Valentine's Day Wine Guide: Perfect Pairings for Your Celebration

This Valentine's Day, immerse yourself in the world of exquisite wines, each with its own story of romance and flavor. As you select the perfect bottle to celebrate love, remember that the right wine can transform any moment into a special memory. And for those looking to add more variety to their celebration, our cocktail guide and NYC restaurant guide offer additional inspiration for a truly unforgettable evening.

Josh Cellars Bourbon Barrel Aged Duo (SRP: $44.99) Josh Cellars presents an intriguing twist on classic wines with their Bourbon Barrel Aged Duo. The Cabernet Sauvignon and Zinfandel, aged for two months in charred bourbon barrels, offer a bold and rich profile, with enhanced notes of vanilla and spice complementing their traditional flavors.

Poggio Rosso Chianti Classico (SRP: $63.79) The Poggio Rosso Chianti Classico is a testament to the meticulous selection of Sangiovese grapes from the Poggio Rosso area, planted as early as the late 1970s. This wine, representing the pinnacle of San Felice’s terroir, is an intense ruby red, releasing scents of dried plum, blackberry, and raspberry. Its velvety tannins and balanced acidity make it a wine of extraordinary longevity, perfect for pairing with grilled meats and aged cheeses.

Halter Ranch and Mama Ganache Chocolate Pairing Bundle (SRP: $189) Experience the delightful pairing of Halter Ranch wines with Mama Ganache's organic chocolates. The 2020 Halter Ranch Libelle, a unique sparkling wine made from Picpoul Blanc grapes, pairs exquisitely with Fresh Meyer Lemon & White Chocolate, while the 2020 Halter Ranch Ancestor, a blend of Cabernet Sauvignon, Petit Verdot, and Malbec, complements the rich Dark Classic chocolate, enhancing its notes of blueberries, cassis, and mocha.

Mezzacorona Ventessa Pinot Grigio Rosé (SRP: $16.99) Mezzacorona's Ventessa Pinot Grigio Rosé is a fresh and elegant choice for Valentine's Day. With its aromatic profile of red fruits and pink grapefruit, complemented by delicate floral notes, this low-calorie, low-ABV wine is perfect for those seeking a light yet flavorful option.

Brendel Winter Wine Collection (SRP: $150.00) The The Brendel Winter Wine Collection offers a comforting embrace from the vineyard. Featuring the 4454 Oddfellow Zinfandel, Noble One Chardonnay, and Cooper's Reed Cabernet Sauvignon, this collection brings a diverse range of flavors, from the bold and spicy Zinfandel to the rich and complex Cabernet Sauvignon, each wine promising a unique tasting experience.

Schrader Cellar’s Monastery Block Schrader Cellar’s Monastery Block is a luxurious choice for the discerning wine lover. This Cabernet Sauvignon, produced from 100% Clone 169 and planted on well-drained gravelly soils, showcases a classic Oakville expression with its balance of rich black fruit, minerality, and floral notes, making it a generous and layered wine perfect for a special occasion.

A Taste of Romance: New York City's Valentine's Day Dining Guide

Valentine's Day in New York City is a time for love, celebration, and culinary delights. From the cozy corners of East Village sushi bars to the vibrant, tropical vibes of Tulum-inspired restaurants, the city is brimming with romantic dining experiences. Whether you're seeking an intimate chef's table, a lively bar scene, or a serene garden setting, these handpicked venues offer the perfect backdrop for a memorable Valentine's Day. Here's a guide to some of the most romantic spots in NYC, each offering a unique blend of ambiance, cuisine, and Valentine's Day specials.

1. Sushi Lab

Sushi Lab presents a special 16-course omakase menu for Valentine's Day, priced at $125 per person. This intimate sushi experience combines traditional techniques with innovative flavors, set in a cozy and romantic East Village locale. Perfect for sushi enthusiasts, the menu features an array of meticulously crafted bites, promising an unforgettable dining experience. For reservations, click here.

2. Amali

Amali offers a sophisticated Valentine's Day experience with a Champagne Flight and a Prix Fixe menu at $125 per person. The menu includes a variety of Mediterranean-inspired dishes, such as Tuna Carpaccio and Stracciatella, culminating in a selection of decadent desserts. The elegant setting and exquisite cuisine make Amali an ideal choice for a romantic evening.

3. Nerai

Celebrate Valentine's Day at Nerai with a 4-course prix fixe menu at $140 per person. The menu features Greek-inspired dishes like fresh crudo and squid ink pasta with Maine lobster, set in a beautifully decorated space with rose petals and candlelight. Nerai's ambiance and cuisine offer a perfect blend of romance and Mediterranean flair.

4. Fornino

Fornino's Valentine’s Day Pizza Love Kit, priced at $95, includes heart-shaped pizzas and a selection of Italian favorites. This charming Greenpoint spot offers a relaxed and cozy atmosphere, ideal for couples looking for a laid-back yet romantic Valentine's Day celebration.

5. Kissaki

Kissaki's Valentine's Day 16-course Omakase, priced at $185 per person, is a culinary journey of Japanese flavors. Available at both UWS and Bowery locations, the menu includes appetizers, specialty nigiri, a handroll, and dessert. The intimate setting and exquisite sushi make Kissaki a top choice for a memorable Valentine's Day dinner.

6. Rampoldi

Rampoldi's three-course prix fixe menu for $150 per person offers a taste of Monte Carlo in NYC. The menu features luxurious dishes like Foie Gras Terrine and Sea Scallops Carpaccio, set in an elegantly designed space that evokes the romance of the Mediterranean.

7. Saint Theo’s

Saint Theo’s in NYC offers a lively yet intimate dining experience with a full menu of Venetian cuisine. The vibrant 110-seat space, with its eclectic mix of vintage and modern design, provides a perfect backdrop for a romantic night out, complete with delicious pastas and cicchetti.

8. Chez Francis

Chez Francis brings a slice of Paris to Park Avenue South with its authentic French brasserie atmosphere. The Valentine's Day menu features French classics, pastries, and a wide selection of wines, perfect for those seeking a romantic Parisian evening in the heart of Manhattan.

9. Le Jardinier

Le Jardinier in Midtown Manhattan offers a serene and intimate dining experience. The Valentine's Day menu includes refined French dishes like Carolina Gold Rice Risotto and Maine Scallops, with lunch and dinner prix fixe options available, making it an ideal spot for a romantic culinary escape.

Le Jardinier hosts an intimate dessert demonstration by Chef Salvatore Martone on February 13. Priced at $225 per guest, the experience includes a demo, food, and a glass of champagne, perfect for those looking to start their Valentine's celebration early.

10. Fossetta

Fossetta, a candlelit restaurant in the Lower East Side, offers Italian cuisine with Mediterranean influences. The Valentine's Day four-course prix fixe menu, priced at $65 per person, includes options like ricotta cappelletti and chocolate budino, creating a cozy and intimate dining experience.

11. American Bar

American Bar in NYC provides a lively yet intimate dining experience with a menu that celebrates American culinary classics. The restaurant's design and community feel evoke the sensibility of old-world European clubs, making it a unique spot for a romantic Valentine's Day dinner.

12. Holiday Bar

Located at 10 Downing Street, Holiday Bar offers a menu inspired by coastal cuisines from around the world. The lively yet intimate dining room and spacious bar and lounge make it an ideal choice for a relaxed and romantic Valentine's Day celebration.

13. Milady’s

Milady’s in SoHo offers a laid-back Valentine's Day celebration with a welcoming vibe. Enjoy pink-hued Milady’s Martinis, oysters, and decadent desserts like Chocolate Peanut Butter Blondie in a relaxed atmosphere, perfect for a no-pressure Valentine's Day.

14. Chelsea Market

Chelsea Market provides a variety of dining options for a romantic date night. The Oval at La Devozione offers an interactive chef’s tasting table, while Corkbuzz allows couples to build customized cheese and charcuterie boards with wine pairings. Cull & Pistol's Half-Priced Oyster Happy Hour adds to the market's allure.

15. Casa Bond

Casa Bond offers a tropical, Tulum-inspired atmosphere with a five-course menu at $150 per person. The menu features creative cocktails and refined Mexican fare, including dishes like Filet Mignon wrapped in Mexican cheese crepes, making it a vibrant destination for Valentine's Day.

16. Hortus NYC

Hortus NYC offers a 4-course prix-fixe menu at $65 per person, available from February 14th to the 18th. The menu includes Asian-inspired dishes like King Crab Noodle and Truffle Donabe, set in an enchanting atmosphere with lush greenery and intimate mood lighting.

Each of these venues in New York City offers a unique and romantic way to celebrate Valentine's Day. Whether you're in the mood for an elegant dinner, a cozy pizza night, or a luxurious dessert experience, these spots are sure to make your Valentine's Day memorable.

17. Chalong

Chalong, a celebrated destination in the Theater District, is offering a Southern Thai-style feast this Valentine's Day, crafted by Executive Chef Nate Limwong. The exclusive menu, available from February 12th to 14th, features specialties like a Sea Salad with crab meat, scallops, and shrimp, and a standout King Fish Curry. Guests can also enjoy Tamarind Shrimp, complemented by a sweet purple sticky rice dessert with coconut ice cream and mango sauce. To complete the romantic experience, Chalong serves a special rose fizz cocktail.

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Wines to Celebrate Valentine’s Day

Whether you are spending Valentine’s Day alone or with your significant other, everyone deserves the gift of a bottle of wine. Here are some of out wines that are sure to set the mood and make this special day one to remember.

Dom Pérignon Vintage 2013

An elegant champagne and the pinnacle of luxury. Every vintage is a creation, singular and unique, that expresses both the character of the year, and the character of Dom Pérignon. After 10 years in the cellars, Vintage 2013 exceeds the standards of excellence demanded by Chef de Caves, Vincent Chaperon and his winemaking team. Retails for $285. 

Robert Mondavi 2019 The Estates Red Blend

A true reflection of place, this wine boasts rich, complex flavors and is made up of grapes from To Kalon Vineyard, the special sight that Robert Mondavi chose for the winery in 1966. This red blend is made up of 49% Cabernet Franc, 47% Cabernet Sauvignon, 4% Petit Verdot and aged for 21 months in French oak barrels (100% new). Aromas of blackberry, cherry, toasted almond, bay leaf and mocha, lead to a palate of luscious ripe cherry and cassis with savory notes of dried herbs. Retails for $75.

2020 Aperture Bordeaux Red Blend

For this vintage, you’ll find a crafted a distinct Bordeaux blend, composed almost equally of cabernet sauvignon, malbec, and merlot, delicately balancing with a smaller inclusion of cabernet franc. The ripe red fruit characters are structured by silky seamless tannins, showcasing an elegant density to the blend. The 2020s are expressive in their youth and are drinking beautifully with a decant now, and will only continue to reward with cellaring. Retails for $60.

