Thanks to both Jamie and Jon for posting while I was gone. Go check out Complaint Hub for your D.C. related blogginess and Marketing, Finance, and Obama for your effervescent marketing analysis. For the past two weeks I’ve been gallivanting through Central and Eastern Europe with The Wife. Our trip took us through Prague, Budapest, [...]
The Wife and I were wandering through Fells Point three Fridays ago when V-NO Wine Bar pretty much fell out of the sky and greeted us. Sitting out on a nice spot facing the water, the place had a scrappy elegance about it when we walked inside. The menu (and retail section) is organized by [...]
Bin 604 has navigated the treacherous waters of alcohol permits and is now open from 12-8 on Sundays. To celebrate, they’re pouring a bunch of Italian wines from 2-6 this Sunday, September 28. On the slate: 1.Ferrari Brut NV $22.99 2.Ferrari Brut Rose NV $32.99 3.Fonterutoli Chianti Classico 2006 $24.99 4.Feudi di San Gregorio Falanghina [...]
Hello fellow Vinotrippers. I know you’ve been waiting for this post with unbridled anticipation – the second of the guest posts with Gary AFK. Hopefully this will be worth your patience. First, a little about me. I’m Jamie and I’m a highly-educated wine connoisseur (read: avid bar-hopper who lived in San Francisco for 2 years). I’m also [...]
CC Licensed image from Flickr user thetejon If you can brave the climb up the long and winding gravel road, Bluemont Vineyard offers one of the nicest views from any winery in the area. But I do mean climb – at times the little hatchback complained mightily at the incline. You’ll be rewarded at the [...]
I’m stepping out for a little bit. I scheduled a few posts for next week to jam up your RSS reader and invited a few good friends to come in and guest post in my absence. Jon from Complaint Hub and Jamie from Marketing, Finance, and Obama will provide some content that is likely far [...]
Sticking with the harvest/crush theme this week, Loudoun Valley Vineyards is getting in some grapes and looking for some volunteers to help out with Crush this weekend. Contact Bree Ann at the winery: 540-882-3375 for times, availabilities, and more details. For the future, they’re revamping their website so that they can get the word out [...]
CC licensed image from Flickr user djking I’m a fan of the Bin 604 monthly bargain case where you pick up 12 wines for $99. The retail value of the wines is usually around $130, so you’re getting a little break on the price. The wines inside fall on the quality spectrum as you would [...]
CC licensed image from Flickr user thomaswanhoff In California, people are always looking for ways to get into the wine industry. It’s a clique that can be hard to break into from the business side as the ties are tight and usually family-oriented. One answer that always applies, though, is to head up to Napa [...]
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