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 [...]
Drink Local: MD & VA Wine Seminar and Tasting – October 8, 6pm A seminar, wine tasting, and cheese tasting with proceeds to benefit a cause near-and-dear, Maryland direct wine shipping. More info. October 8 – 6:00 PM to 9:00 PM Drink Local: MD & VA Wine Seminar and Tasting ($49) Whittemore House (WNDC) – [...]
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.
