This past week we made our annual family pilgrimage to “somewhere cooler than here”, where we spend out hard earned money so we can have the pleasure of not sweating for a few days. This year we headed a bit… Continue Reading
Burgeoning wine regions face many hurdles ranging from fierce competition to lack of name recognition to everything in between. Like all “start-ups” and businesses for that matter, wineries popping up in a new region must fight the ever present pricing… Continue Reading
It’s April, and that means it’s time for another Thrifty Thursday. The parameters for our Thrifty Thursday picks are simple: the bottle has to be under $10 and widely available in the DC-MD-VA area. Both of us will buy, drink,… Continue Reading
As I wrote over the weekend, my wife and I had the pleasure of visiting 8 Chains North on Saturday.  I’m not going to go into our (excellent) tasting experience, however, I did want to take the opportunity to write up one of… Continue Reading
What’s better than getting up at 5:30am on a Saturday? Â Well, a lot of things. Â However, on this Saturday, Mrs. Wino and I decided that we wanted to beat the crowds down to the Tidal Basin for a view… Continue Reading
Ok, so this is neither whiskey or wacky, but it is Wednesday, and I was feeling a little something else this evening.  So, the Mrs. and I opened up a Domaine Coudoulis Cote Du Rhone 2010.  I picked this up at… Continue Reading
As if we needed another lame alliteration day, we are introducing Wacky Wednesday. What is Wacky Wednesday? We’ll choose an off the beaten path grape (or region), have a swig, tell you why or why not you should try it… Continue Reading