Wrap Up

DC Wine Week 2013 Wrap­Up From Oct. 12–19, Washingtonian wine­lovers celebrated the 3rd annual DC Wine Week. Mayor Vincent C. Gray of Washington, DC, proclaimed DC Wine Week official [http://www.dcwineweek.com/2013/10/raise­your­glasses­high/] for the third year in a row, and winos celebrated the week with eight official events around the district. From sports and yoga wine sessions to paired dinner and brunch menus, there were tons of opportunities to enjoy wine and support the area’s growing local wineries, wine shops, wine bars, restaurants and merchants.

In the weeks leading up to the Oct. 12, DC Wine Week headed to Virginia wine country for wine tours [http://www.dcwineweek.com/2013/08/dc­wine­week­on­the­road­wine­tours/] with Divine Wine Tours [http://divinewineva.com/]. DC Wine Week then kicked off at Veritas Wine Bar [http://www.veritasdc.com/] and wound down with a VIP brunch at Sonoma Restaurant & Wine Bar [http://www.sonomadc.com/].

Other events in between included oysters paired with a wonderful wine selection at Tel’Veh Cafe & Wine Bar [http://www.telvehdc.com/], bocce ball games in Vinoteca’s [http://www.vinotecadc.com/] plaza, a yoga practice by Mimi Rieger [http://www.mimiriegeryoga.com/] combined with Early Mountain Vineyards [http://earlymountain.com/] Rosé on the Vida Fitness U Street [http://vidafitness.com/ustreet] pool deck, 16 Italian wines paired with Chef Ricchi’s grilled delights on the patio of Ristorante i Ricchi [http://iricchidc.com/], traditional plate­breaking with the Greek Embassy at Kellari [http://www.kellaridc.com/]; and a Columbus Day celebration at The Coupe [http://www.thecoupedc.com/] featuring wines on tap and a special fall menu tasting from the chef.

In addition to the exciting events, DC Wine Week earned stellar PR and media opportunities.

Along with mentions from multiple blogs and digital news outlets, DC Wine Week had featured segments on WTOP (Foodie And The Beast) and Fox 5 local news.

DC Wine Week would like to thank InTheCapital for their outstanding work as a 2013 media sponsor. You can check out all the photos, videos and articles covering DC Wine Week on their website [http://inthecapital.streetwise.co/search/?q=dc+wine+week].

Also, a huge thank you to DC Wine Week’s other incredible media sponsor, Yelp DC [http://www.yelp.com/events/washington­dc­wine­week­2]. To kick off the week Yelp asked, “How Merlot can you go?” and chose their favorite DC wine bars [http://www.yelp.com/weekly?editorial_id=vxAmqXP92b5OZvWsvQM05Q].

Highlights from DC Wine Week 2013 features and mentions: ● DC News FOX 5 WTTG: A TV spot on DC Wine Week featuring DC Wine Week partner, Vinolovers [http://www.vinolovers.com] | Watch the video here [http://www.myfoxdc.com/video?autoStart=true&topVideoCatNo=default&clipId=94120

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06#axzz2kNAuJ6JE] Food And The Beast WTOP Radio: Listen to the hour segment here [http://www.federalnewsradio.com/754/3427243/October­13th­2013] Capitol File | DC Area Breeds Award­Winning Wines [http://capitolfile­magazine.com/living/articles/virginia­maryland­vineyards­award­winnin g­wines] Washingtonian | This Week In Food [http://www.washingtonian.com/blogs/bestbites/events/the­week­in­food­events­washi ngtonian­whiskey­party­1789s­vegetarian­cooking­class­and­taste­of­dc.php] Brightest Young Things | Weekly Food News Round­Up [http://brightestyoungthings.com/articles/weekly­food­news­round­up­175.htm] It’s Brooke Ryan (Mix 107.3FM) | DC Wine Week 2013 [http://www.itsbrookeryan.com/dc­wine­week­2013/] WTOP Living | DC Wine Week Toasts It’s Third Year [http://wtop.com/1228/3477361/DC­Wine­Week­toasts­its­third­year­Oct­12­19] Pamela’s Punch | DC Wine Week: Celebrating All Things Wine [http://www.pamelaspunch.com/dc­wine­week­celebrating­all­things­wine­october­12­ 19/] UrbanDaddy | The Weekender [http://www.pamelaspunch.com/dc­wine­week­celebrating­all­things­wine­october­12­ 19/] K Street Magazine | DC Wine Week Uncorks at Veritas [http://kstreetmagazine.com/dc­wine­week­uncorks­at­veritas/?]

