At Friday’s Tasting, we’re selecting a few of our favorite wines for the season from around the shop. Yes, there will be rosé….
San Gimignano is a medieval city in Tuscany where you’ll find tall towers, the mineral-driven Vernaccia grape and so much more. In an old castle that was once a Knights Templar hideout, Elisabetta Fagiuoli makes extraordinary wines and Montenidoli Estate. At tonight’s tasting, stop by and try these delicious wines, perfect with Tuscan Cuisine…
“This Friday, please join guest pourer Julie from importer/distributor Plant Wines as she delights us with some of their French wine …”
“Italy’s collection of appellations up and down the Apennine Peninsula is an embarrassment of riches. This Wine Wednesday, we’re going to focus on three of its southern appellations: Puglia and the islands of Ischia and Sicily …”
“Surrounded by horse farms and Civil War sites, Boxwood Estate Winery in Middleburg, VA is the child of John Kent Cooke. Turns out when Cooke wasn’t owning Washing D.C. NFL teams, he was collecting French wine, especially Bordeaux. Now Cooke is convinced that Virginia can make fine wines inspired by the Bordeaux that he loves …”
“Rosés and Orange Wines are like two sides of the same winemaking coin. Like a good handshake, it all has to do with skin contact …”
“By 2023, do you know which country was the world leader in terms of percentage of surface area dedicated to growing organic grapes … Italy!”
“There’s just something in the world that loves a mountain wine …”
“Please join us this Friday as guest pourer Kris Nelson from importer/distributer Williams Corner Wine showcases some of their U.S. wines …”
“This Wine Wednesday we pour a trio of wines that will be at home gracing your meal tables …”
“This week, Kyle Boatright from distributor and importer Free Run Wine Merchants will be our guest pourer, pouring wines from three classic wine regions of France — Burgundy, Beaujolais, and Bordeaux …”
“This Wine Wednesday, Heather from distributor Potomac Selections returns to pour some of their cool organic wines …”
“This Wine Wednesday, we’re excited to have another visiting winemaker when we welcome back Assistant Winemaker Reid Dougherty from Hark Vineyards!
“This Wine Wednesday, we return to one of our great loves — biodynamic wine!”
“France’s wine culture and history is deep and storied and one of things most identified with France. One part of world wine culture that we especially love in our store is the Natural Wine Movement, and that movement originated … in France …”
“Though France has more famous wine regions, there is something just classically “French” about Rhône wines.”
“Well, whether you’re whining about another testament to Love or Love’s tendrils are winding around your heart, you’re going to be helped by some wine-ing …”
“This Wine Wednesday, we taste some winter wines. What are winter wines? …”
“Many biodynamic wines stand out, and many people swear by them. (They are one of the foci of our store.) Whether their quality is due to their biodynamically grown grapes or to the fact that any grower/vintner who takes the time and care to biodynamically farm is likely to also take extra time and care in their winemaking is unclear. What is clear is good wine when we find it, and we are pleased to offer those wines to you …”
“Please join Heather from distributor Potomac Selections for this free, walk-up wine tasting of some of their organic wines. Feel free to come in anytime between 5:00 and 6:30 PM.”
“This Friday, it’s time for Italian wine.”
“Though, Argentina is Malbec’s official capital, you can now find the grape grown around the world … even here, in Virginia … Do you know where you can find Malbec in Virginia? Here in the Monticello AVA!”
“Please join us this Friday when we delve into the wines of Spain!”
“This Wine Wednesday, you’ll get to see how we do as we taste two non-alcoholic wines back-to-back with two alcoholic wines …”
“This Friday, we return to French wine at another of our famous free, walk-up wine tastings!”
This Wine Wednesday, we feature wines from California.
“Because of the way climate on a global planet works, there’s an equivalent zone between 30° and 50° latitude south of the Equator … Here, you’ll find wine regions that are the results of European colonization …”
“One part of Sicilian culture that has been as constant as its political changes is its winemaking …”
“Please join us we dedicate the first Wine Wednesday of 2026 to Virginia wines …”
“For the last Wine Wednesday before the new year, we taste a selection of French wine at another of our famous free, walk-up wine tastings …”
