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Valentine’s Day Ideas AND Giveaway Thanks to Ghirardelli Chocolates and Josh Cellars Wine!

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disclosure for sponsored postFebruary is here, which means Valentine’s Day is just around the corner!

Love is in the air. If you want to speak a woman’s love language, then give her chocolate and wine, I say! They make #asweetpairing.

So here are a few Valentine’s Day ideas that will WOW your sweetie and earn major brownie points. Mmm, brownies! Incidentally, Ghirardelli also makes the best cookie and brownie mixes on the planet!

Valentine’s Day Ideas

For Your Sweetheart

wine and chocolate

1. A wine and chocolate gift basket or gift bag.

Having worked in a combination restaurant and gift shop, I have to say that gift baskets are popular and much appreciated. Wine and chocolate are perfect for men and women, so no need to stress what to get for Valentine’s Day. Add a touch of whimsy with your gift giving and show your personality: mine shines through with this Mickey and Minney SWAK moment from Disney.

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2. Give the gift of Josh Cellars wine and also book a wine tasting.

Did you know that Josh Cellars boasts some stellar ratings–96 points for the 2013 California Cabernet Sauvignon! Instead of wondering what food to pair the wine with (besides Ghirardelli Dark & Raspberry squares), attach a gift certificate or an invitation to a wine tasting in your area.

Wine tastings are all over the place and quite a fun way to spend an evening. Our Book Club attends at least 2 a year-you can imagine we don’t talk too much about the book when at a wine tasting!

3. Ghirardelli chocolates and the promise to travel to where it all began for Ghirardelli: San Francisco!

Travel is my love language, so a surprise like this would be AMAZING. My husband and I enjoyed a grown-ups only trip to the City by the Bay last April, and I have to say it was FANTASTIC.

Loved my Dylan’s Tours electric bike tour of the city, our trek to Napa, and a day with a dear friend at the Walt Disney Museum and Ghirardelli Square.

For the Teen/Tween Set: Chocolates Only (No Wine for Them!)

Teens

Cute tins with chocolates and Valentine’s goodies

My teenage daughter believes chocolate is a food group (along with sushi), so when she saw all the Ghirardelli goodies coming in our door, she immediately perked up. Why not craft a few Valentine’s ideas for the kids to give as gifts? These are easy to assemble and don’t break the bank. Most of these treats cost $1-5 each and can be found at Target or Wal-Mart.

Try this phone charger cable ( $5) paired with Ghirardelli Dark and Strawberry ( $1) and pair it with a Valentine that says, “I get a charge out of you!”

 

 

Or a “Follow Your Heart” koozie ($1) (I added the fringe) with an arrow pen ($1) and the coordinating Valentine that says, “Let’s get Koo-zie!” Ok so now we know why I don’t work at Hallmark! But you get the gist: teen girls will love these little surcees for Valentine’s Day over the traditional paper valentines.

 

 

Tweens

Pair their favorite toy or game with delicious morsels of chocolates

As for the tween crowd, my son loves Minecraft, Star Wars, and Legos, so I could easily see adding these heart shaped Ghirardelli chocolates with a Minecraft figurine and a Valentine that says, “Life without you would be creepy” (a Creeper reference from Minecraft).

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Or Star Wars Box Busters (a dice game and collector cube)($4) and R2-D2 toy with a yummy treat to eat while you play. I can see the valentine now: “Valentine, you’re out of this world!”

chocolate wine giveawayGIVEAWAY

Loyal readers, now you’ve come to the fun part: we’re giving away an American Express $ 75 gift card! No purchase necessary.

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* This is a sponsored post written on behalf of Ghirardelli Chocolate and Josh Cellars as part of their #asweetpairing campaign. Of course all opinions are my own. I’m giving away two (2) $75 American Express gift cards, one here through my blog and one on Instagram! Don’t miss your chance to win by completing the Rafflecopter giveaway (above) and also following me on Instagram at Sherryboswell_. Instagram winner will be chosen at random from qualifying entries.

Ghirardelli Chocolate+Josh Cellars wine=A Giveaway!

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Comments

  1. Suzanne says

    Great ideas! Who doesn’t love chocolate and wine? Another idea is to fill a wine glass with the chocolate and pair with the bottle!

    • Sherry Boswell says

      It doesn’t take much to crave chocolate! Just a hint of it and I’m there. And Ghirardelli has some fantastic combinations-I’m partial to the caramel and the raspberry (separate of course).

  4. Julie Wood says

    I love all of your very creative ideas and the basket ideas are amazing! I need to make one of these for my sister. She would love it!

  7. David says

    I am sure there are people out there who know the exact pairings for different types of wine and chocolate, the same way cheese is supposed to be eaten in certain pairs.

    • Sherry Boswell says

      You too! It will be here before we know it. Good thing I’ve stockpiled the Ghirardelli chocolate and Josh Cellars wine. I’m like a Doomsday prepper with chocolate and wine!

  16. Susan D Genna says

    I appreciate a chance to celebrate a day of success with a glass of wine and some mouth watering chocolate. Dreaming of it now…awesome!

  18. Laura G says

    Thank you for the great Valentine’s ideas. I was at a loss for our tween granddaughter. Now I feel confident we’ll knock it out of the park this year. 🙂