Beaujolais Wine Dinner Nov. 17th

After our tour of Italy, we quickly head back to France with Mr. Nicolas Dornic, President of Dechaunac Wine Imports, presenting Beaujolais wines. On Thursday, November 17, 2022, Nicolas will discuss the five wines paired with our four-course dinner. The wines will be available for purchase at a special price that evening.

Again, we are trying to accommodate a larger segment of our patrons by offering a gluten-free menu alternative for the pasta course. Please notify us five (5) days in advance of this request at info@delraycafe.com.

Reservations will be accepted exclusively through Eventbrite.

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 7pm, with dinner beginning at 7:30pm on Wednesday, November 16, 2022.

We have attempted to make our tasting menu more accessible to those of our patrons who require a gluten-free diet. If you require an adjustment to the pasta course, please let us know 5 days in advance by email to info@delraycafe.com.

For Reservations, we are trying something new. You may make Reservations through the Eventbrite link here.
Italian Wine Dinner with Vineyard Brands’ Olivier Lotterie Tickets, Wed, Nov 16, 2022 at 7:00 PM | Eventbrite

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 by cash or check.

SALE LIST

 

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. We look forward to seeing you! To make your Reservation, please email info@delraycafe.com with your name, number of attendees and a phone number.

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 four paired wines will follow beginning at 7:30pm.
To make your Reservation, email info@delraycafe.com with your name, the number of attendees and a phone number for confirmation.

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 revolutionizing the Argentine wine industry in the last 50 years, earning him Wine Enthusiast’s Lifetime Achievement Award in 2021.

Since 1995, Dr. Laura Catena has been leading the research studying every aspect of the family vineyards from soil microbiome, in-depth soil parcel composition as it relates to flavor and aroma, to high altitude climate variations, collectively known as terroir, at the Catena Institute of Wine. In 2020, Dr. Catena released her book called Gold in the Vineyards, the English translation of Oro en los Viñedos, which was published by Catapulta in 2017. The book, profiles 12 different vineyards, located in both the New and Old World, charting their history and explaining why they have become so well-known.

We encourage you to read more about both Dr. Laura Catena and her father on their website and on Facebook

We also encourage you to make your reservation for this special evening now as there is limited seating and we expect it will sell out quickly. Please call 703-717-9151 to make your reservation.

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 Zebra Press Z-TV, our 10th Anniversary donation. May 1, 2022 was our 10th Anniversary. We announced that we are celebrating our great fortune to have survived the pandemic with the continuous support of the Del Ray and Alexandria communities by again donating 5% of our May sales to ACT for Alexandria.

We also announced that our match partners from 5 years ago, The Jen Walker Team REALTORS and Wendy Brown will again be matching our donation. We can now also announce third match partners, Tom Crowley & Christena Nielson. In 2017, for our 5th Anniversary, we donated $10,000 and with our two match partners, a total of $30,000 was donated to ACT. Now, with 3 partners, we are hoping to make a donation of over $40,000.

Please come in during the month of May to help us give a bigger amount to ACT this time around! And join us on June 6th when we present our donations to ACT for Alexandria!

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 we LOVE our neighborhood schools

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 offering our Valentine’s Menu for carry-out.

Please call 703-717-9151 for your Reservation or your Carry-Out order.

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 to secure your reservation now.

A perfect Valentine’s Day gift, the second dinner will be presented on February 17, 2022, by Nicolas Dornic from Banville Wine Merchants and will highlight New Zealand wines. This menu will also be 5 courses with 5 wines for 89$++. Again, please call 703-717-9151 to secure your reservation.