It’s no secret that I think wine importer Peter Weygandt has one of the best portfolios. And his retail shop — Weygandt Wines — is one of my favorite shops in DC.

So I recently got together with Peter Weygandt to learn how he fell in love with wine, why he decided to start importing and retailing, and what excites him.

Enormous thanks to Lisa Mathias, our videographer. (If you’re interested in food, Lisa also serves as Foodspotting’s DC Ambassador.)

As regular readers know, one of my recent columns for Wines.com offered five simple tips for navigating a restaurant wine list. On Friday, I appeared on NewsChannel 8 in Washington DC to discuss my column.

Check out the clip below!

A few weeks ago, I headed to Austin, Texas to meet with the folks at Wines.com and taste some of California’s most delicious white wines.

I brought along three wines, all of which were included in my “11 Most Memorable Wines” of 2011. The first wine we tasted was the 2010 Massican Annia. The second wine was the 2010 Matthiasson White Wine. The third wine was the 2007 Chimney Rock Elevage Blanc.

In the final part of my conversation with Bill Elsey, Wines.com’s resident sommelier, I discuss the trends I’m seeing in California’s wine industry.

A few weeks ago, I headed to Austin, Texas to meet with the folks at Wines.com and taste some of California’s most delicious white wines.

I brought along three wines, all of which were included in my “11 Most Memorable Wines” of 2011. The first wine we tasted was the 2010 Massican Annia. The second wine was the 2010 Matthiasson White Wine.

The third wine — featured below — was the 2007 Chimney Rock Elevage Blanc.

Peay Vineyards is one of my favorite wineries in the world.

I’m not alone in this assessment. Way back in 2006, when Peay Vineyards was still a newcomer, Eric Asimov wrote about the “rare intensity and precision” of the wines.  It was Jon Bonné’s 2009 Winery of the Year, and Alder Yarrow has written that all Peay’s wines are “spectacularly good — so good that I will simply buy any wine they make, no questions asked.”

Yesterday, Peay debuted three videos. The first is on the story of the vineyard; the next two are on Peay’s Pinot Noir and Chardonnay, respectively. Check them out!

As regular readers know, I recently got together with Bourbon Steak DC’s head sommelier, Julian Mayor. In the third and final installment of our three-part series, we learn how Julian keeps up with the wine world, his thoughts on current wine trends, and why he’s so supportive of Bourbon Steak’s corkage policy. (For parts 1 & 2 of the series, check out our video page.)

Enormous thanks to Lisa Mathias, our videographer extraordinaire.

It’s no secret that I think Michael Mina’s Bourbon Steak has the best wine list in DC.

So I recently got together with the Bourbon Steak’s head sommelier, Julian Mayor. In the second installment of our three-part series, we discuss the “Secrets of the Sommelier” section of his wine list.

Enormous thanks to Lisa Mathias, our videographer extraordinaire.

It’s no secret that I think Michael Mina’s Bourbon Steak has the best wine list in DC.

So I recently got together with the Bourbon Steak’s head sommelier, Julian Mayor, to discuss what led to him to become a sommelier and how he develops his wine list. Check out the first part of our interview below!

Enormous thanks to Lisa Mathias, our new videographer. (If you’re interested in food, Lisa also serves as Foodspotting’s DC Ambassador, representing the website and smartphone app while cultivating the local Foodspotting community.)