHOCOLATE - Truffles!!"  I love them so much I wrote a VP review about them.  I barely got through typing before my mouth started to water!  I've eating a lot of chocolate in my day, hence my first VP review on Weight Watchers . . . they are a bit expensive but if you're a true Chocoholic you will shell out the extra bucks for Moonstruck!  Of course as always that's just my opinion!. . . lol...

p.s. AnnaBanana got me hooked on the Jell-O 100 calorie chocolate pudding cups they're good too. . .  thanks Anna! lol

Heck yeah, Rocky Mountain Chocolate Factory! I found one in Texas, so there may be one near you!

If you're in northern Utah, The Bluebird Resaurant in Logan has a soda fountain and chocolate counter in there. The in-laws send us stuff every holday!

It is not gourmet, but I ♥ Dove chocolate. Every Christmas we get my dad several boxes of the Nestle Turtle's. Now that is my favorite chocolate. Yummy!!!

Dove comes in at a close second to a little chocolatier in Lebanon, Ohio, called the Chocolate Turtle...they have the most incredible dark chocolate-dipped candied orange peel!!!  (They look a little like cat poo, but they taste incredible, and their chocolate is absolutely decadent!)

Yay for Fannie May's bittersweet chocolate-covered vanilla creams!  Hope God has some stocked up for me.  (But not for awhile, please.)

Lindt chocolate from Switzerland is really good!

pitcherday said…

Heck yeah, Rocky Mountain Chocolate Factory! I found one in Texas, so there may be one near you!

If you're in northern Utah, The Bluebird Resaurant in Logan has a soda fountain and chocolate counter in there. The in-laws send us stuff every holday!

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Ahhh, The Bluebird- brings back many memories... good stuff.

I forgot- [got tied up in memories]

I love Lindt Hazelnut Truffles.... to die for!  They are hard to find though unless you have a Lindt store nearby...

I am getting my keys- got to have chocolate.

Hmmm...Lindt Hazelnut Truffles...they are hard not to love.

My long-time favorite is Scharffen Berger's 62% Dark Chocalate Nibby, which is pretty easy to get in Chicagoland, but I just tried the Taza 80% Stone Ground, and I have to say that's the best chocolate I think I've ever had.  A nice thick bar, and a fairly course texture, but so much flavor.  Yum.

Dagoba - organic dark chocolate. All of the flavors are WONDERFUL (there are 17), but the one with cocoa nibs and chilies in it, called Xocolatl, is my favorite among those I've tried. Unfortunately, it's more than $3/bar, so it's rare to splurge on it, and then I only allow myself 1 or 2 chunks at a time.

I never met any chocolate I didn't like.

onwaytozion said…

I never met any chocolate I didn't like.

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That's usually my response but really this chocolate from Belgium whose name I can't remember is unbelievable! Jo

I FINALLY remembered the name: Neuhouse - the best!!

GrandmawsOpinion said…

Hands down it's "MOONSTRUCK CHOCOLATE - Truffles!!"  I love them so much I wrote a VP review about them.  I barely got through typing before my mouth started to water!  I've eaten a lot of chocolate in my day, hence my first VP review on Weight Watchers . . . they are a bit expensive but if you're a true Chocoholic you will shell out the extra bucks for Moonstruck!  Of course as always that's just my opinion!. . . lol...

p.s. AnnaBanana got me hooked on the Jell-O 100 calorie chocolate pudding cups they're good too. . .  thanks Anna! lol

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Noteworthy: With the holidays ahead Moonstruck Chocolate Truffles are the perfect gift for that special someone in your life who LOVES gourmet chocolate.  They come in their signature midnight blue box with an elegant bow!

I agree with you on this.  It is the best in the world.

sharoncookie said…

I agree with you on this.  It is the best in the world.

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Yes they are sharoncookie!  Their selections and assortment of chocolate by far out rank all they others I've tried!  I'm ordering the Truffles for my chocoholic husband and daughter for Christmas! shhhhhhhhhh! lol