{"id":17365,"date":"2021-02-08T10:26:35","date_gmt":"2021-02-08T15:26:35","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/winetrailtraveler.com\/blog\/?p=17365"},"modified":"2021-02-08T10:29:35","modified_gmt":"2021-02-08T15:29:35","slug":"valentines-day-with-chocolate-and-wine","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/winetrailtraveler.com\/blog\/2021\/02\/08\/valentines-day-with-chocolate-and-wine\/","title":{"rendered":"Valentine&#8217;s Day with Chocolate and Wine"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"224\" height=\"300\" src=\"http:\/\/winetrailtraveler.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/photo-224x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-12529\"\/><figcaption>Happy Valentine&#8217;s Day!<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.effinghammanor.com\/index2.htm\">Effingham Manor and Winery<\/a> in Nokesville, Virginia is offering a special treat for Valentine\u2019s Day weekend and the following weekend. The winery is partnering with a local company, Artisan Confections to offer a tasting experience of wine and chocolate. <a href=\"https:\/\/artisanconfections.com\">Artisan Confections<\/a> is located in Arlington, Virginia.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"432\" height=\"180\" src=\"http:\/\/winetrailtraveler.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/effingham1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-17367\" srcset=\"http:\/\/winetrailtraveler.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/effingham1.jpg 432w, http:\/\/winetrailtraveler.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/effingham1-300x125.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 432px) 100vw, 432px\" \/><figcaption>Effingham Manor &amp; Winery, VA<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Reservations are necessary. Each session is limited to 10 participants. Reservations may be made on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eventbrite.com\/e\/valentines-chocolate-and-wine-pairing-tickets-138499219895\">Eventbrite.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Beginning Saturday February 13, Effingham Manor is offering \u2018Something Sweet\u2019 at the winery. The focus is on pairing wine and chocolate. More wine and chocolate tastings are scheduled for February 14 &#8211; Valentine\u2019s Day and the following weekend. Each day the wine and chocolate tastings take place at 12, 2pm and 4pm. Each event will last 60 to 90 minutes. This special sweet event at Effingham Manor includes a welcome glass of sparkling wine followed by five wine and chocolate pairings. Cost: $35 per person<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If your favorite person enjoys wine and loves chocolate, this event may be the perfect way to show you care.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"235\" height=\"360\" src=\"http:\/\/winetrailtraveler.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/effingham6.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-17366\" srcset=\"http:\/\/winetrailtraveler.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/effingham6.jpg 235w, http:\/\/winetrailtraveler.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/effingham6-196x300.jpg 196w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 235px) 100vw, 235px\" \/><figcaption>Effingham&#8217;s Merlot<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>We visited and wrote an article about Effingham Manor and Winery. It is a delightful site that includes a lovely historical perspective. Check out the <a href=\"http:\/\/winetrailtraveler.com\/virginia\/effingham.php\">online<\/a> article.<br><br>Are you ready for Valentine\u2019s Day?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Cheers,<br>Kathy<br><\/p>\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\" class=\"owbutton\" src=\"http:\/\/www.onlywire.com\/button\" title=\"Valentine's Day with Chocolate and Wine\" url=\"http:\/\/winetrailtraveler.com\/blog\/?p=17365\"><\/script>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Discover a chocolate and wine experience in Virginia.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[340,350,590,98],"class_list":["post-17365","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-wineryevents","tag-chocolate","tag-events","tag-valentines-day","tag-wine"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/winetrailtraveler.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17365","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/winetrailtraveler.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/winetrailtraveler.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/winetrailtraveler.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/winetrailtraveler.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=17365"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"http:\/\/winetrailtraveler.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17365\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":17370,"href":"http:\/\/winetrailtraveler.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17365\/revisions\/17370"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/winetrailtraveler.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=17365"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/winetrailtraveler.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=17365"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/winetrailtraveler.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=17365"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}