Are you sitting around dreaming about your next summery wine date night? Are you dazing off into the distance dreaming up that perfectly positioned date?
A sunset bottle of wine, your cute date, a gorgeous sun dress, breathing in the fresh crisp evening air, charcuterie snacks perfectly laid out...
What more can you ask for?!
But right now, those thoughts are just that, aren't they? Just thoughts. Just dreams. Just wisps of fantasy clouding your mind, distracting you, or as I like to say, encouraging you...
I've been there. I AM there! Almost all the time... (ask my man how many times I bring up a wine date night on the beach at sunset).
Let's change this, let's get you out on that ravishing date with all the essentials to satisfy your desires.
Here are the top essentials for a wine date night for a summery romantic evening you will be totally obsessed with!
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Essentials to a Flawless Wine Date Night
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The absolute essentials to a wine date night that will undeniably create such a beautiful evening time and time again.
Specifically, these essentials are for beach picnics, back porch date night, or any outdoor date night idea.
I am obsessed with these, and I know you will be too. Let's dive in!
1. Citrus infused water pitcher
I don't know about you, but especially when I am having a drink on the beach or out in the woods, I get soooo thirsty.
Usually, we bring water, but citrus infused water gives an elegant and ultra-refreshing touch.
Use cucumber and lemon, cucumber and mint, or strawberry and mint (depends on the wine you are drinking and personally preference obviously).
2. Portable mini cheese knife set
Is this not the cutest thing ever? This knife set goes hand in hand with the cheese board.
Use it at home on the porch or on an outdoor wine date night adventure.
3. Polaroid camera
Do you ever travel somewhere and there is that one person that has a Polaroid?!
They take so many photos, but it is such a great way to capture beautiful moments. Like when you are traveling the world, or on a summery wine date night!
I always wanted to be that person with the polaroid, but I always forgot to order the camera before traveling... So, here is an even better place to use a polaroid: date night!
4. Plonk Wine Collection
A wine date night can not be a wine date night without... Wine!
Plonk wines are curated rare and organic wines that can be delivered right to your door. They have some amazing varietals of wine, and such fun wine labels is hard not to get them just for the designs.
These wines, specifically, have zero added sugar. Literally, ZERO! At the store, you can choose any bottle of cheap wine, but you never really know the ingredients.
With Plonk, you know what you are getting!
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5. Bluetooth speaker
Ok, ok ,ok. Let's be real, we all need a bluetooth speaker in our lives. They just make our lives better: from singing in the shower to wine date nights, they are essential.
I use this bluetooth speaker, it is easy to travel with and resistant to the outside elements (sand, dirt, wind, rain, you know).
Now, hook it up and play some Erikah Badu...
6. Portable wine glasses
Portable wine glasses are a MUST for those outdoor wine date nights.
These are classic wine tumblrs that keep your wine cool when your wine date night is outdoor this summer.
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7. Wine cooler on-the-go
A portable wine cooler will be a game changer in the summer months for your wine date night. Especially if you are trying to drink prosecco, white wine, or rose.
These ones are adorable and can slide right into your backpack, hang around your shoulder, or gently slip into your picnic basket.
8. Charcuterie board
An obvious option for anyone even remotely interested in a wine night!
Check out my wine bites for a simple route to a "deconstructed" charcuterie board that has so many good ideas to choose from.
Learn how to make the PERFECT charcuterie board here!
9. Wicker picnic basket
Either you have a backpack, or you are going to need a way to transport all the wine, snacks, music, and more to your dreamy date night location.
This basket is adorable and can hold virtually all you need. Plus, it just looks aesthetically pleasing...
10. Lightweight throw blanket
A couple options for a blanket: lightweight throw blanket and the one below (cpzy picnic blanket).
You can most definitely can use both, but realistically you only need one.
A throw blanket would be good for staying warm or as an additional place to lay/sit on. Or if you already have an outdoor blanket.
11. Cozy camping blanket
Though, a cozy picnic blanket has the double sided situation going on. Once side is slick to go on the Earth while the other side is perfect for resting on.
They can come in huge sizes if you wanted more of a party-centric blanket. But, for a wine date night a small one would suffice.
12. Scented citronella candle
Calling all those ladies out there in the land of the mosquitos!
Even if you aren't in the land of mosquitos, a citronella candle is such a great addition to your date night. It gives the *vibes* and smells like the outdoors.
Also, you could just get the LED candles that turn on if you are just looking for the candle-esque vibe.
13. Linen napkins
These are to accompany your cheese, meat, and snack board! Cute little napkins that are reusable, just bring them home and put them through the washer (or dishwasher, check the instructions!).
The more fancy and chic version to regular old paper napkins.
14. Travel wine stopper
A wine stopper, but travel version. These can change. the. actual. game.
I mean, that is, if you do not finish your bottle of wine...
If you don't finish you just seal the bottle with these rubber wine stoppers and it turns leak-proof! You can swish and swash the bottle all over the place and it won't spill.
At least, that's the point of them anyway.
The basic essentials for a dreamy wine date night! Even just one of these can transform your date night into a romantic evening.
Those dreamy moments of losing track of time just fantasizing about escaping into the beauty of the world with a bottle of wine, a cute date, and fresh air... Well, they just became real.
You get it, these essentials can make any wine date night at home or outdoor an extraordinary experience. Let's do it!