Author: Chris Parente

Earlier this month I was in beautiful Ontario, Canada near Niagara Falls. In additional to the spectacular falls and sun-filled…

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

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

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

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

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

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

Last month The Washington Post jumped into the wine business with The Washington Post Wine Club. I like reading the…

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

  Italian wine can be tough for most of us to understand. Italy has officially recognized and regulated production classifications…

If you enjoy wine you no doubt have noticed the increase in the number of places offering wine dinners in…

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

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

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

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