Chateau Lafayette Renee (Seneca Lake)

Do you feel the need to rush out and buy flowers or chocolate for Valentine’s Day? Then rethink your plans. 

A wine idea is to purchase a ticket for your special person. Perhaps consider a wine tasting over the weekend, when you are likely to have more time to enjoy a leisurely glass of wine. 

Another idea is to purchase a ticket for a wine trail event coming up relatively quickly. For instance, check out the Wine & Chocolate Trail taking place in Ohio soon.

For the first two weekends of March, March 1-2, and March 8-9. From 12Noon until 6pm, 15 Ohio wineries will participate in the Chocolate and Wine Trail event. participating wineries include:

Andreas Dekar, Cleveland
Chateau Tebeau, Helena                                              
Firelands Winery, Sandusky
Fox Winery, Galion
Gillig Winery, Findlay
Klingshirn Winery, Avon Lake
Matus Winery, Wakeman
Mon Ami Winery, Port Clinton
Paper Moon Vineyards, Vermilion
Quarry Hill Winery, Berlin Hts.
Rocky Point Winery, Marblehead
The Wishmaker B & B and Winery, Bellville
Vermilion Valley Vineyards, Wakeman
Vino Veritas Cellars, Cleveland

Chateau Tebeau Winery (Ohio)

The event includes complimentary appetizers and wine samples. At one winery, participates will include a box of Malley’s chocolates.

Tickets are $50 for a couple and $40 for single. The tickets are available online.

In New York State, the Seneca Lake Wine Trail  is offering Preferred Pairings on February 23 or March 9. For this event, the wine trail is partnering with the Finger Lakes Cheese Alliance. According to the wine trail website, “Ten participating wineries will be matched up with a creamery, offering ticketed attendees 3-4 delicious pairings of regional cheese paired with our members’ wines.”

 Tickets purchased in advance  are just $25 per ticket.

Special spring events at wineries and on wine trails are available throughout the United States. Check and see what’s available at your local winery or complete an Internet search to discover wine events that would make a delightful Valentine’s Day gift.

Cheers,
Kathy