This week for Fan Friday, we asked what is your perfect date. As usual, we had really great answers. From outdoor concerts to grilling steaks with your wife, you guys really know a good date night.

Winner - Walt T.

After traveling all week, my wife and I have a ritual Friday night: Barbecue a steak and baked potato with a top Cabernet Sauvignon from California. We have doing this for 27 years, so I guess it works!

Honorable Mentions

“A heated game of scrabble while sipping on a nice bottle of wine.” - Coranita Turner

“Relaxing over a dinner grilled on the BBQ, with a great bottle of Montepulciano. Then, starting a pit fire and laying out over the stars drinking more wine.” - TK H.

“My love and I sitting on our back deck overlooking the lake just sipping on the perfect wine!” - Brenda G.

“With my besties on the patio with buckets of chilled (wine) no kids husband or boyfriends just chattin about nothing ” - Angela M.

Home Office

“At night up at Cranes Castle to see an outdoor concert, the views are amazing and the smell of the ocean makes for a perfect setting at the end of a summer day. A glass of wine, a loaf of good bread with cheese and some fruit.” - Sheryl

“My favorite date night is a delicious dinner at a favorite restaurant - then my husband & I will come home, open a bottle of wine, play Van Morrison & dance on the kitchen floor. Those are the best nights!” - Christine

Make sure to check out this week’s questions over on our Fan Friday Facebook page.

This week for Fan Friday on Facebook, we asked What is your Favorite Wine/Food Pairing? The responses were amazing and mouth watering. Congratulations to our winner and thanks to everyone who entered.

Warning: Do not read on an empty stomach

Winner - America S.

Kuri Limari Valley Sauvignon Blanc paired with little cucumber cups filled with a light crab salad. The crunchy green cukes with that bit of crab salad with lime and cilantro….SO GOOD!!

Honorable Mentions:

“Creamy Herbed Pasta with a “dash” of Bright Eyed Bird Pinot Grigio in the pasta, a glass in my hand while I’m cooking it, then another glass in my hand while I’m eating it!” - Tanya S.

“Blue cheese bacon dip with Tanglerose Backyard Red ” Nicole E.

“I’m a midwest girl who loves her beef and bbq…so of course a hearty red wine and anything off the grill, smothered in BBQ sauce!!” - Tiffiny B.

“Does dark chocolate w/ Bentgate’s Cabernet Sauvignon count? ” - Cori Strosin

“Moscato and strawberries with balsamic vinegar!” - Christie D.

Home Office:

“My favorite summer pairing makes use of tomatoes fresh from the garden combined with buffalo mozzarella, basil pesto and grilled chicken on a flatbread. The fruity flavors of a Sangiovese-based wine like a Chianti or a Super Tuscan work well with the sweetness of the tomatoes. As a lighter red, it’s great in warmer weather when you’re dining al fresco.” - Denise

Did you miss out on this week’s question? Leave us a comment with your favorite Food and Wine Pairing. Recipes Welcome!

And don’t forget to head over to our Facebook Page to enter Fan Friday for this week.

Over on our Facebook Page, we have been having a blast reading through all your submissions for our Fan Friday contest. Last week the question was ‘What is your Perfect Setting to Enjoy Wine?’ Your responses were creative, funny, and most importantly heartfelt. We believe at The Traveling Vineyard that there is no better way to enjoy wine than with friends and family. And after reading through the submissions, it seems you agree. We’ve put together some of our favorites below, I hope you enjoy them as much as we did. Make sure to head over to our Facebook Page to enter this week. If your suggestion is chosen, we will send out a FREE TTV accessory.

Winner - Teresa B.

“My perfect setting is wine down Wednesday to enjoy a glass of wine. We are all busy and by midweek, it’s truly a pleasure to have friends over for pasta and chocolate.The delta breeze happens about 6:30 pm. The stories are pouring forth as is the wine, we are relaxing in the backyard and all is well. Wine makes every meal an occasion, every table more elegant, every day more civilized.” ~Andre Simon

Honorable Mentions:

“I live in St. Louis MO. We have a floor to celling stone wood burning fireplace. So my favorite place to drink wine is, in front of a roaring fire with a big glass of bold cabernet sauvignon, the fire warms it ever so slightly and enriches the flavor, while I am watching snow outside and sitting next to my husband. Now, that is a good night! “ - Laurie

“The perfect setting to enjoy wine is on our boat with friends, anchored at the sand bar on a bright sunny day with a nice white wine, frozen blueberries and strawberries, with sweet music in the background.” - Corralee B.

“I would have to say that a perfect place for me to enjoy wine would have to be in the country on a hillside looking over a vineyard just as the sun is setting with the someone special in my life.” - Kari H.

“Favorite place to enjoy wine…. is at sunset here in Twentynine Palms. With the sun going down over the moutains with soft fluffy clouds and all the oranges, pinks and purples in the sky. With my husband beside me snuggling and kissing. That is the perfect setting to enjoy wine.” - Bobbi L.

“Perfect setting: Sitting outdoors at a Temecula winery with good friends, all of us sipping on our favorite wines, surrounded by rolling hills of vineyards with luscious clusters of growing grapes starting to turn purple. The sun glows on the hills and the light breeze makes us all comfortable. Another name for this setting: heaven!” - Susan M.

Home Office:

We wanted to get in on the fun too.

“Sharing a bottle of red with my wife as we battle it out over a highly competitive game of Boggle.” - Tim W.

” There is nothing better than the time of year when summer is turning into fall - my perfect setting is wine on the beach at the end of the day with friends, when it’s still warm enough to feel the hot sun on your face, but cool enough to be wrapped in a blanket.” - Christine B.