Posts By: margaret

Italian Wine Dinner Nov. 16th

Following our adventures in France and Spain, for our third wine dinner of the season, we are heading east to Italy. Mr. Olivier Lotterie, VP Vineyard Brands importers, will again be our host presenting five Italian wines perfectly matched with a Northern Italian four course menu. The appetizer and first wine tasting will begin at… Read more »

Fall 2022 Wine Inventory Sale

Just in time for the holidays, we are having a Wine Inventory clearance sale! Hurry because it’s selling fast as you can see from items already sold-out. Send your order request to info@delraycafe.com with your name, phone number and the detail of the items you are interested in (we cannot break cases). First-come, first-served. Payment… Read more »

Spanish Wine Dinner October 12th

We are happy to announce the second in our Fall series of Wine Dinners. On October 12, 2022, we will be hosting Olivier Lotterie, Vice President of Vineyard Brands, discussing wines from MARQUÉS DE CÁCERES. Our 3 course, 5 wine dinner will begin with hors d’oeuvres at 7pm followed by dinner and remarks at 7:30pm…. Read more »

Rhône Wine Dinner

We are happy to announce our first Wine Dinner of the season! Featuring Rhône region wines, Mr. Nicolas Dornic from Banville Wine Merchants will discuss the five selected wines while you enjoy a beautiful five course dinner. The reception with Hors d’Oeuvres and the first wine will begin at 7pm. Dinner with five courses and… Read more »

Bodega Catena Zapata Dinner

We are very excited to be hosting world-renowned vintner, Dr. Laura Catena, for a special wine dinner on Friday, June 17, 2022. Dr. Catena will be presenting several wines that she and her father, Nicolás Catena Zapata, produce in Mendoza, Argentina at Bodega Catena Zapata Winery since 1902. Nicolás Catena Zapata has been credited with… Read more »

10th Anniversary Announcement

On Wednesday, April 27th, Alexandrians came together and raised over $2.5 million during ACT for Alexandria‘s Spring2ACTion. Del Ray Café was host to At Home in Alexandria (AHA!) for the ninth consecutive year and we donated 10% of the days sales – over $700 – to AHA! We also announced, with the help of The… Read more »

Dine Out for Naomi L. Brooks PTA

NEW DATE We are looking forward to a huge neighborhood turnout to support Naomi L. Brooks (formerly Maury) Elementary PTA on Wednesday, February 16th. All you have to do is show up any time all day and 10% of your purchase will go the BrooksBees PTA. February is the perfect time to show how much… Read more »

Valentine’s Weekend 2022

We look forward to helping you celebrate your love this Valentine’s Day Weekend ♥ Our 3-course menu will be offered Friday, February 11th – Sunday, February 13th in addition to our regular dinner menu. On Monday, February 14th, our special menu is exclusively offered. In recognition of the continuing Covid impacts, we will also be… Read more »

Winter Wine Dinners

We are excited to announce two upcoming wine dinners in February. The first, on February 2, 2022, will be French wines from Aquitaine Wine Company presented by Jean-Sebastien Calvet, Regional Sales Manager. The menu will include 5 courses and 5 wines for 89$++. We expect this dinner to sell out quickly so please call 703-717-9151… Read more »

2021 Holidays at DRC

We are already full swing into the holiday season in Del Ray and loving it! Some of our favorites are all the friends’ get-togethers. For the official holidays, Del Ray Cafe will be open Christmas Eve, closed Christmas Day, open New Year’s Eve, and open for Brunch on New Year’s Day but closed for dinner…. Read more »