San Felice’s IL GRIGIO CHIANTI CLASSICO RISERVA DOCG

Made only from the finest  Sangiovese grapes carefully selected from the estate Chianti Classico vineyards,  this Reserva represents the perfect blend of the traditional and the modern. It spends some 24 months  in oak, with about 20% in small barriques, and one year in the bottle. The front label bears Titian’s famous portrait of a medieval knight in armour.

Double Diamond Cabernet Sauvignon 2019

The 2019 vintage of Double Diamond offers intricately woven layers of decadent flavor, complemented by exotic spice components and a refined tannin structure. It highlights all the best attributes of what defines Oakville as the epicenter for Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon. Aging for 17 months in French oak Barrels (52% new). Retails for $80.

Rosa Regale Sparkling Rosé

A semi-sweet rosé sparkling from Piedmont, Northern Italy. Made from the Brachetto grape, the nose is highly aromatic with hints of sweet grapefruit, orange, rose petals, and ripe melon with crisp acidity and softness on the palate. Lovely served chilled on its own, and also makes a great base for V-Day cocktails. 

PATRIMONY Estate Cabernet Sauvignon 2019

This vintage is the epitome of a terroir-driven wine that has immense power without sacrificing any elegance. The wine explodes out of the glass with boysenberry fruit, crème de cassis, cedar, cigars, crushed stone and lead pencil accompanied by a perfume of violets. Deep and full-bodied, rich with astonishing texture, it manages to stay fresh and balanced throughout with a finish that does not stop. 

Liquid Light 2021 Rosé

At 95 calories a serving, this bright and fruity lower-calorie, no sugar added Rosé from Washington State is the perfect wine to ease back in after recovering from the holidays. This wine has clean notes of strawberry, peach, and pink grapefruit for a fresh new expression of Rosé to enjoy for anyone who wants to complement a self-care Valentine’s Day.

INTRINSIC 2020 Cabernet Sauvignon

Even for the anti-valentine, this holiday is the perfect excuse to pick up a bottle of INTRINSIC Cab. The bottle is every bit beautiful as it is delicious and this wine has an herbal and floral nose, complemented by aromas of black cherry. Turn on some true crime with your bestie and enjoy layered with tones of dried cherries, pomegranate and cocoa. The texture is rustic, yet silky, with a unique savory and long finish.

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The Sweetest Treats This Valentines Day

Annabella Pardo

The sweetest and most romantic holiday of the year is almost here! We are positive our treat guide will leave you wanting to devour all these delicious chocolates (and your s.o!) this Valentine’s Day.

XOXO

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Julia Child once called  Scharffen Berger, America’s original farm to table craft chocolate brand, the best American chocolate she ever tasted, and Jacques Pepin said it reminded him of his childhood. The chocolate lover in your life will know just how much you love them with these sweet treat gifting options available on Amazon:

•  Dark Chocolate Gift Box:  An ideal Valentine’s Day gift for anyone in your life just to say I love you; the Scharffen Berger Dark Chocolate Gift Box includes three each of Scharffen Berger’s signature 62% Semisweet, 70% Bittersweet and 82% Extra Dark 3 oz. bars.

• Rich and Semisweet Chocolate Lover’s Gift Pack:It’s the best of the Scharffen Berger world for the chocolate lover in your life with a sampling of extra rich milk chocolate, dark chocolate, and semi-sweet chocolate in this ultimate gift back. Pack includes two types of bars (4 each) and semi-sweet dark chocolate chunks (4 each).

• Dark Chocolate Lover’s Gift Pack:If your Valentine is a dark chocolate purist, this gift pack contains a sampling of Scharffen Berger’s trademark 70% Cacao Bittersweet and 82% Cacao Extra Dark Chocolates bars (4 ea) and 70% dark chocolate Cacao chunks. (4 ea)

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From Cookie Pop and Candy Pop comes the perfect treats for both adults and kids (talk about crushing two cravings at once at only 150 calories per serving!!) Cookie Pop flavors include: Cookie Pop Popcorn Nutter Butter®, Cookie Pop Popcorn OREO®, and Cookie Pop CHIPS AHOY!®.

And, begin 2023 by giving back! As part of SNAX-Sational’s ongoing partnership with the Ryan Seacrest Foundation and their work with Children's Hospitals around the United States, all Cookie Pop and Candy Pop flavors benefit the foundation through a portion of all sales.

Give your Valentine, Galentine (or even yourself!) a sweet treat with Molly Bz gourmet cookies! Molly Bz's sweet and savory oversize gourmet cookies are infused with tasty alcohol extracts (without the alcohol). Indulge in imaginative and explosive flavor combinations, such as 'The Bossman,' a maple buttercream meets real smokey bacon and whiskey flavoring cookie! Love Pina Coladas? Then you'll oh-so-enjoy Molly's 'Pina Colada' cookie, packed full of flavor with white chocolate, shredded coconut, and coconut rum, topped with white chocolate and fruit pebbles! And don't get us started on Molly's 'BE Cordial' cookie, crafted with semi-sweet chocolate and maraschino cherry halves and topped with a cherry and amaretto extract! Molly Bz has eight scrumptious flavors to choose from--truly something for everyone to fall in love with! Can't decide? Then choose Molly's variety pack--"Cookie Flight,' which Molly chooses herself. Molly Bz cookies are made exclusively with Ghirardelli® chocolate. Cookies come individually wrapped in adorable gift boxes that look like little ovens.

TBJ Gourmet, renowned for their bacon jams,  has combined the world's greatest meat-- bacon, with the world's greatest treat, chocolate, to craft the ultimate confection---TBJ Gourmet Chocolate Bar! From savoring a single square to satisfy a cocoa craving or busting a bar out to build a sweet and savory S'more, this chocolate bar is guaranteed to please. TBJ Gourmet is committed to using the finest ingredients from the best sources in all of our products. 

Give your Valentine delicious and "chill-inducing" Black Sheep CBD meringue cookies! These tasty traditional treats but with a healthy twist! Made from premium, all-natural ingredients, these light-as-air cookies are made with CBD (THC Free) that taste as good as they'll make you feel-- with none of the high! Crafted from chef-inspired recipes, Black Sheep CBD Meringue Cookies have only natural ingredients like Cane Sugar and Natural flavors. They are Gluten-Free, Dairy-Free, Soy Free, Cholesterol Free, Non-GMO, and THC-Free and contain zero total fat, saturated fats, or trans fats. Every bag contains 100 MG or 200MG of 100% hemp-derived CBD and is made from full-spectrum CBD.

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Valentine’s Day Cookie Box Surprise your sweetheart & loved ones with an assortment of Maman’s famous cookies. Choose between our classic homemade Nutty Chocolate Chip Cookies, fan-favorite White Chocolate Raspberry Rose Cookies, Double Chocolate Latte Cookie, or Vegan Gingerbread Spice Cookie. Cookies are placed in a limited edition heart-shaped gift box, made from recycled materials. tied with a linen ribbon bow & topped with silk roses. 

Beloved Candy Favorites - It’s love at first bite! Our candy gift basket makes a delightful Valentine’s day treat for the loved one in your life. Each tray comes with four mouthwatering sweet, sour, and chocolate candies in a ready-to-snack tray. Sweet, Tart, and Chocolatey - There’s something for every taste bud in here! Our candy tray comes with a medley of four candies: Milk Chocolate Gems, Tangy Sour Lips, Gummy Hearts and Sweet Hugs and Kisses. What’s not to love?

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Nomz, known nation-wide, these nomz organic bites have the texture of a fudgy brownie and the nutty, sweet taste of a decadent treat, all while being a healthy and fulfilling snack. Often compared to a Ferrero Rocher, nomz organic hazelnut bites are made with just 4 simple ingredients; nuts, dates, cocoa, and sea salt. Simple, clean, crave-worthy ingredients: just as snacking should be.

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RIND Snacks’ collection of upcycled, functional snacks come in a variety of sizes and flavors, and are packed with the essential nutrients from keeping the rind/peel intact! The company recently launched its most decadent offering yet, Dark Cocoa Sea Salt Coconut Crisps. Made with only four simple ingredients, including dried coconut, coconut sugar, cocoa powder and a hint of sea salt, this delicious innovation is everything you’re looking for in a Valentine’s Day treat, midnight snack, ice cream topper, yogurt bowl add-in, and more (without the guilt!).

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Capri Gelato & Coffee Bar in Marina del Rey gelato’s is a perfect Valentine's treat! Their store is inspired by the "garden to table lifestyle" of Capri, with over 20 hand-made flavors to choose from (including vegan sorbettos). Using only fresh, local ingredients and custom recipe creations, you won't find gelato like this anywhere else in LA.

Check both cookies and crystals off your Valentine’s Day date to-do list with this sweet package from Tiff’s Treats. Enjoy 1 dozen of Tiff’s signature take-and-bake cookies in your choice of chocolate chip or snickerdoodle, and gift someone special the exclusive Ari Heart Necklace from Kendra Scott in pink crystal, all wrapped up in Valentine’s Day packaging.

Little Frog & Prince Chocolates May we present an imaginative alternative to kissing frogs while searching for Prince Charming? With an adorable gilt crown, Little Frog Prince is crafted of cast iron and measures approximately 5" long by 4" tall. Paired with a smattering of foil wrapped chocolate lips, all arrive gift wrapped together in a hand crafted wood crate with ribbon.

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Love You to Pieces- Nothing Bundt Cakes Love is in the air! This romantic cake is topped with a red satin bow and pink heart puzzle, ideal for Valentine's Day or any day you'd like to show your love. Their Decorated Bundt Cakes are gift-wrapped in cellophane for a unique and beautiful presentation.

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Bringing sophistication (and plenty of adult jokes) to candy, Liquor Whaaat?! are makers of mouth-watering sweet treats like you’ve never seen before. The flagship creation launching from the brand is their Cream-Filled Beavers. Liquor Whaaat?! blends adult humor and liquor together into one perfectly delicious treat. They’ve partnered with a renowned Chocolatier whose family has been in the confectionary business for over 200 years!

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Vale’s Cookie Cakes are back just in time for VALEntines. Vegan and made with 100% whole grain! Grab them while you can, they’ll be available all month long.

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CRUMBS After a 10 year hiatus, they are back and better than ever because they offer cookies too. CRUMBS originated in NYC back in 2003, offering cupcakes before they were even a thing. All their products are kosher & they even offer a subscription model for convenience.

Bell’s Cookie Co These delicious cookies from Bell’s Cookies Co will be sure to make your sweetheart smile! The family-owned and fast-growing cookie shop is the pride of Washington, recently voted the best in the state, but you don’t have to live there to enjoy these crunchy and gooey creations. Bell’s Cookie Co. delivers nationwide with their cookies individually wrapped to remain fresh and boxed to ship. With 12 traditional and unique flavors, you’ll just have to try them all to see your new favorite.

