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Earlier this month I was in beautiful Ontario, Canada near Niagara Falls. In additional to the spectacular falls and sun-filled days with no humidity, the…

How do you simultaneously help build a successful business in DC and become an internationally recognized authority on wine? That’s the biggest question I had…

What kind of year will 2014 be for the wine industry? For the past four years Silicon Valley Bank has put out a report that…

Holiday season has arrived, and for many it’s time to think about what wine to serve with Thanksgiving dinner. Here’s some suggestions that could be…

By: Chris Parente, Strategic Communications Group Jaime Goode is one of the wine writers I follow online. He’s the wine columnist for the U.K. newspaper…

By: Chris Parente, Strategic Communications Group Like a lot of people, I have a bias against hotel restaurants. My assumption is that a stand alone…

How do you get good value from the wine you buy? It’s a natural question that many people have asked me. It’s also a very…

Last month The Washington Post jumped into the wine business with The Washington Post Wine Club. I like reading the Post, and if you’re reading…

Pinot Noir has really been on a tear over the past decade in this country. While no where near overtaking Chardonnay or Cabernet Sauvignon in…

  Italian wine can be tough for most of us to understand. Italy has officially recognized and regulated production classifications like the French Appellation system,…

If you enjoy wine you no doubt have noticed the increase in the number of places offering wine dinners in the DC metro area. They…

This past weekend my wife and I had dinner at the Curious Grape, located in the heart of Shirlington village. Formerly a wine shop, it…

This past weekend my wife and I had dinner in Old Town at Virtue Feed and Grain (I’ll use the acronym VFG the rest of…

Can it really be holiday season already? Time flies when you’re having fun, or at least when you stay really busy like many of us…

Last week I attended the opening night of Vino Volo in Bethesda. Vino Volo roughly translates to “wine flight” in Italian, and the company operates…