Guest contributor Dare Johnson Wenzler is a Capitol Hill resident, Realtor and co-owner of First Vine Wine Imports + Sales. This post also appeared on her blog Vine Art. You’ll find artichokes the size of softballs at Harris Teeter right now (2 for $6 this week)! Although they can be found year round, I would […]
Guest contributor Dare Johnson Wenzler is a Capitol Hill resident, Realtor and co-owner of First Vine Wine Imports + Sales. This post also appeared on her blog Vine Art. Regular readers of our Vine Art blog know we’re big proponents of our many wonderful local farmers’ markets, CSAs, and of course growing your own. Why, […]
On Capitol Hill, just about everyone’s favorite wine shop is Schneider’s. It’s a neighborhood institution – the store opened its doors more than 61 years ago – and it offers more than 12,000 different wine selections, ranging in price from $1.99 (for a 2003 Outback Chardonnay) to $5,000 (for a 1900 Chateau Lafite). And the staff […]
“Wine is like travel in a bottle,” explained David Denton, sommelier at Charlie Palmer Steak, as we sat down for a glass of Russian River Chardonnay. “For the cost of a bottle of wine, you can escape to somewhere exotic. You can get lost in the label, thinking about where the wine came from and […]
“Once you gain an appetite for fine food,” explained 20-year Hill resident Greg Rohde as we sat down for dinner at Bistro Cacao, “it’s hard not to enjoy fine wine.” Like most oenophiles, Greg has always enjoyed discovering new wines and sharing them. So when his close friend asked for help with a new business […]