“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!”
“This Friday, it’s time for Italian wine.”
“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 …”
“It’s our most popular tasting of the year — our annual sparkling wine tasting …”
“It’s the gift giving season. On one hand, you have the people who have a whole list of things they want. Then, on the other hand, you have those people who’re hard to pin down. For them, a good bottle of wine can be the trick, but which one …”
“It’s the tasting worth waiting for — our annual end of the year Wine Fest!
This Saturday, we’ll have three guest pourers tasting wine from Noon to 4:00 PM.”
“This Friday, we head back to the source to look at some French natural wines! Please join guest pourer Julie from distributor Plant Wines for another of our great, free walk-up wine tastings.”
We’ve long loved the Field Recording wines and have a batch of new ones in our store
“Last week, we looked at wines on different sides of the Pyrenees Mountains. This week we go further east …”
It’s time, again, for us to taste some Christmas ales!
“This Wine Wednesday we focus on two terrific Italian regions — Tuscany and the dual region of Trentino & Südtirol / Alto Adige!”
“The Pyrenees mountain range is one of the most distinctive mountain ranges in Europe. Running latitudinally from the Mediterranean to the Atlantic, it sits at the top of the Iberian Peninsula, almost entirely separating Spain from France. It also lies squarely in Western Europe’s grape growing zone. Thus, there are wine regions in the range’s valleys on either side …”
“For this year’s International Cabernet Franc Day, please join Kris Nelson from importer / distributor Williams Corner Wine anytime from 5:00 to 6:30 to taste Cabernet Francs from Virginia and elsewhere.”
“This Wine Wednesday, it’s time for Italian wine. We look forward to seeing you at this free walk-up tasting.”
“Great specials, all through the store, all day!”
“We are … very thankful to everyone who chose to shop with us since last Thanksgiving …”
It’s a most extraordinary tasting of the Crus of Beaujolais….
“France’s wine culture and history is deep and storied and one of things most identified with France …”
“This third Thursday of November is Beaujolais Nouveau Day. Stop by, and you can taste our offerings of what is now the world’s favorite fresh, fruit-forward, easy-drinking wine that was naught but grapes just weeks ago …”
“Sitting in the northern hemisphere’s latitudinal grape growing sweet spot, Italy has wine regions sprinkled throughout its entire peninsula and down into its surrounding related islands. Turn in any direction in Italy, and you’re bound to run into great wine. However, the north of Italy — land of vino bianco — provides some especially wonderful wine regions …”
“Please join us this Friday when guest pourer Kyle Boatright from distributor Free Run Wine Merchants presents a selection of Spanish wines.”
We’ll explore the mysterious worlds of Trappist beers....
On Wed Nov 12th, we explore the secret world of Cabernet Sauvignon. We'll discover where this grape came from, how it spread around the world, and why its genetic testing helped unlock secrets of ampelography that were hidden for millennia.
“Please join us this Friday when guest pourer Kris Nelson from distributor and importer Williams Corner Wine samples us on some Rhône wines.”
“Please join us this Thursday as guest pourer Fabricio Garrido-Lecca from Craft and Cellar Distributing pours us some of their beers.”
