Oh, Christmas Tree

Posted by The Editorial Desk / Thursday, December 15th, 2011

Rockefeller, Shmockefeller.

Okay, I can’t deny that New York’s quintessential Christmas tree is big and beautiful, shining ever so brightly each year in Rockefeller Center as tourists are overcharged to freeze their butts off while ice skating in the sunken garden below.

But D.C.’s National Christmas Tree is pretty magnificent, too.

Tonight’s your night to relish in the cold, wintry, 10-days-to-Christmas wine tasting and limousine trip into D.C. to see the National Tree.

Washington Wine Academy will start you off with a reception of light, wintry snacks and wine before picking you up from the Washington Wine Academy in Crystal City and transporting you via limo to the National Christmas Tree and back again. There are two available times for tonight:

Group One — 6-7 p.m. (Holiday Wine Reception); 7-8:15 p.m. (trip to National Christmas Tree); arrive back in Crystal City by 8:30 p.m.

Group Two —  7:30-8:30 p.m. (Holiday Wine Reception); 8:35-10 p.m. (trip to National Christmas Tree); arrive back in Crystal City by 10:15 p.m.

The event begins and ends at the Washington Wine Academy, located at 1201 South Eads St., Suite 400, in Crystal City. Tickets are $36 per person and advanced registration is required via PayPal here.

For more information, visit the Washington Wine Academy website.

-Julia Harbo

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