Guest of a Guest | Late Night Parties [http://guestofaguest.com/washington­dc/party­crasher/last­nights­parties­fashion­art­ design­georgetown­night­of­1000­andys­and­more&slide=5] Capital Cooking | Uncorked: Raise a Glass to DC Wine Week at i Ricchi [http://capitalcookingshow.blogspot.com/2013/10/uncorked­raise­glass­to­dc­wine­wee k­at.html#more] The Georgetowner | The Italians Are Coming, The Italians Are Coming! [http://www.georgetowner.com/articles/2013/oct/23/italians­are­coming­italians­are­co ming/]

DC Wine Week 2013 was also featured on the following blogs: Wine Compass, C.A.I.S.O., Bitches Who Brunch, What Mickey Eats, Young Winos of DC, Majic 102.3 FM, Little Black Blog, Labell Mel, Well Dined, Epicurean, DC On Heels, and Men’s life DC. DC Wine Week 2013 was also listed on the following calendars: CBS Local, Capital Gazette, BYT, Washingtonian, Active Life DC, InTheCapital, Yelp, Girl Meets Food, Black Tie Washington D.C., Taste DC, Popville, What Do I Wear, District Insider, and Greg’s List DC. Top Tweets: Get fit and support #VAWine: Enjoy yoga & @EarlyMountain Merlot during #DCWineWeek

http://buff.ly/GRj7Xk https://twitter.com/DCWineWeek/status/389052174682324992 PICS #DCWineWeek #FoodieAndTheBeast http://buff.ly/GY3c9B @veritaswinebar @nyccinellis@vinolovers @iRicchiDC @TradewindsSI @DistrictWino https://twitter.com/DCWineWeek/status/389449831179362305 #ColumbusDay at @TheCoupeDC: Sample their new fall menu paired with select tap wineshttp://buff.ly/19CQFPQ #dcwineweek #dcevents #wine https://twitter.com/DCWineWeek/status/389541547429355520 TONIGHT: $20 gets u 2 glasses of wine, 4 additl tastings & fall menu samples! #ColumbusDay at @thecoupedc #DCWineWeek http://buff.ly/164JKnm https://twitter.com/DCWineWeek/status/389765628368019456 CIAO BELLA! @iRicchiDC's Italian Wine Fest: $30 gets you 16 tasting + 2 glasses of wine ­ AND FOOD hot off the grill! http://buff.ly/H23s7E https://twitter.com/DCWineWeek/status/390214036941729793 Big cheers for @Vinolovers, DC's Personalized Wine Subscription Club ­ Featured on Fox 5 News to Promote #DCWineWeek http://buff.ly/H3ERz6 https://twitter.com/DCWineWeek/status/390821548330078208

Facebook photos: Opening Event [https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.547377822003191.1073741828.17088848298546 2&type=3] Yoga & Wine: Downward Dog & Upward Sips [https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.547548218652818.1073741829.17088848298546 2&type=3] Columbus Day at The Coupe [https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.553671401373833.1073741834.17088848298546 2&type=3] Opa! Wines From Greece [https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.553677461373227.1073741835.17088848298546 2&type=3] Ciao Bella! i Ricchi’s Italian Wine Fest [https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.553679634706343.1073741836.17088848298546

2&type=3] Thank you to all of you who came out, raised a glass, shared a tweet or insta, and showed support for DC Wine Week 2013. DC Wine Week will be back bigger and better in 2014, but you can check in with us year­round on our regularly updated blog [http://www.dcwineweek.com/all­wined­up/], Facebook [https://www.facebook.com/dcwineweek], Instagram [http://instagram.com/dcwineweek], Twitter [https://twitter.com/dcwineweek] and Pinterest [http://www.pinterest.com/dcwineweek/] accounts. Also, make sure you check out our new store [http://www.zazzle.com/dcwineweek] to shop for fun DC Wine Week swag!

If you are interested in any sort of involvement with DC Wine Week (internship, sponsorship, guest blog, media coverage for your wine events, etc.) please email info@dcwineweek.com.