Through an online wine forum (forums.winelibrary.com), there is a group of us in DC that meet (usually monthly) at a local restaurant. Each Thursday a restaurant in Cleveland Park has free corkage, so we set a theme and then each person/couple brings a bottle that fits that theme. The dinners are pretty laid back and we have a great time.

We have a more serious dinner coming up on 9/12 where we've hired a chef to put together a tasting menu that fits the bottles we're bringing. Should be great!