Maybe you’re good about showing your love every day, but Valentine’s Day is a good excuse to treat your sweetheart to something sweet or fragrant or fun. Here are gift ideas in the traditional vein, but with a special Sonoma County vibe.
Sonoma Sweets for Your Sweetie: 8 Valentine’s Day Gifts
Valentine's Day gift ideas in the traditional vein, with a touch of Sonoma.
Pure and Decadent: The richness and flavor of these chocolates is something to behold. Dark chocolate is brightened with intense flavors: from peanut butter and lemon tart to coffee and Zinfandel. No preservatives or waxes and made fresh daily. $14 (box of 7 truffles), Wine Country Chocolates, 414 1st St E, Sonoma,
707-996-1010, winecountrychocolates.com
You (Do!) Bring Me Flowers: Dragonfly Floral sources their beautifully "natural and uncontrived" arrangements from their own gardens. Offerings vary based on what's in bloom. Dragonfly Farm & Floral (open Tuesday through Saturday or by appointment) 425 Westside Road, Healdsburg, 707-433-3739, dragonflyhealdsburg.com
Whiskey Country: Griffo Whiskey is distilled in Petaluma and finished in stout beer barrels from Lagunitas Brewing Co. Griffo co-founder and distiller, Michael Griffo, says their aim is "to showcase the beauty and bounty of Sonoma County in every step of the whiskey making process.” What's not to love? $46 (bottle only), Wilibees Wines & Spirits, 309 Lakeville St, Petaluma, 707-762-2042, Wilibees Wines & Spirits, 700 3rd St, Santa Rosa, 707-978-3779, wilibees.com
Old School: If your valentine is among the shaving population, give this French-made olive oil soap and natural shave brush. $30, Hampton Court Essential Luxuries, hamptonct.com
So Sweet: This fragrance by tulip is fresh, yet sweet and surprisingly wonderful. $40 (spray), $16 (roll-on), The Loop, 416 First Street West, Sonoma, 707-939-8400, Sonomaloop.com
Live Theater: An experience gift is great for valentines that dislike clutter and refined sugar. Stay close to home and enjoy the local talent on tap at one of Sonoma County's many theater houses. Consider seeing Petaluma-based Cinnabar Theater's production of "Good People," David Lindsay Abaire's highly watchable play examining income inequality in America. Santa Rosa's Left Edge Theater will explore prejudice among progressives in their production of the Pulitzer Prize-winning play "Disgraced." Cinnabar Theater, 3333 Petaluma Blvd North, Petaluma, 707-763-8920, cinnabartheater.org, Left Edge Theatre, 50 Mark West Springs Rd, Santa Rosa, 707-546-3600, leftedgetheatre.com
Gift with a Future: This soy candle has a subtly fragrant tomato and herb scent and burns for 60 hours. But since that's not forever enough, the box it comes in is infused with tomato seeds so you can plant and grow your own tomato vine. Love! $28, The Loop, 416 First Street West, Sonoma, 707-939-8400, Sonomaloop.com
Valentines for Valentines: Give your valentine a valentine. Why? Because it's worked so well for so long! And nothing beats a heartfelt sentiment, handwritten and hand-delivered or sent by mail or, really, any method besides an app or a phone. These valentines are letter-pressed onto recycled paper. $5, Barlow Supply Co., 6770 McKinley St #140, Sebastopol, 707-634-0333, thebarlow.net/tenants/barlowsupplyco/
