Browsing: Wine & Dine Column

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…

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

Earlier today The SI Organization named Mac Curtis President and CEO of the company. Read our story here. This week,…

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

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…

By Chris Parente The Bordeaux region of France is arguably the most famous and prestigious wine region in the world.…

By Chris Parente The United States is the largest wine market in the world, according to the Wine Institute, an…

By Chris Parente There is quite a kerfuffle going on right now in the world of wine. At it’s core,…

By Chris Parente Previously in this column I’ve discussed wine to choose for a special business occasion – the closing…

By Chris Parente My wife and I just returned from a vacation in Sonoma County, California. I highly recommend the…

By Chris Parente Where do you bring a top prospect when the dining experience has to be perfect? What’s the…

By Chris Parente Choosing a wine to satisfy a group of people can be a challenge. After all, individual tastes…