Park Hyatt in D.C. adds a local winery to its locavore event

After I posted here and on The Washington Post's All You Can Eat blog castigating the Park Hyatt for not including any local wineries in its June Masters of Food & Wine Event celebrating local agriculture, the hotel promptly added one.

The day after my post, representatives of the hotel approached Boxwood Winery in Middleburg, Va., and asked them to participate. The winery immediately accepted, said Rachel Martin, Boxwood's executive director.

The Park Hyatt D.C.'s Blue Duck Tavern is a terrific restaurant, and Chef Brian McBride does a great job featuring local ingredients. Local wines are underrepresented on the list, however, and they were left out of the initial lineup for the June. 

The lineup for the event includes some top-name West Coast wineries, including Brewer-Clifton, Melville, Caymus, and Duckhorn. But for an event celebrating local agriculture, it seemed fitting that at least one local winery should be involved.

Comments

[dcpatton]

Good to see the locals get a chance. Nice job Dave!

[Jeff Siegel]

Right on, brother... Now, if we can get the California wineries to taste the Boxwood blind and try to figure out where it is from.....

[Anita LeGault]

Too little, too late! I'm glad they included Boxwood. I know Rachel and their wines, and they represent the premium quality of wines that Virginia can produce....but, boo to the Park Hyatt for being so short-sighted.. you would think that their MBA marketing execs would actually understand the definition of 'locavore.'

[Bob Schreiner]

Good for you, Dave. As you no doubt know, other worthwhile local additions to the Park Hyatt's wine list would be selections from Linden Vineyards and Pearmund Cellars. Bob Schreiner

[Dave McIntyre]

Agreed! I enjoyed Chris Pearmunds Petit Manseng at the DrinkLocalWine.com event.