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Originally Posted by TowerDistrict
yeah i thought the M&S marketing was far too agressive. i figured if they invited me then they must've invited the whole damn region.
So was the Grand cool? Did the small space prevent you from getting a glass? I'm gonna check it out sometime this weekend. I love wine, and I can't imagine a time when a city at the center point of the USA's wine bidniss is "saturated" with wine bars.
in an ironic twist.... Merlot Marketing does McCormick & Schmick's marketing and not a single wine bar on L Street????
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I must have been aggressive marketing as they invited my secret source - my 60+ y/o Dad.
The Grand was pretty busy (15-20 people) when we first drove by on our way to M&S at about 6:50pm - even a number of people hanging outside. By the time we got back there around 7:30 or so, most of the place had cleared out. Of the remaining 5 people, I suspect a number of them were family. So, no problem getting a glass after 7:30pm. Otherwise, earlier, looked a bit busier.
And Merlot Marketing - kind of a bad/unlucky name choice for them after Sideways came out...though they did stick it out. Check on the origins of the name on their about us page - to paraphrase: Merlot MKTG sounded good after a few glasses of...Merlot.