Tamalitoz Add some sugar and spice with these Mexican inspired candies from Tamalitoz! Tamalitoz by Sugarox are a fiery, fierce candy inspired by the sweet taste of Mexico. It’s a fruity ribbon-style hard candy filled with mild chili lime seasoning, the only candy on the market to put seasoning on the INSIDE. It all started in a tiny candy store in Mexico City. Husband & husband team, Jack and Dec, wanted to come up with a unique blend of flavors that represented both of them. With the tangy flavors of Mexico and traditional sweetness from Britain, Tamalitoz was born. All their flavors are naturally flavored and colored. Nothing artificial here. Try all 10 sweet and tangy flavors!

Looking for the perfect sweet treat to gift your significant other this Valentine’s Day? SusieCakes has you covered with their Valentine’s Day exclusive cake available to ship nationwide!  Adding a loved-up theme to their most popular cakes, you can orderthe Valentine’s Day Vanilla Celebration Cake,Southern Red Velvet Cake or Old-Fashioned Chocolate Cake with V-Day themed sprinkles and your choice of a “Be Mine,” “XOXO” or “Happy Valentine’s Day!” inscription.

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Created by a mom who wanted a moment of calm without the side effects of a glass of wine, Calm Moment is a full-flavored, hemp-infused sparkling beverage that actually tastes delicious. Everyone deserves a little calm and this is their moment. Calm Moment offers relaxing effects in an all-natural, preservative-free, gluten-free, THC-free, GMO-free, vegan, low in calories, made in the USA beverage that comes without any of the baggage of alcohol, excessive sugar, or artificial sweeteners.

Sunday in Scotland Our Sunday in Scotland Gift Set includes the most travel-inspired chocolates. It includes 1 x Honey Crunchy Pearls + 1 x Pearls Artistic Hazelcrunch Mix and will transfer you to Scottish plains right away! You will smell the exotic Scottish scents with each bite! 

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Valentine’s Day is just around the Corner! Lolita Dessert Club brings a little taste of Europe to Miami. Give the gift of Lolita! Chocolate Covered Strawberries, BonBons, Macarons, Flowers, and More!

Where to Buy Nangs in Melbourne

If you're looking to surprise your loved one with something fun and unique this Valentine’s Day, consider adding a creative twist to your celebrations. For those in Melbourne, nangs can be an exciting addition to your treats. Wondering Where to buy nangs in Melbourne? Look no further for an easy and convenient way to get them delivered for your special occasion!

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BeeFree creates a better for you, snackable granola called Warrior Mix. It is made with simple, plant-based ingredients, lovingly created by people with autism. BeeFree evolved from my desire to bake tasty gluten and dairy-free treats for our son.  Warrior Mix is honey-sweetened and plant-base and free from (gluten, grain, added sugar, preservatives, dairy, soy), and a convenient snack. They believe real ingredients matter and creating food that fuels the body and mind while providing jobs for people with autism is just the right thing to do.

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SipScout is the perfect gift for the foodie or drinks enthusiast on any gift list. It's a one of a kind craft alcohol subscription box featuring different alcohol categories and styles each month from craft makers all over the country. Whether that month's box features beer, wine, cider, spirits, or a mixology kit, it will include craft tipples (enough for 2 people to share!) the recipient has likely never heard of or tried before. This allows them to expand their palate, deepen their boozy passion, and support small businesses from home. The lucky gift recipient can even attend the monthly SipScout virtual party where their team of craft alcohol experts lead an educational and entertaining session related to that month's kit. Sometimes the craft makers themselves join in on the fun as well!

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For the Valentine who is also a foodie: Consider an elegant flute of Savannah Bee’s signature Acacia Honey. An understated delight, this delicate expression features warm vanilla notes that pair easily with tea, yogurt, and much more..

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For the chocolate lovers: Nothing says ‘Bee My Valentine’ like breakfast in bed. Drizzle waffles or pancakes with Chocolate Whipped Honey, made with pure honey bee blended with Fair Trade Cocoa powder.

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This year, Lady M Confections is offering the brand new, limited-edition, You Are Loved Gift Set . The Valentine’s Day treat is beautifully displayed in a heart-shaped floral box and features three new Lady M Bon Bon flavors including Lychee Rose Almonds that are inspired by the French macaron Ispahan flavor, decadentSalted Caramel Pearls, and classic Raspberry Kissed Jellies.  

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Madagascar Small Batch Collection Gift Box This premium chocolate collection gives Single Origin a new meaning. Three small batch chocolate bars made with local Madagascar ingredients, this gift set is perfect for the chocolate lover who seeks sustainable and ethically-made treats. Explore the complex, fruity flavors of Madagascar cocoa, known as the world’s highest quality, paired with unique ingredients from the country. Beyond Good is helping to regenerate Madagascar’s cocoa forests and provide sanctuary for endangered lemurs. 

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To’ak luxury chocolate is sourced from Ecuador’s legendary Ancient Nacional cacao, the rarest and most prized cacao variety on earth. Made like vintage wine and aged like whiskey, it’s produced from tree to bar in Ecuador, with award-winning packaging crafted by local artisans.

Nothing says je t’aime better than a home-cooked meal on Valentine’s Day. For a romantic breakfast or brunch in bed, Parisian style, St Pierre Bakery suggests one of these three lovely recipes:

• Brioche French Toast - If your sweetheart loves the sweet stuff, top St Pierre’s golden Brioche Loaf with fresh red berries and your favorite type of syrup. This quick but indulgent breakfast will treat your loved one to a moment magnifique.

• Red Peppers And Pancetta Brunch Burgers - For a more savory option, impress your Valentine with golden St Pierre Brioche Burger Buns filled with red onion, pancetta, red pepper and tomatoes and served with a fried egg.

• Classic French Breakfast - For a breakfast classique, pair warm St Pierre Croissants and Chocolate Croissants with red and pink jam, whipped butter and espresso.

Give the gift of Fabrizia to a loved one this Valentine's day! Each box is a limoncello experience packed with delicious limoncello treats, Sicilian lemons, and a Fabrizia cocktail recipe card, perfect to share with someone you love!

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Looking for a sizzling, succulent and upscale Valentine’s Day surprise? We’ve got a delicious suggestion, how about home delivery of a perfectly apportioned, USDA Prime grade beef package from the nation’s most popular, premium beef and pork at-home company, Creekstone Farms.  

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Vegan CBD Gummies- A treat you can feel good about. These gummies are vegan, non-GMO, corn syrup free, and full of CBD! Easy, portable CBD edibles you can take with you on-the-go for a consistent dose anywhere you need it. 

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Aim Chai Tea is perfect for the Vday sweet tooth. This boldly balanced blend of black tea and traditional South Indian spices and decadent chocolate notes, helps support energy to go after those ambitious goals. Contains caffeine.

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This Valentine's Day, try snacks that taste like dessert. One protein ball from Scott's Protein Balls and you'll be hooked on these 100% plant-based protein balls that are fresh from the fridge, made with no preservatives, gluten-free, dairy-free, and non-GMO, and taste like dessert! Their Brownie Batter Ball (also available on Amazon) is perfect for your sweet tooth and gives you natural energy with high protein without added sugar. 

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ABSOLUTELY! Gluten Free Chocolate Macaroons are flavorful! Light & Soft with just the right amount of sweetness. Allergen friendly:No Soy, No Corn, No rice, Gluten Free, Grain Free, and Dairy Free. Certified Kosher.

The Pale is a perfect go-to wine for Valentine’s Day by Sacha Lichine, the creator of the iconic rosé brand Whispering Angel, releases his latest rosé brand with a young & fresh feel. The Pale is set to become a new staple of the rosé world. This fabulous, innovative bottle is a nod to the roaring 2020’s and aligns with the mid-20th Century cocktail party scenes. Crafted with grapes from the Vin de Pays Du Var region of Provence, The Pale is a quality, quintessential rosé that makes all others pale in comparison: dry and refreshing in a signature Provençal grey-pink with light fruits and a clean finish. 

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The Supplant Company are guaranteed to satisfy your Valentine’s sweet tooth. The Supplant Company is made up of a team of scientists addressing food waste by upcycling crops (straw, stems, and cobs) to create Supplant™ sugars from fiber, a sugar that cooks, bakes, and caramelizes just like traditional sugar – with fewer calories, a lower blood sugar response, and with the benefits of a prebiotic. This Valentines Day you can enjoy your sweet treats with less impact on the environment and your health!

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Sweeten the deal this Valentine’s Day with Miami’s notorious treat emporium, Fireman Derek’s Bake Shop. It’s said that the way to someone’s heart is through their stomach and with delicious treats available for purchase and nationwide shipping through Goldbelly, Fireman Derek’s is spreading the love this February.

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February is the month of chocolate. Salt & Straw has partnered with five extravagant chocolatiers local to each of the five states the brand’s shops reside to deliver frozen delicacies. Elevate the heart-shaped box of chocolates and embrace the season of romance with five ice creams celebrating the ingredient of love. Each flavor is thoughtfully crafted in partnership with the most renowned chocolatiers and include: Fran's Almond Gold Bar in partnership with Seattle’s Fran’s Chocolates: ribbons of heavenly hand-burned caramel and ultra rich dark chocolate stracciatella; Cloudforest Chocolate Ishpingo & Mango in partnership with Portland’s Cloudforest: a tart lemon verbena sherbet spiced with ishpingo– a warm, cinnamon-y spice grown in the forests of Ecuador– swirled with a delightfully intense dark chocolate ice cream and rippled with mango curd; Dandelion Cocoa Nibs & Frangipane in partnership with San Francisco’s Dandelion Chocolate: Dandelion’s dark cocoa nibs are steeped to create a roasted chocolate base, then candied and tossed back into the ice cream for double the cocoa power with a velvety frangipane swirl and bits of crushed almonds; Compartés Coffee & Love Nuts in partnership with Los Angeles’ Compartés Chocolates: smooth, caramel-y medium roast coffee from Colombia, blended with cream, and studded with Compartés immaculate Love Nuts– pecans caramelized in tahitian vanilla, sprinkled with sea salt, then coated in 14 layers of chocolate; and Exquisito Guanabana Stracciatella in partnership with Miami’s Exquisito: a bright, refreshing guanabana sherbet adorned with a ribbon of Exquisito’s roasty, floral dark chocolate stracciatella. The Chocolatiers menu will be available at all Salt & Straw shops through the month of February and a Chocolate Lovers Pack is also available online for nationwide delivery for those who want to treat loved ones who don’t live nearby.

