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Choosing The Right Wine

For Your Perfect Or Imperfect Valentine!

By Laura Berrio, Freelance wine that travels well or opt for a bottle of champagne! If you If this is not your first Valentine’s Day and you need to step
Writer/Blogger are planning on cooking, then the wine choice needs to pair it up a notch … pick a vintage from a special year (first date,
There is so much pressure with the featured entrée. If you are channeling your inner Julia wedding anniversary, birthday, etc.).
on couples to pick the perfect Childs and preparing Beef Bourguignon, a full bodied, deep A couple of mid-priced favorites of mine would be a
gift for that special someone red wine would be my first choice. Valentines come in many 2016 Freemark Abbey Cabernet Sauvignon or a Taittinger
on Valentine’s Day. Planning shades of crimson … uncork the perfect red to complement Champagne. Although a little pricey, if you want that very
a special evening and picking your special cupid celebration. special bottle, 2007 Louis Roederer Cristal Champagne and
that perfect bottle of wine can If all of this seems overwhelming, try starting simple. Plan the 2002 Michael Magnien will not disappoint!
seem daunting on this holiday a dessert date! A beautiful bottle of rosé (hot category in wine Just remember to stay true to your tastes and stick with
of “love.” currently) or champagne pair nicely with chocolates. The what you know. Follow your heart and
Let’s make picking a perfect lighter the chocolate, the lighter the wine and the darker the sip with the one you love!
wine an easy part of the planning. Once you decide on what chocolate, the darker, more full bodied the wine. If your love’s ~ Cheers
you are going to do and where you are going to do it, the wine favorite is in the middle with buttery, Belgian milk chocolates ~ Keep the conversation going and the
choice is narrowed down. A picnic outside vs. a formal dinner or white chocolate, a sweet wine such as a muscat pairs nicely. wine flowing!
call for a very different wine. If you decide to forego the wine and have champagne, select a Follow the Vine at: www.
If you want to plan a sunset picnic on the beach, you need a sec or demi-sec so the sweetness complements the chocolate. VineVibeUncorked.com.

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dogs languishing in shelters, provides them with specialized attributable to the quality of its entertainment. Indeed, the Wayne’s World.
therapy dog training, and gives them free of charge to disabled great ones endure, and Gladys Knight has long been one He has received much praise for his uncanny comedic
veterans suffering from Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder and of the greatest. Very few singers over the last 50 years impersonations of American political figures (popular with
other traumatic brain injuries. The latter is a year-round have matched her unassailable artistry. She is a seven- both audiences and the subjects of his impersonation),
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exacerbated an already tenuous situation for these children; philanthropist and humanitarian. Grand Honorary Chair is Christine Lynn and Honorary
one in five go hungry every night. A native of Georgia, Knight began her singing career with Chairs are Bjaye and Frank Pilotte. Generous corporate
“So while we are enjoying all the great entertainment, we’re her siblings at age 8 in a group called the “Pips.” The group sponsors for the night include: Ambassador Realty Corp.,
also making a difference in people’s lives,” said Pope. “That’s opened for R&B legends in the 1950s, then headed to Motown Conair Corporation, Van Cleef & Arpels, Wells Fargo
always been our guiding principle.” and crossed over to pop music. As “Gladys Knight & The Pips,” Advisors, and Gladys & Sy Ziv Foundation, Ronald S.
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supporters for being able to fulfill this mission. “Everything Other group and solo hits include: I Who Have Nothing, Where Tickets are $500. Contact LIFE to reserve your virtual
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