Valentine’s Day is almost here and even though it may not be an official holiday it is a very important day for that special woman in your life. So while you have some time plan ahead for the big event and make it a great day for your very special someone.

There are many different ways to celebrate this special day from the simple method of just buying flowers and candy to the much more expensive items like jewellery.  It will depend on how romantic you feel about this day and if you do why not try some of the ideas below.

Let’s start off with a simple plan for Valentine’s Day. Flowers. Red roses are my favourite, mix them with other flowers as well and complete this with a lovely vase.  Next get some candy and wine and here some tips how to pair the wine with the food. When pairing wines with chocolate, it is best to match lighter, more elegant flavoured chocolates with lighter bodied wines and likewise, the stronger the chocolate, the more full-bodied the wine should be. A good example is a bittersweet chocolate tends to pair well with an intense California Zinfandel whilst a more subtle white chocolate tends to be of a mellower flavour, making it an ideal candidate for a Sherry. Now isn’t this starting to make for a very interesting and unique Valentine’s Day?  Of course, you might not need the chocolate candies at all depending on what your partner likes. Even a good wine by itself can be nice way to celebrate.

If you want to go one step further than just flowers, candies and wine how about a romantic dinner with wine? There is something so romantic about a candle light dinner with that special someone. If you have young children find a baby sitter. It is pretty hard to set a romantic setting with your children playing with their food. If you feel like making the dinner yourself and you are at least a reasonable good chef go for it. If you even have the slightest doubt in your cooking ability then don’t even attempt it. Order out instead from a good restaurant, which I would recommend you do ahead of time – well before Feb. 14th.

Another idea is to plan a get away. You don’t have to go too far to get away from Cayman. The USA is very easy to get to and it needn’t cost too much if you choose only bed and breakfast. It will be even more romantic if you choose the wine districts. California is the most popular with many places to choose from:

Napa Valley: Napa, Oakville, Rutherford, Yountville,
St. Helena, Calistoga

Sonoma County: Russian River, Dry Creek Valley, Sonoma Valley, and Alexander Valley

California Central Coast: Santa Barbara, San Luis Obispo, Paso Robles, Monterey, San Benito, Salinas, Alameda, Livermore, and Santa Cruz

Sierra Foothills: Amador, El Dorado County, Calaveras County, Nevada County, Placer County and Mariposa/Tuolumne

Northern Coast: Mendocino County and Lake County

Southern California: Temecula, Los Angeles, and San Diego

There are, of course, many other American wine destinations too – New York, New Mexico, Missouri, Oregon, Texas, Virginia, Washington to name only a few. So, if there’s a state you want to visit there’s a very good chance you’ll find a wine district there, too.

If you like this idea make your reservations now.

I hope these ideas will help you make this year’s Valentine’s Day even more special. Of course, with any special day remember to have fun, enjoy each other’s company and maybe even dance the night away?