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Image: John Singer Sargent, Venetian Wineshop (c.1898). Earlier this week, we posted our guide to great D.C. neighborhood wine shops. In that posting we included a painting by John Singer Sargent of a wine shop in Venice. On Saturdays, we like to highlight art, especially art related to food and wine. So, this Saturday, we […]
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Image: Venetian Interior/Wine Shop – John Singer Sargent (1903) Experts will tell you that a key to getting into wine and enjoying wine is to find a good wine shop. We agree. Price, selection, and knowledgeable staff are keys to a good wine shop. Convenience is also a key. Enthusiasm for the product can make […]
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Image: Jaromír Funke – Staircase of Old Prague (1924) This week was light posting of new content from us. So we re-posted some favorites about how much to tip and where to take Charlize Theron for dinner in D.C. We’ll build back up to a regular pace in a week when school pulls D.C. back from […]
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Image: Look Up! We round out our list of great neighborhood wine shops in the District with another long-standing, workhorse establishment. This one on Capitol Hill. Schneider’s – If you are attending a party on the Hill, there is a good chance the booze came from here. They can handle bulk and single bottles of […]
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Image: Florence Henri, Portrait of Lore Krüger (1937) via Haunted by Storytelling This week on the site there was a noticeable drop in traffic across all platforms. August recess really does affect all of D.C. We might have to mix up the postings for the next couple weeks until the start of school pulls people […]
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Image: The place is Ace. We are nearly done rounding out our list of great neighborhood wine shops in the District. This week we highlight one of the long-standing work horses in the Cathedral/Spring Valley area. Ace Beverage – The inconspicuous store in the business park on New Mexico Ave. has been doing great work […]
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Wednesdays, we have been working on building up a list of great wine shops in the District. This week we focus on Brookland. Wardman Wines – This spot covers a lot of ground. It is a bright open space located near the Brookland-CUA metro stop. The selection is deep in some regions, but also does […]
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Image: Wine display at Cordial (RIP) In our quest to catalogue great neighborhood wine shops in the District, we turn this week to Union Market. There are two possibilities here, one inside the main hall and one outside. Cordial – (NOTE: Cordial closed, but another shop, Vitis, has taken its place) A. Litteri – Located […]
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