The Annual Washington Wine & Food Festival

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Time again for the always popular annual Washington wine & Food Festival, where wine and food lovers can sample the products from over 200 wine producers who will be serving over 800 different wines, and taste scores of edible delights from a large number of food providers. This year at the food and wine festival, besides sampling great wines from around the globe, watch a few live cooking demonstrations (seating limited) and sample foods created by professional chefs, with free recipes to...

February 5th, 2009 | Jon Rochetti | Read More | Comments: 0
Filed under: Events, festival, Restaurants & Bars, Washington DC, wine

How about a glass of wine to liven up your night?

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Here’s a line up of events that you might want to check out: January 13th, 7:30 – 9:30. Five course food and wine pairing at Cornerstone Bistro in Port Saint Lucie. For only $25 a person, guests will taste great Robledo wines and 5 dishes including imported cheeses with fresh berries, smoked salmon, wild mushroom ravioli, caramelized dry aged NY strip steak and poached pear with a port reduction. Call for more info: (772) 345-1234 Thursday, January 15th from 5:30 – 7:30 : Happy...

January 13th, 2009 | klynch | Read More | Comments: 0
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Kick Off Inauguration Weekend with a Champagne Tasting

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Regardless of your party affiliation, start your Inauguration Weekend with a fun Champagne and Other Bubbles Festival, hosted by local wine aficionados, GiraMondo wine Adventures. Sample ten non-partisan champagnes from France, Spain, Italy, and the USA, including one of my personal favorites – Veuve Cliquot from France, along with a patriotic selection of red, white and blue appetizers and hors d’oeuvres. You can also listen in on the brief champagne educational presentations offered...

January 7th, 2009 | Jon Rochetti | Read More | Comments: 0
Filed under: Champagne, Events, inauguration, Restaurants & Bars, Washington DC, wine

Washington, DC’s BIG Cooking Show

... celebrity chefs, Paula Dean, Bobby Flay and Giada De Laurentiis. Enjoy cooking demonstrations and head-to-head cooking competitions, food and wine tastings, tips on entertaining and cooking, along with workshops on everything from holiday cooking to knife and plating skills. With over 170 food related companies displaying and selling everything from exotic weekend cooking retreats, wine storage, and kitchen gadgets, the show is not just for the home cook, but for anyone who loves great...

November 3rd, 2008 | Jon Rochetti | Read More | Comments: 0
Filed under: cooking, Events, Food & Beverage, People, Restaurants & Bars, Washington DC, wine

Touring the Wineries of Mendoza – Carmelo Patti

... you’ve visited a few of the larger operations—some of which charge for the tour, much less the tasting—it’s refreshing to encounter the anti-wine tour. winemaker Carmelo Patti’s bodega El Lagar, just a short walk down the road from Luigi Bosca, couldn’t be more different from most of his neighbours. Not only is there no reception area, no tasting room, and no tour of any kind, there didn’t seem to be any staff. And despite the fact that his wine has brought him to festivals and events...

August 22nd, 2008 | Brendan | Read More | Comments: 0
Filed under: argentina, Carmelo Patti, culture, drinking, Mendoza, wine, winery tour

Tasting Nights at Vines of Mendoza

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The Vines of Mendoza tasting room is a great stop to expand the range of Argentinean wines you can try. Flights of representative reds, Mendoza stars, regional examples, etc. are all offered—like a crash course in the country’s juice. “Visiting the tasting room is like adding 10 wineries to your visit, without having to leave the city.” It can also help you decide which wineries you’d like to visit for more. Perhaps most fun are the Vines tasting nights. During the season the tasting...

August 9th, 2008 | Brendan | Read More | Comments: 1
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Wine 101 – Vines of Mendoza

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While I have tons of great ideas about how and where to start exploring the wine lover’s nirvana that is Mendoza, most of which I discovered after lots of nosing around, word of mouth and long confusing drives and Spanish directions…I have a shortcut. It actually pains me to pass this on, only because it means that you, the lucky reader, will not have to “earn” this golden knowledge the hard way! However, the guys that started The Vines of Mendoza deserve any kudos and business they get. Vines...

August 5th, 2008 | Brendan | Read More | Comments: 1
Filed under: argentina, drinking, Mendoza, wine, Wines of Mendoza