Last Monday, I was invited to attend a fabulous Gaillac wine lunch at Restaurant Chloe. There were so many grapes I was unfamiliar with – White Grapes: Loin De L’Oeil, Mauzac, Ondenc; Red Grapes: Braucol, Duras and Prunelart. Gaillac is located in the Southwest of France, “on the inner part of the Tarn River at …
This past weekend, my friends and I enjoyed afternoon tea at The Watergate Hotel (yes, that hotel). Traditionally served around 4 p.m., afternoon tea has been around since 1840 (started by Anna, the seventh Duchess of Bedford). You are served different types of tea with small delicate sandwiches, scones and sweets. They bring a glass …
This Erath Pinot Gris is a tasty, dry white wine. Clean. Citrus. Pear. Low Acidity. Great price point ($10-15). This would be a good wine to bring for Thanksgiving. (purchased at Costco)
Oh no! Why did I open this wine?! It’s not “Open That Bottle Night” – where you are supposed to open that bottle you’ve been saving for a particular event (a wedding, a baby announcement or passing your WSET test). People around the world celebrate this event! (OTBN takes place on the last Saturday in …
When you haven’t seen your friends in a really long time. Why not meet up for a Friday Happy Hour! Even if it’s only two hours. We decided to meet up at Vinoteca in DC. They have an awesome happy hour that includes $5 bubbles from the Loire Valley and other interesting $5 wine (like …
During the Wine Bloggers Conference on Friday night, there’s a thing called “Mystery Excursions.” You get a random, color ticket from the conference registration desk and at 5:15pm meet in the hotel lobby. The cool thing is you don’t know where you are going! Once the groups were gathered by ticket color, we were loaded …
After the wine class at Maxwell DC, we went to dinner at Tiger Fork. Finally!! The fried, crispy Chili Tofu with crab was the perfect starter. The cocktail was an Old Fashioned but not your usual OF — it was made with Baijiu (a white liquor made with sorghum, wheat, rice, sticky rice and corn) …
Part two of our tour with Force Majeure takes us to the top of some serious uninhabited land in an area called North Fork. The area is named North Fork because the “North Fork of the Walla Walla River runs along the bottom of the canyon.” Since our large coach bus can’t make it up …
To arrive in Walla Walla from Seattle for the Wine Bloggers Conference, we decided to take a 45-minute Commuter flight on AlaskaHorizon (Bombardier Q400). I’m talking the kind of small plane that you have to walk on the tarmac to get to. The kind of plane with small, black propellers (gulp). Then upon landing (thank …
What do you do when you have a long layover in Seattle while on your way to the Wine Bloggers Conference in Walla Walla? Well, you rent a car, eat a snack at Von’s 1000Spirits, go wine tasting at SODO Urbanworks (Washington State Wine) then make your way to JuneBaby. You may be asking yourself, …
This Wednesday, I take off for my first Wine Bloggers Conference (WBC) being held in Walla Walla, Washington. WBC is a jam packed, 3-day schedule where wine bloggers from around the world get together for wine education and to taste wine from the host city. One of the sessions is Live Red and White Wine …
Monday night I got to witness a panel of four bad ass Women in Wine – Elizabeth Parker, Williams Corner Wine; Ashli Johnson, Old Westminster Winery; Michelle Lim Warner, DCanter Wines; and Vanessa Cominsky, St Anselm DC. This event was held at DCanter Wines and moderated by Ashley and Dianka from Winona DC. The guests …
Founded in 2002, one of the African American Vintners Association’s (AAVA) purposes is to “develop a sense of community among members of the organization through friendly and informal networking and social functions.” This purpose allowed me to have a wonderful time on Sunday at the AAVA tasting held at City Winery. I had been following …
Good times Saturday night at the Mason Dixie Fried Chicken and Champagne Pop Up! I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again, you can’t go wrong with Fried Chicken and Champagne. After closing their drive-thru restaurant, Mason Dixie is planning to open up a sit down restaurant in Shaw DC. Ya’ll go get those …
“Come quickly, I am tasting the stars” – I know Dom Pérignon (a Benedictine monk from the famous Champagne House Dom Pérignon) said this but wow this is how I felt the other day. I was so happy to attend the tasting at Zachys DC (I sleep there now, in the warehouse) to try these …
