Pirouette Cafe and Wine Shop is bringing a new upscale casual restaurant option with a playful approach to wine.

Women in the D.C.-area wine industry were quick to raise their hands after Washington Post critic Tom Sietsema didn’t name any female sommeliers during a recent live chat.

The Park View bar has charcuterie plates, extensive wine list uncorked by the bottle, and 4,000-foot back patio.

Relax from a long week with bird watching, yoga at the National Building Museum, and a drive-thru with animatronic dinosaurs.

If the weeks of staying at home have your wine game feeling listless, you can now uncork some Joe Exotic vibes courtesy of Neighborhood Provisions.

Step away from that pinot grigio and instead order a fino sherry. Or ditch the dirty martini and try a Trinity instead.

Among other changes to the city’s booze-making.

“In a year like this we just try to survive.”

Fall weather is scheduled to roll in over the next few days, so plan to keep warm with craft beer, Virginia wines, and maybe the scare of a Halloween flick.

The D.C. area embraces summer this week with special menus of barbecue and cheap beer as well as fruity, refreshing sangria. Plus, test your wine knowledge at Petworth Citizen.