First Vine Website
First Vine Wine Producers
- Bodega Hiriart
- Bodega Traslagares
- Bodegas Fusión
- Cave la Romaine, Vaison la Romaine
- Cave la Vinsobraise, Vinsobres
- Champagne Bernard Mante
- Chateau de Clapier, Mirabeau
- Château de Roquebrune
- Domaine de Mairan
- Domaine de Montvac, Vacqueyras
- Domaine Fond Croze, St. Roman de Malegarde
- Domaine la Croix des Marchands
- Les Vignerons de Tutiac
- Meridiana Wine Estate
Food Writing and Food Sites
Other Stuff We Like
- Alliance Française
- Bistro La Bonne
- Cap de Castel
- Federal City Caterers
- Georgetown Spice and Tea Exchange
- Goodwood
- Hillwood Museum
- iGourmet
- J Chocolatier
- Le Clos Saint Michel
- Le Salon de Sophie
- Lincoln Park Studio
- Nana
- National Parks Conservation Association
- Opera Now Podcast
- Parterre Box
- Pera Batlla Restaurant
- Peter Jon Shemonsky Fine Jewelry
- Pew Environment Group
- Replacements
- Security Storage
- Taberna del Alabardero
- The Brookings Institution
- The Inn at Little Washington
- Towleroad
Wine Blogs and Sites
Wine Blogs in the DC Area
Tag Archives: buy wine
A Belated St Patrick’s Day
So maybe you bought the cabbage but never got around to the whole corned beef , cabbage and potatoes thing. And that head of cabbage is still sitting in your produce drawer (taking up a ton of space I might … Continue reading
Wine Heaven – on The Hill
Tom is the managing partner of First Vine; he runs the day to day operations and selects all of our fabulous wines. I’m involved more on an “as needed” basis; I’m a Washington DC Realtor in my other life. The … Continue reading
Fast Comfort
Our friend Sue at the blog Food Network Musings invited us to participate in an online food bloggers’ event today to benefit those who were impacted by Hurricane Sandy. We are all sharing a recipe for a comfort food dish , … Continue reading
The Real Showdown: Sweet Potatoes vs Yams
Sorry. It’s not Republicans vs Democrats or even boxers vs briefs … it’s sweet potatoes vs yams! Do you know the difference? It’s confusing, I know, when they are even mislabeled at the grocery store. But, trust me, a sweet potato … Continue reading
Vintage First Vine
I was recently banging around for a meatloaf recipe, when I remembered we’d published a great one, way back in one of our earliest newsletters. Clicking back through the files, I found it. Realized it was in our very first … Continue reading
Bring On The Reds!
According to the calendar, fall is officially here. You know – fall. Time for pumpkin carving, apple picking, leaf pile jumping and red wine opening! We don’t often lead with the wines in our posts, but today we have such … Continue reading
Welcome Back to Apple Season
It’s beginning to feel a lot like … apple season! Every year around this time we make the trip to Homestead Farm in Poolesville MD where we invariably pick WAY too many apples. Right now, you can pick your own … Continue reading
A New Discovery at the Grocery Store
I generally don’t spend much time poking around the frozen food aisle at the grocery store but maybe I ought to start. Last week, I discovered 16 oz packages of frozen black eyed peas. I LOVE black eyed peas, in … Continue reading
Baked Chicken When It’s Too Hot to Bake
One of my favorite homey dinner standbys is baked chicken (bone-in chicken parts). The recipe is so easy, I’m almost too embarrassed to publish it (but not quite ) You can prepare the chicken a number of different ways – I … Continue reading
In Season/On Special: Stone Fruit Sangria
If you live or work on Capitol Hill, you owe it to yourself to pay a visit to our newest neighborhood farmer’s market , “Fresh Tuesdays”, located at Eastern Market under the outdoor farmers’ line awning. It comes at precisely the right … Continue reading
