Gary on June 2nd, 2008

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 [...]

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Gary on April 21st, 2008

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 [...]

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Gary on December 27th, 2007

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 the [...]

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