Women of the Vine Tasting in Alexandria, VA

Deborah Brenner, author of the book Women of the Vine and wine entrepreneur herself, will be presenting her wines and signing her book here in the D.C. area on Saturday, March 13. Brenner’s company markets exclusive-release wines made by some top women winemakers. Check out her list of winemakers here. She made [...]

Big Discounts on Big Wines in DC

A group of DC-area wine enthusiasts have opened their private buying collective to outsiders.  The Capitol Case Club, as it is now known, uses its numbers to negotiate discounts with local wine merchants.  Members agree on a target acquisition, set a target price, then solicit friends (and now strangers like me) to pledge to take [...]

Wine Week In DC at Smith & Wollensky

It’s National Wine Week in a handful of cities across the country.  I took it in today for lunch at  Smith & Wollensky in northwest DC, and sampled liberal pours of 10 different wines for $10.  The program runs throughout the week, with different wines offered each day.  Among the better wines on day [...]

Cos d’Estournel Dinner

Local retailer Calvert Woodley is putting on a dinner featuring the wines of Cos d’Estournel, which will include barrel samples from the greatly anticipated 2009 vintage.  The 4-course dinner will take place  at DC’s Park Hyatt hotel on March 19, and the Deuxieme Cru property’s general director, Jean-Guillaume Prats, will lead the tasting.  To [...]

COCHON 555 In DC

5 Chefs.  5 Pigs.  5 Winemakers.  Need I say more?
DC will host Cochon 555 on May 2, 2010, at a venue to be determined.
The event serves as a link to preserving heritage breed pigs by promoting breed diversity in the national community.   In 2009, the coast-to-coast tour connected ranchers raising heritage breeds with [...]

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