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For a different type of Valentine’s Day treat that isn’t the classic box of chocolates, The Salty Donut is offering two specialty donuts.. The festive treats include: Chocolate Covered Strawberry Heart – a 24 hr heart-shaped brioche filled with strawberry jam and coated in a valrhona chocolate ganache ($4.95); and a Heart-Shaped Traditional Glazed – a 24 hr heart-shaped brioche topped with traditional glaze ($4). A “Be My Valentine” 4-pack ($16.90) including a custom card and two of each of the specialty donuts is available for pre-orders only to be picked up on Valentine’s Day.

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Like the high-quality European chocolate that inspired its creation, Goalz will satisfy any chocolate connoisseur’s palate. Made fresh, daily, Goalz chocolate has zero sugar and is keto-friendly. Using allulose as its sweetener, which exists naturally in figs, and cocoa from sustainable farming in Brazil, Indonesia, and Cameroon, you are truly getting the best of the best.

The Bees Knees British Imports Chocolate Love & Kisses - Gift your loved one this Valentine's Day with a tasty take on a classic game. Handmade from the finest white and dark Belgian chocolate, this nine-box of artisan chocolates is a delight to receive. A wonderful little gift for birthdays, anniversaries, Valentine's Day, or simply because you feel that it's time they had a treat.

“How Sweet It Is” Chocolate Box from Bifties -- the premier gifting destination for every occasion, featuring Black-owned gifts. This limited edition box features a surprise selection of chocolate from 5 different Black-owned brands and includes free shipping now - 3/1. The box’s name is a nostalgic reference to legendary soul singer Marvin Gaye’s song & album by the same name. Additionally, a percentage of each sale goes toward sponsoring or donating to nonprofits doing work in or for the Black community.

Sonhab - Love Bar - Strawberries and Dark Chocolate This vegan antioxidant packed bar is the a nod to health, wellness, and love. The 70% Organic vegan chocolate is a perfect balance with tart dehydrated non-GMO strawberries. These bars contain no refined sugar and are made bean to bar with cacao brought in from Madagascar.

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A sweet treat for your Valentine? It doesn’t get much sweeter than ice cream, except maybe ice cream that avoids melting. Calicle cups - smart and stylish vacuum insulated bowls that keep your ice cream at the perfect consistency from first bite to last. Keep meltdowns away up to 200% longer than traditional bowls. Created to ensure we get the most enjoyment out of every indulgent bite, Calicle bowls uplevel the ice cream experience. It’s rare to find someone that doesn't like frozen treats (in fact, 45% of us claim them as a favorite indulgence) so the whole family is sure to enjoy this pick. So scoop up your favorite flavor and enjoy!

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The Sweetest Last Minute Valentine's Chocolates

The sweetest and most romantic holiday of the year is here! We are positive our treat guide will leave you wanting to devour all these delicious chocolates (and your s.o!) this Valentine’s Day. You may want to check out these special cakes as well to satisfy your cravings for sweets.

XOXO

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Bridgewater Chocolates are delicious, handmade, American-style chocolates with European-quality ingredients and recipes. Their best seller: an assortment of caramels, toffees and nuts. All confections are carefully dipped in our own blend of the finest milk and/or dark chocolate. Gwenyth Paltrow has said this is her favorite chocolate brand to give to friends & family, exquisite!

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This V-Day, fall in love at first bite with a box of Eat Me Guilt Free! Created by Cuban American Cristie Besu, a Registered Nurse and Certified Sports Nutritionist-turned-mompreneur, Eat Me Guilt Free is a line of brownies, bread, and tortilla wraps offering a protein-packed, low carbohydrate ratio, making them a healthier alternative to traditional snacks. 

Below we’ve included a few of our favorites, and you can view the full shop – here. 

• Fast Love – February’s Flavor of the Month($30 – Box of 12) – Cupid has his eye on you...close your eyes, take a bite, and fall deep in love with the metallic red covered chocolate brownie.

• Red Velvet ($38 – Box of 12) – She may be smooth like velvet on the outside, but it's the inside that matters - and she's got it all! This red velvet brownie is filled with sexy white chocolate chips, non-GMO, free of preservatives, protein-packed, and low-carb!

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Li-Lac Chocolates is known for its original recipes and small-batch production methods, most of which have been unchanged for over nine decades. Li-Lac Chocolates goes above and beyond the traditional box of chocolates for Valentine’s Day.

Their life-size Chocolate Champagne Bottle is the perfect gift for any special celebration or romantic occasion. Designed to impress, this delicious piece stands 13" tall and contains about 1.6 lbs. of chocolate. . Pair it with our gourmet ganache Truffles for a special night of romance.

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Doughnuttery is famous for their delicious mini doughnuts, which are served hot and fresh. You can now enjoy these sweet treats at home with this DIY kit. All the included high quality, fresh ingredients are the same as used in Doughnuttery shops, so you are guaranteed a fantastic taste sensation! The sweetest recipe for a delicious at-home Valentines night.

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If food is the way to your SO, or best friend's heart, then XO Marshmallow's plush, sprinkle-kissed heart-shaped mallows are for them. Fall in LOVE with their new limited edition fluffles. Sweet strawberry gluten-free cake is mixed with vanilla ooey marshmallow goodness (omg) and dipped in decadent dark chocolate. Each pack of Dark Chocolate Strawberry Fluffles comes with three - one for you, one for your valentine, and one for your GALentine too!

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Following the French tradition, Max Brenner chocolate pralines are hand-made in the shape of relatively small cubes. The chocolate’s thick texture results in each cube creating a complete feeling of satisfaction.

Chocolate Love Story is a a unique collection of 12 pralines made by combination between traditional knowledge and a modern conception of flavors, in an iconic, heart-shaped tin box. A special Chocolate box fox the person we love.

Their First Aid Chocolate Box is great because nothing heals a bleeding heart like sweet, sweet chocolate. Or, assure your Valentine there will be many more dates to come with a Fondue Tower, accompanied by two forks in a gift box.

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Tony’s Chocolonely customizable new personalized bars or Tony’s White Raspberry Popping Candy bars, were a sellout last year; made with freeze-dried raspberries and popping candies, as well as its rainbow tasting packs.

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If you are looking for something on the fluffier side, Stuffed Puffs, are delicious, fluffy marshmallows stuffed with real milk chocolate. They launched a special Valentine’s Day offering, their first heart shaped chocolate filled marshmallow. Yum!

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The Hotel Chocolat is featuring their beautiful ‘Our Way to Your Heart Valentine’s Hamper’ . Give your loved one this beautiful hamper this Valentine’s Day and they’ll fall in love with our thoughtful offerings. They’ll be treated to our special edition H-Box - packed with some of their most coveted chocolate bites, a 250ml bottle of our classic Prosecco - exclusively made at a boutique winery in the Dolomite foothills - their Strawberries & Cream Puddles, and many more delights.

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Want to show a special someone just how much you care? Send them a giant heart shaped cookie cake from Cookies & Dreams in one of two decadent & delectable flavors. Nothing quite says "I care" like a giant cookie cake.

Available in:

I Lava You - chocolate lovers - this is for you! A super soft, velvety & decadent chocolate cookie is filled with gooey chocolate ganache, baked to perfection & dusted with powdered sugar. Warm that baby up & get ready to fall in love!

The Berry Best - red velvet is back & better than ever for the month of LOVE! This soft & flavorful red velvet cookie is studded with white & semi sweet chips, filled with strawberry cheesecake filling & topped with a drizzle of chocolate & strawberry crumbles.

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Whether you want to say “Thanks,” “I love you,” or “I’m thinking of you,” nothing quite hits the spot like a fresh selection of irresistible gourmet goodies, and nobody understands the art of gifting like Bonnie & Pop. Their elegant spring holiday gift boxes and baskets are filled with the highest quality chocolates, cookies, nuts, candies, chocolate-dipped pretzels, dried fruits, and other mouth-watering favorites. Yum!

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Enjoy!

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Sugar Plum’s Chocolate Heart Pizza is a unique treat that your Valentine is simply bound to fall head over heels for.

This solid milk chocolate heart is topped with a festive assortment of chocolate candies and finished with a white chocolate drizzle.  Every one of our Chocolate Heart Pizzas comes with a wooden mallet, so you can feel free break this heart into bite-sized bits knowing it'll never return the favor!

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Sugar Plum Valentine’s Chocolate Covered Sandwich Cookies Heart Gift Box

Treat your Valentine with decadent assorted chocolate-covered sandwich cookies exquisitely packaged in a beautiful heart gift box! What is more indulgent than a freshly baked sandwich cookie drenched in chocolate? Each cookie is topped with an adorable sugar heart, perfect for your special sweetie! Each heart-shaped box includes 18 total chocolate-covered sandwich cookies just waiting to be savored!

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Beckon Ice Cream is the first premium, lactose-free ice cream that is completely made from real milk and cream. Instead of using dairy alternatives, Beckon Ice Cream uses the lactase enzyme to make lactose-free ice cream that is luscious, irresistible, and crave-worthy. It’s unbelievably delicious, and surprisingly lactose free. Each Beckon flavor starts with the same deliciously simple base of six natural ingredients, and most flavors are available in both pint and quart sizes which are perfect for sharing with your loved ones! Check out all of Beckon's flavors here.

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2Betties: It's what's on the inside that counts, and 2Betties’s Rounds are the healthy donut that you've been missing out on! 2Betties nutritious treats are gluten free, dairy free, grain free, peanut free, and refined sugar free - sweetened with just a touch of honey and maple syrup. Healthy snacks and delicious snacks are no longer mutually exclusive. 2Betties combines great taste with the right nutrition to satisfy your hunger and power through your day. Check out all of 2Betties' flavors here.

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Bouchaine Wine & Chocolate Virtual Tasting Package: For the wine lover that is also a chocoholic, Bouchaine Vineyards is currently offering a 50-minute Wine and Chocolate Pairing virtual tasting package that would be the perfect fit for this piece. The tasting includes a bottle of the current release Bouchaine Vineyards Howell Mountain Cabernet Sauvignon paired with a variety of handcrafted chocolates from Woodhouse Chocolates located in St. Helena. The virtual tasting is hosted by a live host overlooking the Carneros estate vineyards, and will dive into how wine affects the taste of different chocolates

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Charbonnel Et Walker Pink Himalayan Salted Caramel Truffles These delicious milk chocolate caramel truffles have a caramel center with a pink chocolate exterior. Delicately flavored with pink Himalayan salt, these flavors create a complex and luscious confection. Finished with a light dusting of icing sugar, they’re packaged in a striking pink gift box.

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Red Velvet Heart Cake:It’s the perfect way to show your love! This is a delicious four-layer red velvet cake with vanilla cream cheese filling. It’s then frosted with pink-tinted buttercream frosting and decorated with red fondant hearts! 

