{"id":489,"date":"2017-02-10T10:26:09","date_gmt":"2017-02-10T18:26:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.lvwine.org\/blog\/?p=489"},"modified":"2017-02-10T10:26:09","modified_gmt":"2017-02-10T18:26:09","slug":"valentines-day-guide","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.lvwine.org\/blog\/valentines-day-guide\/","title":{"rendered":"Your Valentine&#8217;s Day Guide"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Valentine\u2019s Day is quickly approaching and if you\u2019re like me, you\u2019ve dropped the ball on getting a present for that special someone OR you just want to treat yourself to something special.\u00a0 I\u2019ve compiled a quick and easy list of wine-themed items that I love and lucky for you\u2026 many of them are available on Amazon or can be done this weekend!<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>The Traditional Valentine\u2019s Day Dinner<\/strong> \u2013 Concannon Vineyards, Cuda Ridge, Garre Vineyard, and McGrail Vineyards are all hosting dinners that promise to be nothing short of amazing! More information and tickets can be found <a href=\"https:\/\/www.lvwine.org\/events\/\">here<\/a>, but don\u2019t delay because they will sell out!<\/li>\n<li><strong>For the Trivia Lover <\/strong>\u2013 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Wine-Wars-Trivia-Geeks-Wannabes\/dp\/0811868346\/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&amp;qid=1486748175&amp;sr=8-2&amp;keywords=wine+trivia+game\">Wine Wars<\/a> is a trivia game for wine geeks and wannabes. It can be played with up to six people and pairs best with, you guessed it, WINE!<\/li>\n<li><strong>The Gift that Keeps on Giving<\/strong> \u2013 Get your sweetie the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.lvwine.org\/event\/2769\/livermore-valley-passport-2017\">Livermore Valley Passport<\/a>. It is valid for the calendar year and allows complimentary tasting for one visit at each winery for the passport holder and one guest.\u00a0 This is an amazing deal if you like to sample everything Livermore Valley has to offer.<\/li>\n<li><strong>For the Book Lover <\/strong>\u2013 There are so many great books on wine. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Wine-Folly-Essential-Guide\/dp\/1592408990\/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&amp;qid=1486748441&amp;sr=8-1&amp;keywords=wine+folly+the+essential+guide+to+wine\">Wine Folly: The Essential Guide to Wine<\/a> is a great book with fabulous images explaining everything about wine.\u00a0 Want to have a little more fun while learning?\u00a0 Check out <a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Essential-Scratch-Sniff-Becoming-Expert\/dp\/0544005031\/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&amp;qid=1486748556&amp;sr=8-1&amp;keywords=wine+scratch+and+sniff+book\">The Essential Scratch and Sniff Guide to Becoming a Wine Expert<\/a>.\u00a0 This interactive book allows a hands-on approach to learning the about wine.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Make Something of Your Own<\/strong> \u2013 Several of our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.lvwine.org\/events\/\">wineries<\/a> offer BYOB so that you can bottle your own special bottle of wine or check out <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pinterest.com\/lvwinecountry\/valentines-day\/\">these ideas on Pinterest<\/a> to make something special.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Go Wine Tasting \u2013 <\/strong>This may not be Valentine\u2019s Day-specific, but sometimes the best ideas are the most obvious, right? Livermore Valley wineries are rolling out the red carpet for the weekend.\u00a0 Check out the full lists of events <a href=\"https:\/\/www.lvwine.org\/events\/\">here<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Enjoy your weekend and don\u2019t forget to love a little more!<\/p>\n<p>Love,<\/p>\n<p>Liv<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Valentine\u2019s Day is quickly approaching and if you\u2019re like me, you\u2019ve dropped the ball on getting a present for that special someone OR you just want to treat yourself to something special.\u00a0 I\u2019ve compiled a quick and easy list of wine-themed items that I love and lucky for you\u2026 many of them are available on [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":490,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v19.8 - 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