The Wine of HD2012 In Pictures

This year’s Heart’s Delight Wine Tasting & Auction proved once again that it is the premier event in DC for winos, foodies and generous people.  Here is a pictorial of just some of the wines poured over 4 days:  

Wine Storage & Concierge Service Coming to DC in the Fall

Later this year, Domaine Wine Storage & Appreciation will open their first DC area facility in the Van Ness neighborhood Washington.  The company aims to help their clients better enjoy the wine experience by taking care of the tedious tasks (i.e. logistics and inventory management) that come with the hobby.  If you hate coming home to a UPS or FEDEX sticker on your door, Domaine [...]

Sartori Wines at Café Milano

Verona is best known for Juliet’s trist with Romeo, a youthful “indiscretion” that culminated in her fatal pact with a poisoned lover. Perhaps Romeo could have saved them both if he had sipped one of their hometown’s fabulous wines instead of that vial of poison. Andrea Sartori leads one of Verona’s great wine estates, a [...]

A Ripple in Wine

More often than not I can choose from a wine list after quickly scanning the pages. As I am usually looking to try something new, the right selection tends to jump out at me, even from the longer, 3-ring binder-sized lists. Once in a while though, as happened this past Saturday at Ripple, a list will flummox [...]

Brasserie Beck

  Finding good food in Washington is no longer a long shot, the city teems with well-appointed establishments boasting glorious reviews and talented staffs. And so it is, after too long a wait, that I visited Brasserie Beck (1101 K Street, NW, 202-408-1717) one afternoon for a lunch with friends. Robert Wiedmaier came to Washington [...]

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