会社から恐らく最も近い場所にあるヴェトナム料理のレストラン。会社の数人からおいしいという評判を聞いていたが、自ら足を運ぶ前に上司が連れて行ってくれた。
大人数で行ったら、少しはシェアできるかなあ・・・。
Exploring great food and wine in Washington DC area.... pursuing my passion. A bit of self-reflecting as well. ワシントンDCエリアで、レストラン食べ歩きの日々を送っています。DCだけでなく、ベイエリアや東京、パリ、ロンドン等世界中で訪問したお店や食文化等についても書いていくつもりです。
会社から恐らく最も近い場所にあるヴェトナム料理のレストラン。会社の数人からおいしいという評判を聞いていたが、自ら足を運ぶ前に上司が連れて行ってくれた。

2006 Barboursville Chardonnay (Barboursville, Virginia)
Score 6.5/10
Price(my price) $14($17)
Very crisp, taste of pear
I thought it is a typical Cal Chardonnay, but actually it is from Virginia (my first wine from Virginia to drink!!!)
Barboursville vineyards is one of the major vineyards in Virginia, producing almost all the major grapes. An article of Financial Times on Aug 29 mentioned the winery's 2002 Malvaxia Pessito as one of the wines for people who like to experiment.
According to the winery's website, this wine is used as house wine at the Little Inn At Washington. Hope to dine at the restaurant while I'm in this area!
Chardonnay 100%
Purchased at Best Cellars in Clarendon
同僚に薦められた、イタリア料理のカフェ。McLean近辺ではやや高い部類に入るビルの中にあり、ビルの外からは見えない。典型的なスタイリッシュなオフィスレストランといった表現がぴったりかもしれない。

Score 4/10
Price(My price) $10($8)
Deep purple-red color.
Blueberries and blackberries flavor with a bit of leather and soil.
Pretty soft and smooth. No strong impression afterwards....
This was my first bottle of wine I bought after I moved to Virginia.
In Target, where I finished most of my start-up shopping, I found a shelf dedicated to wine unexpectedly. As a momento for my arrival in Virginia, I picked a bottle with the most catchy name 'Oops'. I'm always good at finding excuses to buy bottles of wine. Still, at that time, I may have been feeling 'Oops' for starting everything in an unfamiliar area again.
I had a very low expectation for this wine as you could imagine because of its name as well as the shop where I bought it. I'm not criticizing this particular supermarket; just in general, I don't buy wine in the supermarkets.
I thought the winery named this wine just for fun, but it seems that there is a good reason behind the name. Accoring to a website, "Carmenere was planted in Chile and for years it was assumed to be Merlot. People wondered why Chilean "Merlot" tasted different, and the investigated and, "oops", they discovered that they had planted this little known French Bordeaux grape. ".... what do you think?
http://blogs.usatoday.com/cheers/carmenere/index.html
2005 Oops Carmenere Merlot Valle Central Chile
100% Carmenere???
Purchased at Target, Falls Church

2005 Demetria Pinot Blanc (Gaia Vineyar, Santa Rita Hills)
Score Price (my price) Wine Enthusiast
8/10 $34 ($30) 94
Slight vanilla aroma
Good lasting Tangerine taste
I met this wine at the wine bar in Solvang by chance. My friends and I stopped by to ask for direction, ending up in tasting five different wine persuaded by the owner.
I like this wine because of its freshness. Former Ashley's vineyard, now owned by the Zahoudanis family, a LA real estate developer. The winery focuses on Burgandian varietals.
Purchased at the Bellissima Wine Bar in Solvang
Trefethen 2002 Cabernet Sauvignon Oak Knoll District of Napa Valley
Score
5/10
86% Cabernet Sauvignon, 12% Merlot, 1% Petit Verdot, 1% Marbec
Wild berries, slightly Truffle, spicy, taste is more fruity than the aroma
Takes little time to open up
Purchased at ???
2004 Ravenswood Teldeschi Dry Creek Valley
Score
8/10 - one of the few zinfandels I liked
W&S 91
Zinfandel, Carignane and Petite Sirah
Plum pudding, Black berries
Earthy, Slightly nutmeg
Purchased at Ravenswood Winery in January 2007