Guest post by Rachel Cohen, Marketing Director for Wine Riot 1. Wine: Delicious, Alcoholic Grape Juice Yeast is added to crushed grapes, er, grape juice, and the yeast eats the natural sugars and converts them to alcohol and CO2. After that, winemakers can do a thousand different styles … [Read more...]
All Wined Up
Grape + Bean “Rolls Out the Rose” Adding Some Warmth to a Cool, Rainy Spring Day
May 1, 2012 by
Guest post by Sherrie Bakshi This past Saturday, I attended a Rosé Tasting at Grape + Bean in Old Town Alexandria. I am a big fan of rosè wines so this was a perfect way to spend the evening. Rosè Renaissance! For many years, rosés were not the wine of choice for those that … [Read more...]
A Trip to Sonoma
April 23, 2012 by
Guest post by Tara Newman During the day, Tara Newman works for Leading Authorities, one of the nations largest speaker bureaus. But after hours Tara spends her time trying to realize her dream of breaking into the wine business, she particularly loves "researching" new wines. … [Read more...]
How Do You Have that Guilt-Free Glass of Wine?
April 22, 2012 by
Guest post by Christie Mims, Career and Transition Coach at The Revolutionary Club. Follow them on Twitter @revolutionsclub. There are many times in life when I have sat down on my couch, poured a nice glass of wine, prepared to relax and then....spent the next few minutes … [Read more...]
Wine Pairings for the Spring Holidays
April 2, 2012 by
Guest post by Ali Lieberman, CSW Although it may feel like summer has already hit DC, Easter and Passover are just around the corner. These two holidays don’t have much in common, but there are two things that will likely be on both dinner tables: seasonal spring dishes and … [Read more...]
DC Wine Week Interview with
Chris Houk, Bar Manager, Lincoln Restaurant
October 27, 2011 by
Guest Video Post by Tina McCormack Beaty Chris Houk, bar manager at Lincoln, looks for rock stars in the glass when picking wines with the philosophy of "if you have one great varietal then you don't need five different types of it on the wine list". To bring wine of the people for the … [Read more...]
Were you at Urbana for our Twineup?
October 27, 2011 by
A Twine Up Review by Linah Colgrove (@LinahsList, www.LinahsList.com) What better way to wine up the week than with discounted wine, meeting new people, and getting away with checking your phone all night? This past Monday I found myself at the DC Wine Week Twine Up, a Twitter/wine party at … [Read more...]
Champagne, Deconstructed:
Identifying the Smells and Tastes of Champagne
October 27, 2011 by
Guest Video Post by Mickey Panayiotakis First, a confession: I don’t drink champagne. I don’t mean the I had a bad experience in college kind of “don’t drink”; I mean the Champagne is for celebrations and brunch kind of “don’t drink”. Dinner is generally accompanied by … [Read more...]
Announcing the Winners of Wine Riot & SalesVote Giveaways at Urbana Twineup!
October 18, 2011 by
Did you join us at Urbana last night? If not you missed a smashing event -- and a chance to win tickets to Wine Riot this weekend and restaurant vouchers from SalesVote! Drum Roll please.... The following individuals have each won two tickets to attending the opening event of Wine Riot … [Read more...]
Calling All Wine Directors to Socialize!
October 18, 2011 by
DC Wine Week is hosting an exclusive event for Wine Directors & Sommeliers in the DC area. The event will take place at Vinoteca this Thursday, October 20th from 8-11 PM and welcomes all wine industry professionals and restauranteurs. We will serve delights from Vinoteca and … [Read more...]
