Celebrate Valentine’s Day a couple weeks early at today’s Chocolate Is for Lovers Wine Trail, a self-guided tour of West Side wineries. Just decide where you want to start your outing, and a commemorative wine glass and heart-shaped candy dish will greet you there. Then the fun begins: Nine vineyards — including Avon Lake’s John Christ Winery and Heartland Vineyards in Westlake — uncork bottles of their finest cabernets and zinfandels, and pair them with premium chocolate. “We see a lot of couples during this time of year,” says Donniella Winchell of the Ohio Wine Producers Association.
Sat., Feb. 3, 12-6:30 p.m.

This article appears in Jan 31 – Feb 6, 2007.