Brittany

Sonoma Restaurant and Wine Bar Invites You to an Intimate Wine Dinner with Braida Winery from Italy on Saturday, October 25 On Friday, October 25, Sonoma Restaurant and Wine Bar, Capitol Hill's pioneering wine bar and farm-to-table restaurant, is hosting an exclusive 20 seat wine dinner with a pre-dinner wine tasting featuring the wines of Italian winemaker Braida. The evening begins at 6:30pm, starting with a pre-dinner meet and greet and wine tasting, with wine expert Norbert Reinisch, Braida's Export Manager and Founder's Son-In-Law. The tasting will include Braida's current releases of Montebruna, Il Baciale, Moscato d'Asti and Brachetto d'Acqui and will feature multiple vintages of Bricco dell'Uccellone and Ai Suma. After the wine tasting, guests will enjoy a three-course dinner plus amuse with wine pairings - each dish crafted by Executive Chef, Joshua Hutter to highlight the featured dinner wines. Among the menu items: Fluke crudo with lemon, moscatto gelee, frisee and local asian pear paired with the 2012 Moscato d'Asti; Grilled duck with a barbera cherry gastrique with savory pumpkin and sage bread paired with the Barbera Monte Bruna. Three Course Wine Dinner Menu First Fluke Crudo with preserved lemon, moscatto gelee, frisee and local asian pear paired with 2012 Moscato d'Asti Second Grilled Duck Breast "Autunno" Duck, chicharonnes, Barbera cherry gastrique with savory pumpkin and sage bread pudding paired with Barbera Monte Bruna Third Plum crisp with Local plums, brown sugar farro crumble and local goat cheese gelato paired with 2012 Brachetto d'Acqui Tickets for the wine dinner are only $80 per person and with only 20 seats available, the event is expected to sell out. To reserve your seat, email Brittany@sonomadc.com. Also as a special offer, ACE Beverage retailer will be offering exclusive discounts for guests to purchase their favorite Braida wines that they have tasted throughout the evening.

On behalf of Sonoma Restaurant and Wine Bar located on Capital Hill, I would like to invite you to our first ever 4 day Oyster Festival starting on Thursday, August 15-Sunday, August 18. We are partnering with War Shore Oyster Company and will feature a raw bar and special oyster focused menu created by Executive Chef, Joshua Hutter. On Thursday, August 15, the Oyster Festival kicks off with a wine and oyster tasting featuring Siema Wines, focusing on summer and seafood-friendly whites selected by Sonoma Wine Program Director, Tim Hays and Siema Wines' certified sommelier, Andrew Stover. Tickets are just $15 and we have a limited number of tickets available -- (Purchase Tickets) Friday and Saturday, we will still offer our regular menu as well as Oyster specials. Then for dinner on Sunday, we will have a raw bar (with one of the fastest oyster shuckers in the US on hand!) with wine and beer pairings, and a featured oyster tasting menu. Reservations are highly encouraged. Find out more information-- http://www.sonomadcblog.com/oysterfest2013/ Hope to see you there! Cheers, Brittany Lehenbauer Marketing Director Sonoma Restaurant and Wine Bar 223 Pennsylvania Avenue SE Washington, DC 20003

Redwood Restaurant and Bar in conjunction with Boyd and Blair Vodka invites you to join us for a special vodka tasting event. Boyd and Blair Vodka has been named the best vodka in the world for the 3rd year in a row according to the Spirits Journal. With your $20 ticket you'll experience a meet and greet with the Boyd and Blair representative and our very own Beverage Manager Nate Mann. Hear how this potato vodka is made and how Boyd and Blair believe in creating a quality product over quantity. Also enjoy learning 3 new summer cocktails as Nate Mann mixes and prepares 3 new Body and Blair vodka cocktails that you'll get to taste first hand. Space is limited to the first 20 ticketholders! Reserve your spot today http://redwoodvodkataste.eventbrite.com/ Redwood is an independent, locally owned restaurant that showcases a seasonal menu featuring the best mid-Atlantic ingredients available. We are located at 7121 Bethesda Lane in Bethesda Row. For additional information please call (301)-656-5515