If you’ve spent any time watching Food Network over the past decade, then you know Duff Goldman and his legendary cakes.

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Express your love with these beautiful Valentine's Day special cookies! Sugar Bliss, by Teresa Ging, is a woman minority-owned bakery in downtown Chicago. Sugar Bliss offers a wide variety of baked goods including morning pastries, cupcakes, cake pops, French macarons, brownies, cookies, and more.

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Is Valentine’s Day not just the most romantic holiday of the year? This year Sweeten your weekend just a little more with our favorite drink creations. We guarantee your loved ones will be asking for refills and kisses.

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Founded by Million Dollar Listing Los Angeles star, Tracy Tutor, UN’SWEET is the first-ever 100% natural wine that is externally lab tested for Zero sugar. The female-founded wine is available in both a Cabernet Sauvignon and Pinot Grigio and is made from premium grapes and no added sugar for smooth sipping without the hangover. The wine can be purchased on unsweetwine.com for just $13 per bottle and is also available in variety packs that are perfect for entertaining.

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Schofferhofer has a Pomegranate Hefeweizen beer that's the perfect shade of Valentine's red & tastes fruity fabulous. It's a delicious drink to share with anyone in your life. Plus, with a lower ABV (2.5%) you won't ruin the rest of your evening over doing it. A perfect balance of 50% real German beer and 50% pomegranate juice, you can also enjoy it as part of this simple sparkling beertail.

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Grey Goose Cosmo

• 2 oz GREY GOOSE® L'Orange Flavored Vodka

• ¾ oz Triple Sec

• ¾ oz Cranberry Juice

• ½ oz Fresh Lime Juice

• + Orange Twist

Combine liquid ingredients into a cocktail shaker with ice. Shake and strain into a chilled martini glass. Garnish with orange twist.

Bourbon Raspberry Sour

• 2 parts Woodford Reserve Double Oaked

• .5 parts Chambord or Raspberry Syrup 

• .75 fresh Lemon Juice

• 3-4 Woodford Reserve Chocolate Bitters

Combine all ingredients in a shaker, add ice, shake, and double strain into a coupe or martini glass. Garnish with three skewed raspberries.

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This Valentine’s Day, feel the love with Gin XII. Whether you’re spending the day with your significant other, best friends, or spending the night by yourself, celebrate with a Mademoiselle Rose!  Made with Gin XII, Rinquinquin, rose syrup, and lime juice, this drink is a great mix of floral and citrus to give you the perfect Valentine’s Day cocktail to enjoy with the ones you love. 

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Whether you're planning to celebrate Valentine’s Day showering yourself or a partner in love, it's always a fun consideration to mix up some fabulous libations.

Ingredients:

1 part Grand Marnier® Cordon Rouge

1 part Wild Turkey 101 Bourbon

3 dashes aromatic bitters

Large ice cube

Method: First, combine aromatic bitters, Grand Marnier®, and, finally, whiskey in an old fashioned glass. Add large ice cube and stir until cold and well incorporated. Garnish surface of liquid with orange twist, expressing oils over glass rim.

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A Rose Amongst Thorns

Ingredients:

2 parts SVEDKA Rosé

1 part Lemon Juice

1/2 part Simple Syrup

2 Raspberries

2 Blackberries

Method: Combine all ingredients into shaker tin and quick muddle. Add ice, and shake. Transfer all cocktail to rocks glass. Garnish with berries.

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NOLET’S Silver Rose Gimlet

Ingredients:

1 oz. NOLET’S Silver Gin

1 oz. Fresh Lemonade

.5 oz. Elderflower Liqueur

.5 oz. Fresh Lime Juice

Rose Petals

Method:

Add ingredients to a cocktail shaker with ice. Shake well and strain into a Martini glass. Garnish with rose petals.

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Developed in Limoux, France, the village that discovered, and first produced sparkling wine in 1531, Faire la Fête is hand harvested by 8th generation families and aged for up to 24 months.

Faire la Fête is a “champagne for all” with a $24.99 price point. It is also low sugar (no hangover, no worries) containing less than a 1/2 of the sugars of Prosecco. It’s Perfect for date night or any or any night!

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Inspired by the famous tailor turned spy of the American Revolution who’s featured in Hamilton The Musical, Hercules Mulligan is a revolutionary blend of three aged Caribbean Rums, three American Rye Whiskeys, fresh organic ginger, and tailor-made bitters. It’s a ready-to-drink craft cocktail ideal for easy home entertaining -- simply serve over ice and enjoy.

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Surprise your loved one this Valentine's Day with Pure Wine's Pink Wand– a wine purifier that removes histamines and sulfites from a single glass of wine! Imagine no more headaches or other side effects that come after enjoying that beloved glass.

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Meet the world’s first functional spirit! Bellion Vodka is the perfect addition to all your favorite gatherings. The Vodka is made with NTX technology making it “smarter” without sacrificing any of the flavor or quality. Your guests will love this naturally sweet and 6x distilled vodka to bring flavor to every sip. Enjoy an additional layer of essence in your traditional cocktails so you can eliminate the need for sugary mixers in your next drink.

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Are you ready to make a toast on Valentine's Day? Stella Wines sure are! Try their delicious and sweet sparkling wines made with real fruit. It’s the perfect beverage for any time of day and for any occasion. Cheers!

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Cozy up with your loved one by the fire and customize your coffee and cocoa experience for a moment of bliss with Cafe Caps. Nothing ignites passion like chocolate sweetness in a cup.

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The Noble Vines Chardonnay features aromas of pineapple, yellow peach, and vanilla and flavors of mango and kiwi with hints of lemon zest and cinnamon butter. Open this white wine, serve with your V-Day dinner and don’t forget to prepare the table with a bouquet of red roses, the symbol of love and romance, for a truly stunning night.

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With the festive bubbles, Gemma di Luna Prosecco is a refreshing sparkler crafted in the extra dry style from premium grapes grown in Prosecco DOC. Light and delicate, Gemma di Luna Prosecco is an ideal choice for Valentine's day dinner!

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Cupcake Vineyards offers a collection of celebratory wines, with plenty of options to elevate any Valentine’s Day event. Their Prosecco Rosé, is a playful, pink sparkling wine that was practically made for the holiday or pop open a bottle of Prosecco to celebrate in a classic fashion.

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Looking for a lighter option? Cupcake LightHearted Rosé is a great choice for those looking to celebrate the holiday without derailing their routine. Experience full flavor with only 80 calories, 8% alcohol by volume, and less than 1 gram of sugar per 5 oz. serving.

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Chloe Wine Collection boasts their own Prosecco Rosé, which will bring elegance and grace to any celebration with your loved one this Valentine’s Day. Chloe wines are beautifully crafted to inspire timeless stories and meaningful moments.

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Kim Crawford Kim De La Créme

 Ingredients:

• 1 bottle Kim Crawford Rosé, well chilled

• 3 cups sliced strawberries

• ⅓ cup sugar

• Club soda

• 1 carton vanilla ice cream

• Edible flowers to garnish

Directions:

Makes 5 servings.

In a medium bowl mix the strawberries and sugar. Cover and let sit for 30-90 mins mixing occasionally. Divide the strawberries and any juices between 5 rocks glasses, add wine and a splash of club soda. Top with a generous scoop of ice cream. Garnish with your favorite edible flowers.

Tips:

Use coconut based ice cream for dairy free/vegan option.

Substitute peaches, raspberries or any of your favorite summer fruit for the strawberries.

Use honey instead of sugar for a richer flavor.

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Crawford Cupid

INGREDIENTS:

·        3 oz Kim Crawford Sauvignon Blanc

·        ¾ oz grapefruit juice

·        1 Tbsp simple syrup

·        Sparkling water

·        Ice

·        Crème de Cassis

·        Sage leaves and grapefruit for garnish

 DIRECTIONS:

Mix Kim Crawford Sauvignon Blanc, simple syrup and grapefruit juice in a shaker or mixing glass with ice.

Strain over ice into serving glass and fill with sparkling water.

Top with a splash of crème de cassis and garnish with sage leaves and grapefruit twist.

Makes 1 cocktail

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This Valentine's Day, Monday, February 14th, celebrate love's most romantic evening with two fragrant tequila cocktails from Pātsch, crafted with 100 percent Blue Weber agave that's sustainably grown and harvested. 

Recipe:

For your most sophisticated Valentine, Forest H20 is the perfect cocktail, available at the THYME Bar NYC. It's tastes like a Negroni but more perfumey and fragrant.

Forest H20

1.5 oz Pātsch Blanco Tequila

1 oz Roots Mastic

1 oz Yellow Chartreuse

Lemon peel squeezed and discarded.

Serve with a large ice cube. 

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 Malbec Mon Amour is the perfect Valentine's gift! Friends and lovers can share a glass of Argentine Malbec and learn all about the wine's story together. By Laura Catena and Alejandro Vigil, in Malbec mon amour they tell us how and why Malbec became Argentina’s iconic grape variety, establishing itself as the quintessential Argentine variety in elite wine circles.

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This Valentine’s Day learn to make cocktails together with MasterClass . This Mixology class by Lynnette Marrero and Ryan Chetiyawardana is the perfect date night for couples and friends interested in mastering the delicious craft.

At a high-level, in their class, they teach:

• Solo Starters: Mojito and Whiskey Smash

• Intimate Classics: The Old Fashioned

• Shared Classics: The Martini

• Party Starters: Tiki and DIY Highballs

• Celebratory Libations: Pre-Batched Cocktails

James Beard honoree Lynnette Marrero has been at the forefront of the NYC craft cocktail movement. Ryan Chetiyawardana (aka Mr Lyan) is the founder of Dandelyan, named the world’s best bar, and Lyan bar at Riggs D.C.

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Belle Glos Love Letter Set
Send your Valentine’s a love letter this year inspired by the elegance of the signature red wax seal and classic script on Belle Glos Wines. Winemaker Joe Wagner has designed a limited-edition Belle Glos stationery kit in collaboration with Dempsey & Carroll and in partnership with novelist, Nicholas Sparks. Belle Glos Love Letters came to life after a year of not being able to enjoy the things we love the most therefore, together, Belle Glos and Dempsey & Carroll are bringing back the long-lost art of love letter writing, encouraging everyone to write a letter dedicated to the people they cherish most.

The bespoke kits feature custom Belle Glos stationery, a custom pen, wax in the classic and easily recognizable Belle Glos red, and a custom wax stamper, all housed in the classic Dempsey & Carroll navy box and are available along with any three of your favorite Belle Glos Wines.

