Halloween Gifts – The Grown-ups Trick or Treat Gift


Halloween Gifts – make it easy on yourself!

SHE says:  Want to send an easy Halloween Gift that will look like you spent HOURS deciding what to put in it?   The little elves over at Fancifull Gift Baskets have already done it for you with their
Trick or Treat Tin   We LOVE Fancifull Gift Baskets.   They’ve spent years traveling the world and finding the best foods and wines to fill out every gift boxes and gift basket you can possibly imagine.

Halloween Gifts all made up for you ~ and at a crazy reasonable price, too:  $31.95
Inside the Halloween Gift basket is lots of dark and scary goodness:

Halloween Gift Tin ~ A big "Trick or Treat" from Fancifull Gift Basketsis lots of dark and scary fun:

  • A dark chocolate bar
  • Bellagio dark chocolate mocha mix
  • Pican Chocolate Bar
  •  Holly Bakery Cookie Brittle
  • Milk Chocolate malt balls and
  • a  pumpkin shaped cookie to top it all off!
If you want them to customize the gift basket for you, say make it a little scarier or add some Vampire Wine, or your own scary something, just call them.  800.350.4437.  They’re happy to customize for you.
If you live in Los Angeles, you can stop by and pick up the basket yourself, meet the elves and sample more great food.
Tell them Barrysentials sent you! and Happy Halloween!

Halloween Gifts – Try the Vampire Vineyards Wine Collection and stop in at The Vampire Lounge and Tasting Room


Halloween gifts – what’s a girl to do?

Vampire Lounge, Beverly Hills, CA


SHE says:
  You can show up with some standard tiny candies, or be the Halloween gift bearer who brings something healthy ~ or be a Halloween gift giving star.  I suggest you be the Halloween gift giving star this year.

Here’s my secret to a great Halloween gift:  Vampire Vineyards wines, Vampyre Vodka, Vampire Coffee and Vampire Chocolate ~ WHAT?!?

My love affair with Vampire Vineyards continues.  I loved it more when the wine was actually from Transylvania, but my therapist says I’m almost over that shock.

HE says: Yes, the Vampire Vineyards marketing machine has expanded the brand to include all things decadent and SHE’s so happy, SHE might just bite you.

SHE says: Yes, they’ve expanded their brand AND get this ~ Vampire Vineyards has opened VAMPIRE LOUNGE in Beverly Hills. Seriously?  Seriously.  I am finally satisfied.  Their brand just might be complete.

HE says: Do they “complete” you?

SHE says: La, la, la… I can’t hear you… la, la, la…

SHE also says:  Let’s start with Vampire Lounge.  It’s a store, it’s a bar, it’s a real lounge with gorgeous sofas, library books and even Vampire Tarot cards. Downstairs small tables, tall seats at the very beautiful, perfect sized bar.  Upstairs is comfy (the entryway to

Chandelier at the Vampire Lounge in Beverly Hills

upstairs reads Vampire Lyre) and what can I say… I love it when people understand what a lounge really is.

Vampire Lounge is cozy, and gorgeous which is how I like my lounges.   Upsatirs two sofas (one purple, one black), library books, Vampire Tarot cards, mirrors, small lamps, some chachtkas, the ever gorgeous  Haute Living magazine (vampires being about 500 years old live very Haute on the hog  ~ I can confirm this from personal experience) and I won’t tell you everything because you want to be a little surprised when you visit the Vampire Lounge.

With the right companions, it’s a blast.  HE could so totally help them with their food menu as it still needs some work, but vampires are so busy drinking blood that they just don’t eat very much.  (also confirmed from personal experience.)

Halloween gift options at Vampire Lounge? OMIGOSH! So many!

1) The Vampire Vineyards wines – reds and whites

2) The Trueblood wine label (not related to the television show)

3) The Chateau du Vampire label

4) Dracula wine label

5) J’ Taime sparkling wine

6) Vampyre Vodka (red and white)

7) Vampire coffee (so THATS how they stay up all night)

8) Vampire chocolate bars (good, but my guess is even better in the future)

9) Some beers called Witches Brew…

10) Vampire wine glasses

Lots of dark fun.  The only thing missing? A selection of vampire fangs.

Vampire Wine

Do be aware that the bottled wine prices at the lounge might seem a little steep, but they have discounts, so just ask for the details.   If you’re a last minute shopper, just stoppping in- it’s worth it. Consider joining their Vampire Wine Club and you’ll get some really nice perks.

If you’re doing your Halloween gift shopping a bit in advance, you can also find Vampire Wines at TotalWine.com stores near you for $8.99 a bottle.  A quick phone call revealed  the store where I discovered Vampire Wines ~ Robert Burns Wines on Robertson Blvd. in Beverly Hills continues to carry the wines and they will be in stock very soon! Shahe did not yet know their price.

Do you love Halloween?  Leave a comment below and tell us your Halloween traditions!

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Happy Halloween!!


Halloween Gifts: Vampire Wine? Yep! Happy Halloween!


SHE Says: When HE finds out I posted this, he might make me take it down, but it’s my favorite holiday HALLOWEEN and I wanted to be sure you know that there’s a wine to match!

Vampire Wine

Vampire Wine

VAMPIRE WINE - Believe it or not, Vampire wine used to come from Transylvania.  Seriously? Seriously. Right in the center of Romania the finest wines in the world were produced a loooong time ago.   Legend has it that the wine from Transylvania was so good that the Romans stole many of the vines and replanted them in Italy.  Those Romans…  Years later, (can someone do the math for me?)  some very clever Americans imported the wine from Transylvania and branded it Vampire Wine.  I LOVED it.  Reds so dark  you could pretend it really was blood.  And what a great gift at Halloween time.  Perfect.

Alas, no more.   Now they are just another vineyard in Paso Robles.   No problems, Paso Robles wines are outstanding – it’s just not Transylvania.  The vampire from Paso Robles? Ok, I’m trying.  They are still enjoying the Vampire theme and extending their brand like any good American would.   I haven’t tasted it yet, so I can’t  vouch for the taste,  but I can definitely vouch for the fun.  So give it a go!  Take a few bottles to your favorite Halloween party! You’ll be the coolest ghoul in the room.

Wines from Transylvania

Wines from Transylvania

TRANSYLVANIA WINES: Romanian wines are ultra-dramatic, so if you’d like to check out real wines from Translyvania, click here:   :-)
They’re “bloody good”.    Romania is on our list for next year, so we will report back first hand.