Valentine’s Day is less than a week away so scoring a great table before midnight at a top restaurant probably isn’t a feasible proposition at this point. However, planning a romantic evening at home is still well within reach and a wonderful way to celebrate with the one you love.

While pairing any wine with your meal would be fine, a few options lend themselves to the spirit of this holiday. More specifically, a sparkling rose adds to the mood with both its beautiful pink hue and effervescent quality.

Barefoot Bubbly has newly released is its Rose Cuvée. At $10.00/bottle, you can open it anytime, but it can easily add to the atmosphere of a Valentine’s Day dinner, leaving you plenty of money to splurge on fancy food. Despite its low price point, this sparkler is quite nice, with notes of floral, raspberry, cherry and cotton candy on the off-dry palate. This hint of sweetness makes it a good partner with spicy cuisine or as an aperitif to kick-off your meal.  NB: A list of local retailers selling this wine is provided below.

Or, let your love for one another shine through with the sparkle of Champagne in a romantic hue by choosing Ayala Rosé “Majeur” NV, Champagne, France ($50.00), which only recently returned to the U.S., although the house was established in 1860. With an elegant bouquet of fresh red fruits, the wine is dry with crisp acidity and raspberry and toast and is suitable as an aperitif, but can just as easily carry you through the meal and could even accompany light, fruit-based desserts. You can taste a free glass of Ayala Champagne at participating wine stores from February 11 to 14, 2010.

To cap off the evening on a sweet note, open a bottle of Castello Banfi, Rosa Regale, Brachetto d’Acqui, 2008, Piedmont, Italy ($19.95). This is an unusual Italian sparkler made from the red Brachetto grape, which provides a lovely hue of deep rose in your glass, evocative of Valentine’s Day. With wonderful berry and floral aromas on the nose, this medium sweet wine bursts with raspberries on the palate and its sweetness is tempered by its elegant bubbles. At a low alcohol of 7.0%, it won’t add to your lethargy after a long meal, making it the perfect accompaniment with dessert. Morrell & Company will present a series of free sparkling wine tastings this week (Tuesday through Friday), with the Banfi Rosa Regale available on Wednesday, joined by Banfi’s co-CEO Cristina Mariani-May. All tastings will run 3:30-6:30 PM.