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Napa Valley Quilt Cabernet Sauvignon Reserve

Napa Valley Quilt is fifth-generation winemaker Joseph Wagner’s tribute to the character of Napa Valley and its rolling patchwork of vineyards. Napa Valley Quilt exemplifies the classic cult-style wine structure achievable only in the Napa Valley, while the blending of fruit from a variety of vineyards allows the wines to have more complexity and a better style consistency from vintage to vintage. The complex and bold assemblage of dark currant, blackberry, marionberry, and toasted hazelnut balance with hints of cardamom and dry dark chocolate. Pair this wine with a fattier steak like ribeye or sirloin cooked medium-rare to soften the tannins, highlight its fruity flavors, and balance out the salty fat.

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Casillero del Diablo Carmenere

This medium-bodied wine showcases lovely fruit aromas and flavors of dark plums and black currant, dark chocolate with hints of spice, coffee, and toast from aging in French oak barrels. Deep purple in color, this soft textured, well-structured Carmenere culminates in a fruit focused finish and is the perfect under $15 bottle to sip and share. Named the #2 most powerful wine brand in the world four years in a row, and Wine Enthusiast’s 2020 New World Winery of the Year, Casillero del Diablo is at the forefront of the world’s attention with this South American gem, sparking a uniquely Chilean sense of adventure in every glass.

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The Celtic Cosmo -

A riff on the Classic Cosmo based around female founded and run brand J.J. Corry Irish Whiskey, perfect for  enjoying with friends or loved ones this Valentine's Day! 

Crafted exclusively for J.J. Corry by Joanna Carpenter.
1.5oz. J.J. Corry The Hanson Irish Whiskey
1/2 oz. lemon juice
1/2 oz. cider
1/2 oz. white cranberry juice
3/4 oz. Cointreau
Garnish with an apple slice. 

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The ASM Cosmo
Enoy a delicious Cosmo with a single malt twist this Valentines Day!

1.5 oz ASM Whiskey

.5 oz Orange Liqueur (dry curaçao, Cointreau, etc..)

.75 lemon juice

.75 ginger syrup

2 dashes Angostura bitters

 Combine all ingredients in a shaker, shake, and strain into a coupe glass. Garnish with a lemon wheel.

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Tequila Enemigo Añejo Cristalino 89

Get ready to shake up this Valentine’s Day, with the most celebrated Tequila, Tequila Enemigo. Tequila Enemigo is made from 100% of the finest Blue Weber Agave, nothing but the best for your sweetheart. Tequila Enemigo was envisioned and brought to life to challenge the standards of ultra-premium Tequila, and is crafted from the finest selection of ripe, lowland agave and distilled in the center of the town of Tequila. The Añejo Cristalino 89 is a tequila so pure it should be sipped, and what better way to do that than from the purest symbol of elegance and celebration: a flute.

Tommy’s 89 Margarita:
Recipe

2oz Tequila Enemigo 89 Añejo Cristalino

1.5oz Lime juice

1/2oz Honey / Agave Syrup 

Shake all ingredients over ice and serve.

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Skinny Mixes - Salted Dark Chocolate Espresso Martini

Making Skinny Mixes "Salted Dark Chocolate Espresso Martini" which uses only four ingredients, including the brand's zero calorie, zero sugar syrup, Salted Dark Chocolate Espresso included in Skinny Mixes Chocolate Syrup Trio , creates a lower calorie and lower sugared martini yet still just as delicious. The trio pack also includes Chocolate Fudge Brownie and Chocolate Caramel Truffle flavors which provides endless yummy chocolaty combinations that can all be guiltlessly indulged this Valentine's Day.

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At Owl’s Brew, they make their boozy beverages with only 100% real ingredients, 100% of the time. Fresh-brewed tea, fruit, and botanicals - no sneaky ingredients, ever. This, female founded, boozy tea is the perfect drink for your ultra sweet Valentines day picnic!

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Spa Girl Love Potion No. 9 Cocktail: 

This romantic cocktail is sweet and spicy, fanning the flame between you and your Valentine with every sip. Perfect for a Galentine’s Day dinner or as a sultry night cap.

4 oz. Spa Girl Cocktail Peach Vodka Cocktail

2 oz Cranberry Juice

½ oz Lemongrass Jalapeño Simple Syrup

Splash of club soda

1. Pour Spa Girl Peach, simple syrup, and cranberry juice into a shaker with ice. Shake for 10 seconds.

2. Strain and pour into your cocktail glass of choice.

3. Add a splash of club soda.

4. Garnish with fresh edible flowers, or pomegranate seeds. Cheers!

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The beautiful and luxurious Nobu Marbella Resort in Spain is sharing their most loveliest drink secrets. Be seduced by the Nobu style Valentine’s cocktail, ‘Mon Cherry’. Made with beautifully balanced and aromatic Roku gin, Japanese Shōchū, together with ginger, lychee and cherry syrup - one sip, and you’ll fall in love.

Ingredients:

• Roku Gin

• Ginger Liqueur

• Ginger Syrup

• Shochu

• Lychee Juice

• Cherry Almibar

Add all ingredients together and shake vigorously. Serve with a double strain and add a pansy flower or a Mini Rose flower as decoration in a Nick & Nora styled glass.

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OTR delivers bar grade cocktails without the hassle of playing mixologist. Simply pour over ice and enjoy with loved ones this Valentine’s Day. OTR portfolio includes: The Margarita, Jalapeno Pineapple Margarita, The Cosmopolitan, The Mai Tai, The Aviation, and The Manhattan. At OTR they bring the bar to you.

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Rosé All Day is a light-bodied, fruity and refreshing pink rosé Grenache sold in cans, bottles, and even a box, perfect for any Valentine’s or Galentine’s Day gathering. 

 The Grenache has an elegant aromatic nose of watermelon and strawberry and is crisp and fresh on the palate with a deliciously long, fruity finish. Pair with everything from fish, chicken, and sushi to salads and appetizers. For those looking for something a little bubblier, Rosé All Day recently introduced a Prosecco Rosé that is the perfect pink wine to cheers with. 

If you’re looking for a way to take your rosé to the next level this Valentine’s Day, try one of their favorite cocktails, the Raspberry Spritz, which uses the classic Rosé All Day Grenache. 

 Ingredients:

·       1 bottle Rosé All Day wine, chilled

·       24 oz Lemon Lime soda, chilled

·       Raspberries

·       1 Lemon, juiced 

·       Thyme, for garnish

Combine all ingredients in a pitcher with ice, stir, and serve! 

Photo via @drinkreeds

Reed’s Love Potion Mocktail

*Make it alcoholic with 

• Splash of Ginger Vodka OR a smidge of Cinnamon Schnapps

Ingredients

• Ingredients for Raspberry Simple Syrup:

  • 1 cup Granulated Sugar

  • 1 cup Water

  • 2 ½ cups fresh Raspberries (2 6-ounce cartons)

• Ingredients for Love Potion #9:

  • Cherry Pop Rocks (6 packages per 4 glasses)

  • Red Hots (6-8 per glass)

  • Raspberry Simple Syrup (2 tablespoons per glass)

  • Reed’s Ginger Ale (8 ounces per glass), chilled

Instructions

• Instructions for Raspberry Simple Syrup:

  • Combine all ingredients in a medium saucepan over medium-high meat

  • Stir frequently to dissolve the sugar

  • Bring the mixture to a boil and reduce to a simmer

  • Simmer 5 minutes; smash the raspberries with a mixing spoon or whisk while simmering to break them up

  • Remove from heat and allow to steep until cool (approximately 1 hour)

  • Strain through a fine mesh sieve and keep sealed in the refrigerator for use.

• Instructions for rimming the glass with Pop Rocks

  • Pour the pop rocks into a shallow saucer or other small plate

  • Pour some of the raspberry simple syrup into a bowl large enough for the top of the glass to fit into

  • Turn a glass upside down and touch just the top of the glass opening to the simple syrup; enough to moisten the rim only

  • Place the glass opening down in the plate of pop rocks and rotate from side to side to coat with pop rocksNOTE: The pop rocks can gently be pushed toward the outside of the glass to aid in coating

  • Place the glass, still upside down, onto a clean surface and allow to sit for the pop rocks to dry onto the glass (approximately 10 minutes) NOTE: This aids in the adherence to the glass

• Instructions for Love Potion Number 9:

  • Add 6-8 red hots in the bottom of each glass

  • Add the raspberry simple syrup and fill with ginger ale NOTE: do not fill up to the pop rocks or they will begin to explode

Photo via @drinkreeds

Virgil’s Raspberry Cream Lovers Mocktail

*Make it alcoholic with 1 1/2 ounces vanilla vodka

 Ingredients:

• Homemade raspberry simple syrup

  • 1 cup sugar

  • 1 cup water

  • 1 cup raspberries

  • 2 teaspoons lemon juice (optional)

• Virgil's Vanilla Cream Handcrafted Soda

• Whipped Cream

• Confection Hearts

Instructions:

• Mix the sugar and water in a pot large enough to comfortably hold all of the ingredients

• Bring to a simmer over medium heat, then stir until all of the sugar dissolves

• Add the raspberries and continue to simmer until the berries break down (5 to 7 minutes)

• Remove the mixture from the heat and allow it to cool to room temperature, then strain

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The Duo Gift Set includes 2 Original Whiskey Ball ice ball molds and 2 of our ultra-premium Wall Street rock glasses. Ready to gift, just attach a card and it's ready to go! The Original Whiskey Ball was the first spherical ice mold to hit the market in 2009, bringing the artesian science of round ice balls to households all over the world.

• Unique features include water-fill line and no-leak seal ensure ice balls form perfectly round

• Produces 2.5" ice ball- largest in its class

• Flexible silicone tray releases ice ball effortlessly

• Ice ball mold impresses "W" into the ice

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Copalli Rum is the gift that not only your partner will love, but so will the planet. And, because nothing says romance like a cocktail for two - we have doubled up their favorite recipe for Valentines Day -- the Pomegranate Daiquiri.

Ingredients

3 oz Copalli Barrel Rested Rum 

1 ½ oz Pama liqueur 

1 oz lime juice 

½ oz honey syrup 

4 oz soda water 

 Directions

Clap mint to release oils. Combine mint with Copalli Rum, Pama, lime juice and honey syrup. Mix and Muddle. Top with Soda water and strain into chilled coup glasses. Garnish each with a sprig of mint and a lime wedge. Makes 2!  

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Artet, is the first non-alcoholic, THC-infused aperitif, a simple, yet elegant cannabis cocktail alternative to make at home for Valentine's Day.

Hey Now 

Ingredients: 

• Artet (Original Aperitif or Founders Blend No. 1 Live Resin Aperitif): 2 oz

• Pomegranate Juice: 1.5 oz

• Lemon Juice: 1/2 oz

• Cornucopia Syrup*: 1/2 oz

*To make cornucopia syrup, add equal parts sugar and water to a pot with warming spices (clove, star anise, cinnamon, black pepper, etc). Stir to dissolve the sugar over medium heat. Once dissolved, add the simple syrup to an air-tight container and let it cool before using.

