Numerous sources are reporting, as part of a plan to help the United States Postal Service start earning money instead of hemorrhaging it, an initiative to let the Postal Service ship alcohol, as opposed to just letting FedEx and UPS do it. (Note: only licensed industry folks can ship alcohol through FedEx and UPS; as a [...]
For two months now, Maryland has had the privilege of direct shipping from wineries. I’ve been hearing a lot around the web about ways to get wine now. You like lots of choices, right? Richard Gorelick of the Baltimore Sun wrote at the beginning of August about Lot18 starting to ship to Marylanders. Save that [...]
From the Prince of Petworth blog (aside – PoP is a great resource if you spend any time in/around DC), I recently discovered the series of quick-hit wine videos produced by Ansonia Wines. It looks like the retailer is making a real effort to step up their new media efforts. Although it’s easy to draw [...]
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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