Last week I had the distinct pleasure of attending a wine tasting in DC at Lima, a trendy (almost TOO trendy) restaurant and lounge inspired, seemingly, by a European dance club. Before I jump in here, let’s start with the disclaimer: I attended this event as a guest of Octavin, who were kind enough to [...]
Infrequent Vinotrip Guest Blogger Jon takes his blog and goes home to review Room 11, a wine bar in DC. Writes Jon… I like Room 11. High praise, indeed.
Popped into D’Vines Wine Shop which just opened in the newly uppity Columbia Heights neighborhood. The shop is small but represents all of the major regions fairly well. There looked like an emphasis on Australians and there was a whole section devoted to Argentina and Chile. I asked for a recommendation on a Malbec and [...]
To further my constant search for Wine Blogging Wednesday posts that step off to the side of the norm, I came up with an idea which I then implemented at my joint 30th birthday celebration this weekend. At the party, I set out two bottles of cheap German Riesling on the counter. I set out [...]
Piece in the Washington Post about shelf talkers (the little cards on the shelves of wine shops calling out certain bottles of wine). Jordan, a scientist at the Food and Drug Administration, rarely spends more than $10 on everyday wine. But this time he decided to splurge. Intrigued to learn more, he logged on to [...]
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