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Valentine's Day is just around the corner. Here are our wine suggestions for a gift or to share and savor with your beloved on Valentine's Day.

Our resident mixologist is nuts for the Pink Squirrel cocktail, a deliciously hedonistic vehicle for Creme de Noyaux. If you love the classic candy and bakery flavor combos of almond, cherry and chocolate you're going to love this cocktail.

If you love food but are a little work-shy in the kitchen, we have an easy and delicious three-course meal for your Galentine's Day or Valentine's Day, along with wine, beer and cocktail pairings for each course.

Some flavors are just destined to be together, like strawberry and chocolate. With that in mind, our resident Mixologist has whipped up a Valentine's Day cocktail that we know you'll fall for.

The times we live in make it more important than ever that we show those most important to us how much they really mean. Here is an extra simple three course Valentine’s dinner for two, designed to bring that fancy restaurant feel home with minimal effort.

The Flank Steak Salad is definitely a hearty meal, and a delightfully simple one to prepare. Just bear in mind that salting is essential to the recipe. Salting and seasoning the steak 30 minutes prior to grilling ensures that the meat absorbs the flavorful seasoning and remains juicy when served.

The key to achieving that crispy texture and luxuriously creamy center is to set yourself up for success. Allow the filet to come to room temperature. Pat the surface dry before cooking.

Crème brûlée is not simply about intensely satisfying vanilla notes. The joy of crème brûlée is tasting the contrasts - the hot/savory note of burnt sugar and the cool/sweet interior, and above all the the audible crack of its hard shell giving way to the luxuriantly velvet-textured custard underneath.

Though this decadent recipe is a study in simplicity, be sure to use quality ingredients. Your better half will appreciate your efforts.

There's no need to break the bank this Valentine's Day. Treat yourself to more than one bottle of wine for your special celebration.