This Weekend: Wine Fest!

[ 0 ] June 4, 2014 |

DSC_0462On Saturday,  June 7, Drink the District will host a wine festival at The Block (500 New York Ave, NW). Pre-sale tickets start at  $40 online ($50 at the door) but, by using the promotional code, drinkwine, JKGF readers will receive a $10 discount on their purchase.  During the three hour sessions at Drink the District, participants will be able to sample over 100 varieties of wine and enjoy unlimited access to a selection of full pour options. Live music, lawn games and DC food trucks will round off this day.

Drink the District appeals to young professionals. The ones who work hard, play hard and are looking for an alternative to the same old bar scene. Drink the District offers a lively, upbeat, social environment, featuring some of the best food and wine DC has to offer. To accommodate the busy lifestyle of the young professional, Drink the District will host two separate 3-hour sessions on Saturday, June 7.

Drink the District: Wine Festival will guide event-goers through a range of over 100 local, national and international wines. Event participants will get to enjoy unlimited tastes as well as select full pour wines from the Uber Offices Full Pour Bar.

For more information, visit www.drinkthedistrict.com, add them on twitter at @Drink_District and follow them on Facebook.  

Dates and Times

Saturday, June 7

Session 1: 1pm -4pm

Session 2: 6pm- 9pm

Location

The Block

500 New York Ave, NW

Washington, DC 20001

Nearby metro stations:

Mt. Vernon Station

Gallery Pl- Chinatown Station

Admission

$40.00 Online/ $50.00 Door

Discount code ($10 off online pre-sale ticket):  drinkwine

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Category: Announcements, Washington D.C.

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Johnna French is a Harlem NY native with deep roots in Panama, Washington, DC and North Carolina. All four places have heavily influenced her life and the foods she loves today. After graduating Howard University School of Law and beginning her life as a young professional in the city she was led to start Johnna Knows Good Food in November 2007 to keep family, friends and colleagues updated on where to go and what to eat while dining in the nation’s capitol. French, who still practices law, leads a team of three writers to cover the ever expanding Washington, DC food scene. French has been featured in print and television, appearing in Washingtonian Magazine and is a regular contributor to various local TV affiliates including WUSA 9, FOX 5 DC and WJLA (ABC Affiliate) News Channel 8. During the 2016-2017 football season, Johnna aired on Comcast Sports Mid-Atlantic (CSN) show, Redskins Life, as the weekly tailgate host. Johnna is currently a regular contributor to the FOX Baltimore Weekend morning show.

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