First Vine Website
First Vine Wine Producers
- Azienda Agricola San Benedetto
- Bodega Hiriart
- Bodega Traslagares
- Cave la Romaine, Vaison la Romaine
- Cave la Vinsobraise, Vinsobres
- Champagne Bernard Mante
- Château de Clapier, Mirabeau
- Château de Roquebrune
- Château les Donats
- Domaine de Mairan
- Domaine de Montvac, Vacqueyras
- Domaine des Mathurins, Cazedarnes, France
- Domaine Fond Croze, St. Roman de Malegarde
- Domaine la Croix des Marchands
- Domaine Sainte Cécile du Parc, Pézenas, France
- Meridiana Wine Estate
- Società Agricola Bulichella
Food Writing and Food Sites
Other Stuff We Like
- Alliance Française
- Cap de Castel
- DCanter
- Each Peach
- Federal City Caterers
- Garrett Peck
- 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
- Society of the Cincinnati
- The Brookings Institution
- The Inn at Little Washington
- Towleroad
Wine Blogs and Sites
Wine Blogs in the DC Area
Category Archives: Uncategorized
Summer recipes, Part 3 — with a whole bottle of wine in there
Happy August! Cy and I have been on vacation. I meant to put up a recipe while we were away, but it just didn’t happen. Mostly because there wasn’t a rainy day where I’d have been inside looking for things … Continue reading
Posted in Cooking with wine, Uncategorized
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Summer recipes, part two. Now with more wine.
I don’t know if you all feel this way, but I generally think of wine as a cooler-weather cooking ingredient. When I started putting together recipes for summer blog posts, wine didn’t immediately come to mind as anything more than … Continue reading
Posted in Summer recipes, Uncategorized
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Summer recipes, part 1
It has definitely been a summer of eating so far. And Cy and I haven’t even left for our week of lobster rolls and twice-a-day cocktails. So many good things to eat this year! I didn’t get a chance to … Continue reading
Making wine Instagram-mable again
Even though I have lots of wine-loving friends, I’ve noticed that more of them post food photos on social media than wine photos. Not that they don’t take wine-related photos, just that there are barely any featuring a particular wine. … Continue reading
Posted in Alton Brown, Gaby Dalkin, Uncategorized, Wine Tasting Room Design
Tagged Alton Brown, Alton Browncast, Bodega Traslagares Verdejo, buy wine online dc, Gaby Dalkin, Giving zucchini more flavor, Instagram and food styling, Instagram and restaurant design, Instagram food photos, Instagram photos, Instagram wine photos, Side dish recipes, Spanish wine, Tom Natan, Vegetarian recipes, What's Gaby Cooking, wine delivery washington dc, Wine Tasting Room Design, Zucchini Couscous
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10th Anniversary Musings, Part 2
I’ve done a lot of wine tastings in 10 years of importing and retailing. From pouring in a shop that sells our wines to guided wine tastings in people’s homes. I’ve served as entertainment for corporate events, bridal showers, and … Continue reading
10th Anniversary Musings, Part 1
Happy Winoversary to us! First Vine officially started selling wine 10 years ago, almost to the day. Our first shipment arrived on May 14, 2007. Seven wines from four producers, all in the southern Rhône valley. I wrote a post … Continue reading
Cookbook author wine talk with Joanne Weir
In 10 years of being in the wine business, I’ve seen a lot of cookbooks on wine and food. But the one I turn to most often is Joanne Weir’s Weir Cooking – Recipes from the Wine Country. The book … Continue reading
Posted in Cookbook Author Interviews, Cookbook author wine talks, Joanne Weir, Uncategorized
Tagged Bodega Traslagares Sauvignon Blanc, buy wine online dc, Chez Panisse, Cookbook author wine talk, Joanne Weir, Pork Tenderloin recipes, Spanish wine, Tom Natan, Weir Cooking, Weir Cooking in the Wine Country, wine delivery washington dc
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A dish for most seasons
We’re still not having calendar-appropriate weather, but at least it’s not 80 degrees! Still, we don’t know what it’ll be like from day to day, so I started looking through my old recipe file for dishes that could be served … Continue reading
Sustainability and the value of customer knowledge
I was thinking that perhaps y’all were getting tired of my blogging on sustainability. But in the two weeks since my last sustainability post, a whole bunch of people have downloaded the back label I posted. So there must be … Continue reading
Posted in Sustainability, Sustainable farming, Uncategorized
Tagged buy wine online dc, California Sustainable Winegrowing Alliance, Certified California Sustainable Winegrowing, Corporate citizenry, environmental wines, sustainability, Sustainability certification, Sustainable agriculture, Sustainable farming, Sustainable Sonoma, Sustainable wine production, Tom Natan, wine delivery washington dc, wine sustainability, Worker protections
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