Sunday Night Wines vs. Monday Morning Obligations

Sunday evening normally ushers in two emotions.  One is the anxiety around waking up on Monday morning to face the week’s unkonwns.  The other is tension from whether a glasses of wine (or two) will clarify or cloud the judgment I need on Monday morning.
If you decide that Sunday night is one of the best [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

Dominus Napanook, Napa Valley, CA

This week’s pick was recommended by Frank Ortiz, sommelier at the Mission Inn in Riverside, CA.  Dominus was founded on the historic Napanook Vineyards by Christian Moueix, the man behind the coveted Chateaux Petrus and Trotanoy.  His Napa estate wine is a staple of award-winning wine lists across the country and beyond, and factors into [...]

2005 Cliff Lede Cabernet Sauvignon, Diamond Mountain

This week’s pick comes from Sheri Osborn, sommelier at Des Moines’ famous 801 Chophouse.  She said of the 2005 Cliff Lede Diamond Mountain Cabernet:  ”What I really enjoyed about the Cliff Lede was that I had not had it in 2 years and when I smelled the wine, it had the same aromas [...]

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