Method: Add all ingredients into a shaker filled with ice and shake until chilled. Strain into a rocks glass filled with ice and garnish with a lemon wedge. Makes one drink.

Photo via @wilderton_free

Wilderton, is the non-alcoholic spirit made to elevate your cocktail game, whether you drink or not, the botanical combinations add a range of flavors, from floral aromas to herbaceous, earthy notes.

Velvet Skies 
By Ashley Burson of South x Northwest

Ingredients:

2 oz Wilderton Earthen

¾ oz Beet + Roasted Chicory Syrup*

¾ oz Burnt Orange*

½ oz Lemon

½ oz Aquafaba
*Beet + Roasted Chicory Syrup:

• Mix 500 ml of beet juice and 500 g cane sugar

• Add 50 g of ground roasted chicory

• Mix and place into large plastic bag

• Sous vide at 170 degrees Fahrenheit for 45 mins

• Strain

• Let cool

Burnt Orange Juice:

• Cut oranges in half

• Burn over an open flame until charred

• Let cool

• Slice a wheel for garnish

• Juice

• Strain

• Enjoy

Method: Add all ingredients to your tin, dry shake, add ice, wet shake then double strain into a chilled coupe glass. Garnish with burnt orange wheel on rim. Enjoy!

Photo via @7deadlywines

7 Deadly: A romantic holiday at home: indulge in a sinfully dark night in with a wine and chocolate pairing! For this upcoming Valentine’s Day, 7 Deadly Zins and Ghirardelli Chocolate Company have partnered together to create three different wine and chocolate pairings. 

2019 7 Deadly Cabernet Sauvignon (SRP $16) with Ghirardelli Raspberry Radiance and Pomegranate Seeds
The rich notes of 7 Deadly Cab with blackberry, vanilla, and mocha pair beautifully with the bright raspberry fruit bits of Ghirardelli Raspberry Radiance. Then when you add in some pomegranate seeds, this is a delicious pairing that brings out the intense flavor of the dark chocolate.

Photo via @7deadlywines

2018 7 Deadly Red Blend (SRP $16) with Ghirardelli Sea Salt Soiree and Fuji Apple
The 7 Deadly Red features bold flavors of cherry, cranberry, and smokey black pepper. Pair this wine with Ghirardelli’s Sea Salt Soiree with its roasted almonds and delicate sea salt in fine dark chocolate. Add in a side of sliced Fuji apples to make this pairing a pleasure for your senses.

Photo via @7deadlywines

2018 7 Deadly Zinfandel (SRP $16) with Ghirardelli Intense Dark Chocolate and Cherries
Cap off your tasting night with the original varietal, 7 Deadly Zins, a true Old Vine Zinfandel that features full-bodied dark fruits, oak, and spicy notes. Go simple with Ghirardelli’s Intense Dark Chocolate that has 72 % cacao in this “Twilight Delight” bar. Complete the taste sensation with a side of robust and bright cherries.

Photo via @sunrizetea

A lovely Valentine’s Day cocktail: green tea-infused Cran-Pear-Y Sparklers. It has a beautiful deep pink hue! This prosecco cocktail, infused with a green and white tea Cran-Pear-Y Symphony, it is slightly tart with notes of cranberry, pear, and pomegranate.

Photo via @dussecognac

Nothing says romance quite like an LBD paired with the Lady’s Velvet cocktail. Notes of honey and deep, spiced cognac are complemented with aromatic elderflower liqueur for a drink as velvety as your look.

D’USSE Lady’s Velvet

Ingredients

1 oz D’USSÉ VSOP Cognac

¾ oz BACARDÍ® Ocho Rum

¾ oz MARTINI & ROSSI® Rosso Vermouth

½ oz ST~GERMAIN® Elderflower Liqueur

1 Dash Angostura Bitters

 Method: Add all ingredients into a mixing glass with ice. Stir cocktail with a bar spoon until chilled. Strain into a chilled Nick & Nora glass.

Photo via @santateresarum

Slip into something comfy and turn up the heat while you sip on the Aragua’s Romance. Warning…this drink might have you on the brink of sending that risky text to your crush by the end of the night, but sometimes we need that extra kick. This cocktail combines red wine, spiced pineapple syrup, vermouth, and the aged-dark rum Santa Teresa 1796 for a bold and seductive vibe.

Aragua’s Romance

Ingredients:

• 1½oz Santa Teresa 1796

• ½ oz Capelleti Apertivo

• ¼ oz Spiced Pineapple Syrup

• ½ oz Red wine

Directions: Add all ingredients into mixing glass, excluding red wine, add ice, stir for 20 seconds. Pour into rocks glass over large Ice cube, top with red wine floater and garnish with a rose petal.

Photo via @bombaysapphireus

Now I don’t hardly know her, but I think I could love her—the Clover Club is a dreamy dram of egg white, simple syrup, and all-natural Bombay Bramble gin made with freshly harvested blackberries and raspberries. This pink drink will have you spinning around the room while Crimson & Clover plays softly in the background to compliment the sultry vibe.

Clover Club

Ingredients

• 1 ½ oz Bombay Bramble

• ¾ oz lemon juice

• 1 oz Simple Syrup (1:1 Sugar to Water)

• 1 egg white (about ½ oz)

• Raspberries and Blackberries

Directions: Put some cubed ice into your cocktail shaker, pour Bombay Bramble, lemon juice, sugar syrup and egg white into the shaker, shake hard & strain into a chilled coupette or martini glass.

Photo via @dewars

For those daring to do things their own way reach for the Double Old Fashioned, made with Dewar’s 15, chocolate bitters, orgeat syrup, and notes of orange this cocktail puts a twist on a classic. Take it a notch up from your usual drugstore candy and indulge in a chocolate cocktail instead.

Double Old Fashioned

Ingredients:

• 2 oz Dewar’s 15 Year Old

• .25oz Orgeat Syrup/Simple Syrup

• 2-3 Dashes Dewar’s Dungan and Dame Chocolate Bitters

• Garnish: Lemon Twist/Orange Twist

Directions: Add all ingredients to rocks glass. Add cubed ice and stir until desired dilution is achieved.

Photo via @mozartchocolateliqueur

Mozart Chocolate Liqueur offers a variety of choctails with a luscious creamy chocolate sensation and delicately melting indulgence. Full-bodied, creamy milk chocolate liqueur, handcrafted with only natural ingredients, gluten-free, and refined with Belgian chocolate. Handcrafted with love.

Photo via @mezcalamaras

Mezcal Amaras, an award winning agave spirit, elevates the margarita experience with their must-try core lineup of ancestral & artisanal mezcal offering.

WILD BERRY MARGARITA 

Mezcal Amarás Espadín Joven: Subtle citrus aroma of bergamot and a sweet touch of cherry blossom on the nose. A touch of sandalwood at the start, closing with a hint of sweet ripe mango on the palate. Finishes with a velvety and salted texture before a small cinnamon touch takes over.

INGREDIENTS:

2 oz of Mezcal Amarás Espadin Joven

2 oz of Wild Berry Tea

3 oz of fresh Lime Juice

DECORATION:

Blackberries and Raspberries

MIXING:
Add all ingredients to a shaker filled with ice; shake and strain into a cocktail glass; garnish with blackberries and raspberries

Photo via @espolontequila

Espolòn Paloma 

Ingredients 

·         1 oz Espolòn Blanco  

·         .75 oz Ancho Reyes Verde Chili Liqueur  

·         1 oz fresh grapefruit juice  

·         .5 oz fresh lime juice  

·         .5 oz agave syrup  

·         3 dashes Habanero/Hellfire Bitters  

·         grapefruit soda water (Bubly, LaCroix, etc) 

Method 

· Prepare your Collins glass with a chili salt rim. Add ice to glass.  

· Combine all ingredients except soda in a tin, add ice and shake. Strain into a Collins glass and top with grapefruit soda. Garnish with a thin grapefruit slice and lime wheel. 

Photo via @montelobos

Cranberry Strand 

Ingredients 

·         2 oz Montelobos Espadin  

·         1 oz Cranberry Syrup (combine 1 part unsweetened cranberry syrup with 1 part sine sugar by weight, stir and let combine) 

·         .75 oz Fresh Lime Juice 

Method 

· Combine all ingredients in a tin. Add ice and shake. Strain over fresh ice in a double rocks glass. Garnish with a cranberry on a pick. 

Photo via @cointreau_us

 Cointreau Passion and Pepper Fizz

Ingredients:

• 2 oz Cointreau

• 0.5 oz Fresh Lime

• 2 Fresh Passion Fruit

• 1 Slice Thai Chili Pepper

• 2 oz Soda Water

Directions:

• Combine all ingredients apart from soda water and in a cocktail shaker

• Add ice and shake until well-chilled

• Fine strain into a chilled highball glass

• Top off with soda water

• Garnish with a passion fruit wedge

Photo via @mountgayrum

Mount Gay Rum Out of Office Cocktail 

Ingredients:  

• 0.2 oz Mount Gay Rum Black Barrel

• 0.5 oz Fresh Lime Juice

• 0.5 oz Fresh Grapefruit

• 0.5 oz Cinnamon Syrup

• 0.5 oz Falernum

 Directions:

• Add all ingredients to shaker

• Add ice and shake

• Strain over ice in rocks glass

• Garnish with grapefruit wheel

Photo via @thebotanistgin

The Botanist Strawberry Bianco Martini 

Ingredients:  

• 2 oz Strawberry-Infused The Botanist Islay Dry Gin*

• 1 oz Bianco Vermouth

• Garnish: Fresh Mint Leaf

Directions:  

• Add all ingredients to a mixing glass with ice

• Stir to dilute and chill completely

• Strain into a chilled cocktail glass

• Garnish with a single fresh mint leaf

*To infuse The Botanist: 

• Thinly slice 1.5 cups of fresh strawberries. Combine strawberries with one 750ml bottle of The Botanist into a sealable container. Allow to infuse for 24 hours before fine straining out strawberry particles.

Photo via @legrandverre_wines

Le Grand Love Triangle 

The limited-edition Valentine’s Day offering of curated Le Grand Verre (the quality, single serve, award-winning, ethically produced, family owned. and predominantly female-made artisanal wine collection of France), offers something for every palate this season. Single serve for the free spirits. An exploratory and diverse collection of red, white, and rosé wines for budding sweethearts. Quality wine sourced from boutique estates in Languedoc, the South of France, and Bordeaux for the sophisticated forever couples.


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Last Minute Gift To Buy This Valentine’s Day In 2022

Every day is the time to show how much you love them but instead of traditional flowers and chocolates, opt for something different this Valentine’s Day. Make this Valentine’s Day something truly unforgettable and treat the special person in your life to something unique and intimate.  

