Our Fine Wine Divas October event was all about this delicious season, Autumn Food & Wine Pairings. We gathered at the fabulous new hotel and hot spot in Washington, DC, The Graham Georgetown, in their farm-to-table restaurant, A.G.B. And our wine selection for the evening took us around the world: NV Steininger Grüner Veltliner from Austria 2012 [...]
This month marks the 25th Anniversary of Virginia Wine Month! Restaurants, retailers and wineries across the state are celebrating providing plenty of opportunities to explore! Virginia is home to more than 230 wineries and vineyards, seven American Viticultural Areas (AVAs), nearly two dozen wine trails and rates fifth in the nation for wine grape production. [...]
And with wine produced in every state of the U.S., we can all participate! Regional Wine Week is the sixth annual celebration of the growth of the U.S. wine industry beyond the West Coast. As co-founder and Washington Post wine writer Dave McIntyre said this week in his article, "It is sponsored by Drink Local Wine, [...]
At our September Fine Wine Divas event, we had a great time learning about (and tasting!) wines from all across Spain...from Penedès to León to La Mancha to Rioja. We pulled out the Spanish Wine Region map (check out this great one from Wine Folly) and went on a wine tour with Jason from Swirl&Sip, [...]
It's International Grenache Day! The holiday emerged following the inaugural Grenache Symposium in 2010, which hosted 250 delegates from 23 countries to draw up a blueprint for boosting the global profile of the wine. Grenache (known as Garnacha in Spain) is one of the most widely planted red grapes in the world. It ripens late, so it needs hot, dry [...]