Sandra Guibord, Founder of Sandra’s Wine Life, has affordable and approachable wine recommendations for you to consider this Valentine’s (or Galentine’s) Day. Located in Fairfield, CT., Sandra is a passionate wine educator who loves sharing her favorite bottles, food pairings and latest tips and tricks on all things wine! She helps to make your wine experience enjoyable, and removes the intimidation that wine selection can often bring, whether you’re celebrating with your best girlfriends or having an intimate date night with your significant other. Sandra wants you to take the time to cherish your relationships and celebrate love as well as have the opportunity or excuse to indulge in some great wine, without worrying that you selected the right bottle or if you’re pairing the right food with it.
Don’t miss these top pairing ideas and bottle recommendations from Sandra to try on Feb 14 (or any other day you celebrate) below.
Sandra’s Valentine’s/Galentine’s Day Wine and Food Pairing Tips:
- Impress your date with romantic chocolates along with Champagne.
- Treat your best girlfriends to pizza and Pinot Noir.
- Send Mom a bottle of her favorite Chardonnay.
- Cook a romantic spicy seafood pasta dinner for two and serve luxurious Brunello.
- For that “new” special person in your life, a picnic with Prosecco and cheese is friendly and thoughtful.
- If you’re in a restaurant and in doubt, White Burgundy or Pinot Noir are great food-friendly choices that are smart to order.
Sandra’s Top Bottle Recommendations for this Day of Love:
- For a Sparkling Wine Try: Nicolas Feuillatte Reserve Exclusive Brut
- For a White Wine Try: Domaine Faiveley Bourgogne Blanc Chardonnay 2018
- For a Red Wine Try: Zorzal Eggo Franco Cabernet Franc 2018
Sandra will be sharing plenty of wine tips similar to these and much more in her forthcoming book, titled ‘Wine Identity’, due out this Spring. She’s been hard at work putting together her best recommendations on food pairings, wines for each season and life occasion, and more!
You can join her on Instagram at @sandraswinelife each Wednesday at 6 p.m. for her weekly #WineWednesday recommendations, where she shares informative details on the bottles and wine types that she features along with her always fun commentary that will make you feel like you’re listening to a friend.
Sandra loves putting together different wines to be featured on her Instagram videos and share’s her live tastings with her audience. She also includes informative details on the bottle and wine type along with her always fun commentary that will make you feel like you’re listening to a friend. See her most recent tasting video, here.
