Greer's OC

This Valentine’s Day treat your loved ones to a beautiful bouquet of flowers and help find a cure for type 1 diabetes at the same time. For every bouquet you order from ProFlowers by Feb.13, $20 of your order will benefit Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation (JDRF).

Choose from beautiful Dutch tulips, long-stemmed roses, star-gazer lilies, iris, gerbera daisies and potted plants: miniature roses, orchids, azalea bonsais and heart-shaped lucky bamboo.

You can even add hand-dipped chocolate strawberries to your order! Just click this link, place a flower order with ProFlowers and $20 of your order will go to JDRF.

Wine Tonight!

Join a premier wine event featuring the some of the best wines from Oregon and Washington tonight from 7 to 9:30 p.m. at Scott’s Restaurant in Costa Mesa.

One of SoCal leading wine experts, Ian Blackburn, founder of LearnAboutWine will be hosting the event, along with notable winemakers from the Pacific Northwest.

More than 20 wineries will represented including Alexandria Nicole, Archery Summit, Artisanal Wine Cellars, Cliff Creek, Cougar Crest, Desert Wind, Domaine Serene, Duck Pond, Goose Ridge, Januik, K Vintners, Long Shadows, Mercer, Milbrandt, Novelty Hill, Reynvaan Family, SYZYGY, WildAire and more.

The cost for the tasting event is $95 in advance; or $120 at the door. 100% of the silent auction proceeds benefit the TJ Martell Foundation, and funds children’s cancer and aids research and Children’s Hospital Los Angeles.

Scott’s Restaurant and Bar is at 3300 Bristol St. in Costa Mesa. For tickets visit go to www.learnaboutwine.com or call 310.451.7600.