PUBLIC Hotel Valentine’s Weekend Package

Package Includes:

•           3 night stay (Friday – Monday)

•           A brunch and a dinner at popular

•           Super Bowl viewing party

•           Access to our Lover’s Ball on The Roof Saturday night

PUBLIC will also be hosting a Valentine’s Day social media competition. Take a picture of your best kiss at PUBLIC or in NYC and submit it to win a complimentary stay over Valentine’s Day weekend. The stay will include access to our Lover’s Ball on The Roof, brunch, a romantic dinner at POPULAR, and a Super Bowl viewing party on Sunday.

How to share the smooch:

Submit your kiss by posting on Instagram, tagging @publichotels, and using #PUBLICkiss in the caption. Unlimited posts allowed 

Shiseido POP PowderGel EyeShadow - Waku-Waku Pink

A silky-smooth eyeshadow that offers the rich payoff of a pigment with the ease of a cream and the staying power of a powder.

Dom Pérignon Rose Vintage 2006 Bottle Designed by Lady Gaga

Last year the luxury Champagne house announced their partnership with pop icon Lady Gaga, unveiling the universe of The Queendom, an electrifying, exhilarating celebration that rewards the inspiration to create & unbridled creativity. This past fall, as an extension of the Queendom, Lady Gaga redesigned the Rosé Vintage 2006 bottle as Gaga connected with the story of the rosé after digging into Dom Pérignon’s history and the radical boldness Dom Pérignon rose represents.

Rocket Farms Succulents

Succulent plants improve humidity; improve air quality; add fresh oxygen and improve focus and memory! Other varieties have medicinal uses (aloe); and then the edible succulents are rich in protein, calcium, iron, and iodine. 

The plants are available online at Lowes.com and Walmart.com.  (Succulents also make for a unique and cute Valetine's Day flower alternative.  "I'm a succ-er for you" "Aloe You Vera Much") 

Thrive Cosmetics Brilliant Eye Brightener™

A versatile cream-to-powder highlighter stick illuminates and awakens the eyes, providing an instant lift and a soft wash of shimmering color.

Glendalough Rose Gin

Carefully-tended flowers from an Irish rose garden are slowly vapor distilled with wild roses and botanicals from the Wicklow mountains to make this intensely floral gin. After distilling, the gin is then further infused with even more roses to deepen the flavors and give it its lovely pink hue. Enjoy in a dry martini, a G&T or this special Valentine’s Day serve below.

Jafra Always Liquid Lip Stain - Always Fierce

For a kiss-proof pout, coat your lips in rich, lasting color with this matte finish lip stain. With a high-performance formula that won’t smudge or transfer, it’s even perfect for wearing under your mask.

BABE Wine Kits

Imagine this. You wake up the day after the Big Game sleepy eyed, in bed, hair in a disheveled, messy bun reflecting on last night’s fun. Suddenly, it hits you. Today is Valentine’s Day…and you’ve got nothing. No candy for your Galentine’s day brunch, no card for that (almost) boo, you didn’t even get your dog one of those cheesy plush toys that they’re going to destroy in under five minutes. Those Sunday Scaries quickly transform into the Monday blues, but fear not, BABE Wine as you covered from its reds to its pinks. This Valentine’s Day BABE Wine is swapping those sweet nothings for sleep masks with their last-minute lazy Valentine’s Day kits. Coupled with The BABE Bot on the @BabeTweets Twitter account that creates customized love notes starting Thursday, February 10, BABE is ensuring you can get away with doing the least for those you love the most this Valentine’s Day. BABE Vino and Valentine’s, I mean, could you think of a more perfect pair!? Don’t mention it.

Starting today, you can purchase BABE’s Valentine’s Day kit, directly from BABE’s website, which will include a sleep mask, candle, BABE socks, chocolate bars from Asheville-based brand, French Broad Chocolates, and of course, delicious, crisp and portable BABE Rosé. To help take things off your plate ahead of Valentine’s Day, BABE Wine is offering expedited shipping on a limited number of orders*. That’s right, place your order for BABE’s Valentine’s Day kit by 11am EST on Friday, February 11 and receive your kit in time for V-Day. 

Oxygenating Foundation

Oxygenetix is a cosmetics line that features a breathable foundation that celebrities rave about! Cindy Crawford, Kourtney Kardashian and Margot Robbie have added Oxygenating Foundation to their beauty repertoire, and the breathable, lightweight formula can also be found in some of the most elite wellness spas around the world, such as Le Petit Saint in Sydney (a favorite of Elle Macpherson). This foundation is perfect for your makeup obsessed friends- and even those who are skincare enthusiasts.

RON DORfF MARATHON HOME SHORTS

The cult home shorts of the early 80s with a tapered fit, marathon-inspired rounded slits and short legs for an enhanced silhouette. Comes in 100% of the finest, ultra-soft cotton jersey with en elastic waistband for easy fit and comfort. Featuring the iconic double black lacquered RD signature eyelets on the side. Pre-washed for minimum shrinkage.

Valentines Day Rose Box

Valentine’s Day is around the corner, which means it’s time to start looking for that perfect gift to give your loved one. With their Valentine’s Day collection, Rose Box NYC puts a modern and creative twist on the traditional rose bouquet. From lovely Custom Heart Boxes to elegant Table Centerpieces, they truly have something for everyone.

Rose Box NYC recognizes that during these difficult times, not everyone has the ability to be face-to-face with their loved ones this Valentine’s Day. That’s why these flower packages speak volumes, as it allows those to express their love from miles away.

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Last Minute Gift To Buy This Valentine’s Day

Everyday is the time to show how much you love them but instead of traditional flowers and chocolates, opt for something different this Valentine’s Day. Make this Valentine’s Day something truly unforgettable and treat the special person in your life to something unique and intimate.  

Just in time for Valentine’s Day, the global reference for Provence Rosé Whispering Angel has partnered with French crystal maker Baccarat for a limited-edition gift set. 

The set features an artfully designed box inspired by Provence and the Chāteau d’Esclans, and opens to reveal a bottle of 2019 Chāteau d’Esclans Whispering Angel Rose with a beautifully packaged set of 2 Chāteau Baccarat glasses. The Chāteau Baccarat glasses were paired specifically with Chāteau d’Esclans and are meant to offer the best tasting experience of Whispering Angel. 

The gift set retails for $299 and is sold exclusively through Wine.com.

Garrett Leight Sunglasses – Gurney’s Montauk Resort & Seawater Spa.

Exclusively sold at Gurney’s Montauk Resort & Seawater Spa, one of Montauk’s iconic year-round destinations, the Garret Leight sunglasses are the perfect unisex gift for the loved one who dawns a classic yet trendy style. Available for purchase in-store or online, the Garret Leight sunglasses in style Brooks 47 features a semi-square shaped style constructed out of cellulose acetate with metal core wiring. The lenses are semi-flat and also feature 100% UVA & UVB protection.
Retail Price: $360

LAFCO Redwood Signature Candle, $65

Lively juniper mingles with eucalyptus as it’s collected from the forest outside. Warm, spiced clove bud, mossy fern and rare California redwood nestle against a background of rich golden amber and smooth Virginia cedar resin.

WOLACO Active For All Hoodie

The Way of Life - Active for All Collection was designed to represent the always-on commitment to living an active lifestyle. This ultra-soft cotton fleece with a cozy brushed interior is cut in a standard fit with 4" wide double folded flat-knit side ribbing for added flexibility and reverse flatlock stitching.

Apothic Pinot Noir

Unveils layers of bright ripe cherry and crushed raspberries, with a dash of red currant. Graciano grapes from Spain were blended into the wine to brighten the acidity and notes of red currant, and with ribbons of caramel and vanilla, the wine has a delicate and lingering finish.

Pinot Noir is drier and underscores the dark side of Apothic wine. The grapes were destemmed with marginal crushing and cold soaked overnight to encourage extraction of the fruit’s alluring color and tannins.

Merino wool sweater from Romeo Merino that’s versatile enough for WFH Zooms, casual gatherings, business meetings and romantic dates.    

These sweaters aren’t just an extra cozy closet staple; they’re also wrinkle and odor-resistant, machine-washable, and temperature-regulating for all season-wear- making them the perfect investment piece for your wardrobe. Styles come in dozens of colors and sizes range from XS-4XL.

Ritual Whiskey Alternative

In an Old Fashioned or Manhattan, our all-natural botanicals marry happily with orange, bitters and vermouth. Most notable are fragrances of American Oak, sugar floss and vanilla with a finish of organic peppercorn and hemp for a pleasant inner warmth.

The Balvenie Caribbean Cask 14 (SRP $74.99)

The Balvenie Caribbean Cask 14 year old single malt whisky has been matured in traditional oak whisky casks for 14 years, and then ‘finished’ in casks that previously held Caribbean rum. This is an exceptional single malt whisky with the traditional smooth, honeyed character of The Balvenie married with notes of toffee and a hint of fruit, with a warm, lingering finish

Pancake mix from iconic NYC brunch spot Bubby's. The perfect Valentine's Day gift for any foodies, just add eggs and milk to the mix to make Bubby's famous fluffy pancakes at home. Bubby's pancake mix is available for pick up at the restaurant in Tribeca and online with nationwide shipping ($12).

Gravity x Modernist Weighted Robe

With its therapeutic weighted qualities, this robe is a great gift as it feels like you’re giving the recipient a hug with every wear! 

This robe utilizes the same weighted technologies as the brand’s best selling

Gravity Blanket, making it the first robe of it’s kind on the market. There is a three-pound, detachable weighted wrap inside the collar, which promotes stress reduction and relaxation.

Martha Stewart CBD Wellness Gummies 6 Flavor Sampler ($69.99):

Martha created this beautiful heart shaped gift box, just in time for Valentine’s Day, with flavors inspired from her garden that taste as wonderful as they make you feel. The six flavors include Pink Grapefruit, Rhubarb, Strawberry, Red Raspberry, Black Raspberry and Passionfruit. The sampler is available to order for a limited time only at https://www.shopcanopy.com/en/product-details.martha-stewart-cbd-valentines-day-6-flavor-sampler-wellness-gummies.

Beans, Rhymes and Life (BRL) Coffee Co., created by New York based DJ Neil Jackson.

Beans, Rhymes and Life, a nod to Neil’s favorite artist album - Beats, Rhymes and Life by A Tribe Called Quest, is a daily morning show and coffee brand created to gently wake you up and set the tone for the day. BRL offers coffee roasts from light to dark, each varietal is named after some of his favorite songs: Chanel by Frank Ocean, a Guatemalan medium roast,  Closer by Goapele, a Indonesian dark roast and more.

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