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]]> Similar to last year’s festival, the Washington Wine & Food Festival will bring together some great wineries, fun food, wine seminars and more.

Flight of Wine - Flickr - slack12

It’s this one is sure to be well attended. Read about last year’s festival here.

And while you’re at the Reagan Building, check out the piece of the Berlin Wall that’s on display in the lobby. 

And if you are not the wine and cheese fan, you might enjoy this recent anti-wine-tasting party Super Bowl commercial from Bud Light.

Washington Wine & Food Festival
Ronald Reagan Building and International Trade Center
1300  Pennsylvania Avenue, NW
Washington D.C. 20004  (map it)

A Big Pour - Flickr - katiew Dates and Times – Saturday  and Sunday, Mar. 1 and 2, 2008

Tickets – $$85.00 (until Feb. 22), then $95.00 and are available by calling 1-800-343-1174. This event is for 21 and over only.  A designated driver is recommended.

Nearest Metro subway station – Federal Triangle – Orange and Blue lines, and is connected to the Reagan Building or Metro Center – Red line, then a 2-block walk.

Parking – limited paid garage parking is available in the Reagan Building or look for free or metered street parking.

Images – Flickr 

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]]> Napa SignImagine taking a trip to the Napa Valley, Australia’s wine country, the Burgundy region of France, and the wine producing areas of South America. That’s what the Sixth Annual Washington D.C. Wine and Food Festival is all about.

With over 280 wine producers offering over a thousand wines to sample, the Festival is perfect for both wine connoisseurs and novices alike.

Besides wine tastings, the show will offer free food samplings, wine seminars, live cooking demonstrations by area chefs, wine-related products and more.

 Wine Crate  Cooking Demo  

Sixth Annual Washington D.C. Wine and Food Festival
Ronald Reagan Building and International Trade Center
1300  Pennsylvania Avenue, NW
Washington D.C. 20004Wine 1

Date and Times – March 9-11
- Friday – 7:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m.
- Saturday – three clock p.m. to 7:00 p.m.
- Sunday 2:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m.

Tickets – are available online and prices range based on the type of tasting and additional seminars you attend. Prices vary from $65 – $150, with additional seminars at $35-$50 each.

UPDATE: You can get a $10.00 discount on tickets purchased online before March 2nd by using a Washington Post discount.  Just enter the promo code WASHPOST. 

This event is for 21 and over only.  And a designated driver is recommended.

Nearest Metro subway station – Federal Triangle – Orange and Blue lines, and is connected to the Reagan Building or the Metro Center – Red line, then a two block walk.

Parking – limited paid parking is available in the Reagan Building.

Photo credits: all photos except Napa Valley sign courtesy of The Washington D.C. Wine and Food Festival.
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