On my way back from Cancun, we missed our connecting flight due to a delay in Houston. For dinner we had Waffle House.  Miles away in DC, my fantastic friend & collaborator Carlis from SpicyCandyDC took it for the team and attended the Eat, Drink, Coravin event which featured several  area restaurants demonstrating how they use the Coravin system with their wine program. She shares highlights and pictures from the event. I had the pleasure to meet the founder of Coravin, Greg Lambrecht a few months ago when he shared a demonstration on how this amazing wine pouring system.

Tapas at Eno

The first stop was ENO Wine Bar. The Georgetown wine bar has a large selection of wine served with tapas made from locally sourced ingredients. Their wine list includes wine on tap to specially curated selections. Their menu contains a Corvain bucket list where costumers can sample higher grade wines by the glass.  

Eno Wine using the Coravin System

Second stop was at Kapnos, a delicious Greek Restaurant which is known by its fabulous menu (the hummus and lamb are my favorite dishes there). It also has a large wine program, to include a large selection of Greek Wines. On September 29th, they will have a wine event with Coravin which will include a food pairing from the restaurant. For more details, click here. 

At Minibar

A memorable stop was at Minibar, the famed restaurant from Chef Jose Andres is headed by Chef Ruben Garcia and Aitor Lozano, both alumnae of the legendary restaurant El Bulli.  There, guests sampled the Chateau d’Yquem wine, which sells at the restaurant for $856 a bottle. If you are not in a celebratory mood or in budget, you can sample this dessert wine for $36.50 for 3oz.  It is carefully weighed to ensure quantity. The wine was paired with "foieffles" (crispy waffles filled with foie gras & topped with a sweet-n-salty peanut sauce and roasted peanuts). Described by Carlis as "heaven in your mouth"! It reminded her of Bolivian buñuelos!

More demonstrations at 701 Restaurants

The sampling continued in other several respected restaurants such as Arrowine, 701 Restaurant, The Oval Room, Del Campo.  From Carménère from Del Campo to a beautiful cut of meat at 701, we are thrilled to learn about all the superb wine programs at our local restaurants.  Most importantly, there is a way to sample wines we've only dreamed of having by the glass thanks to Coravin! 

The Pour at the Oval Room

All photos taken by Carlis Sanchez from SpicyCandyDC