Food.Fun.Stuff: Zola's Wine & Kitchen Opens-Washington, D.C.

The Starbucks of Wine. For a wine connoisseur, Zola Wine & Kitchen is sure to be a regular stop on the way to the metro. Zola's Wine & Kitchen is the new creation and sister establishment to Zola's Restaurant in D.C. from Dan Mesches, president of Star Restaurant Group. The wine shop boasts what we've been waiting for: labels the wines for all the occasions on your agenda. Don't understand?? Well here we go:

Scenario: It's the evening before the huge Christmas party at work. You were responsible for bringing the wine and your boss is a huge wine connoisseur (*He and his wife own a house in Napa's wine country, so they know the real deal when it comes to wine.) Instead of you bringing in that regular 'ole bottle of Riesling that you always turn to, you go to Zola's Wine & Kitchen and you see the section labeled "Suggested Christmas Wine Selection" (*Or something very similar...) so you select a wine in less then 10 minutes (*By yourself, without the store clerks help) and your boss and his wife absolutely love it!! They tell you this is one of their favorites around the holidays and that you have great taste in wine (*Mind you, you know nothing about wine other than $3.99 is too cheap for it and $15-$20 for it is just in your price range)

Does this make the picture of what Zola Wine & Kitchen means to the Penn Quarter neighborhood?? We hope so, because we will be checking it out when that special anniversary, b-day celebration or holiday party rolls around.

Go by, drink some GOOD wine and look around (*it offers a cozy little setting for the wine consumer)...Enjoy!

*There's also a cooking school and private dining area...yet, another reason to stop in and say hello:-)

Picture source: http://www.washingtonpost.com/gog/restaurants/zola,1076390.html