“This Friday, guest pourer Michael Smith from distributors Native Selections presents a selection of French wine …”

“Oktoberfest started last weekend in Munich and is now in full swing. That means it’s time for our annual Oktoberfest tasting!”

“Italy’s Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol wine region is actually a duo of regions. Bumping up against the Italian peninsula’s northern border with Austria (with the Adige river running north and south through it) the southern half is Trentino, while the northern half is the Südtirol — the culture that one emperor and two fascist dictators failed to wipe out …”

“In 1990, Jean Bousquet went on vacation to Argentina. With three generations of southern French winemakers behind him, he took one look at the Gualtallary region in Mendoza’s Uco Valley and stopped in his winemaker tracks …”

“With no particular theme this week, we’ll be pouring a range of fun beers …”

“This week's Wine Wednesday welcomes back the wonderful wines of Cascina Bongiovanni into our shop …”

“This Friday please join guest pourer Marilee from distributor Banville Wine Merchants for a tasting of U.S. wines including some from one of our favorite Willamette Valley wineries, Maison Noir …”

“History aside, we love a Porter. We always have …”

“As everyone knows, the wine world is full of traditions. One such tradition … is that even if you make your sparkling wine exactly the way they make it in Champagne … then you don’t call your Champagne-style wine “Champagne.” In the same way, in the 1980s, a group of American winemakers set out to find a term that they could use for their Bordeaux-style wines …

“Before the Traditional Method, there was what is now called the Méthode Ancestrale. In the Ancestral Method, winemakers would bottle their wine while their primary (and only) fermentation was still going on. They would then cork the bottles while slowing and halting the fermentation by chilling the bottles down …”

“This Thursday, coming off of last month’s VA beer journey, we break off and taste some British beers …”

“This Wednesday, join guest pourer Jose Perea from distributor Le Storie for a selection of Italian wines from the Piedmont to Puglia …”

“To this day, the grapes grown in Chile reflect this European heritage from Chardonnay to Sauvignon Blanc to Semillon to Moscatel to Carignan to Carmenère …”

“This week, we end our month-long celebration of Virginia Craft Beer Month …”

“This Wine Wednesday, guest pourer Geoff Bell from distributors The Robins Cellars presents a selection of French wine …”

“In the early 1840s, the Oregon Trail released a flood of European descended immigrants into the territory … In 1847, Henderson Luelling trudged up the Trail, bringing fruit cuttings with him from Iowa … including grapes.”

“Like in most of the craft beer world, you can’t swing a Bud without hitting an IPA. Here in Virginia, we have a number of breweries who take a lot of pride in their hoppy and hazy ales …”

“The truth is that the right wines can work with dishes from paleks to masalas to vindaloos. As always, we’re here to steer you in the right direction …”

“Just recently The Wall Street Journal had an article advising people to explore the wineries of Northern Virginia! That’s great, but we also love the wines from right here in Central Virginia and of the Shenandoah Valley. So, for this Friday’s tasting, we’re going to stay a little closer to home …”

“Today, Virginia has no signature beer style (though we had hopes from the Virginia Golden Ale and for Virginia Porters). We tend to follow national beer trends … Thus, a few years ago, Lagers blossomed in popularity, and we are still in their bloom today …”

“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 …”

“We’ve just gotten in wines from two new producers that we’re eager for you to try.”

“This week, we begin our month-long celebration of Virginia Craft Beer Month by focusing on one of our state’s classic craft breweries … Alewerks Brewing Company from Williamsburg …”

“For this Wine Wednesday, we look west from sunny Virginia to sunny California …”

“Come join us between 5:00 and 6:30 PM, as Marcus Witten — the General Manager of Boxwood's Tasting Room Wine Bar at National Harbor — pours us some Boxwood Wines …”

“Goodness knows we love bourbon barrel-aged stouts, but barrel-aging in beer is so much more than that …”

“Looking for a wine to have when you’re ready to kick back a little …”

“This Friday, please join guest pourer Heather from wine distributor Potomac Selections as we focus on the wines of Argentina …”

“Though beermaking did not originate in Germany, the Germans may very well have the world’s longest continuous brewing tradition …”

“In 1900, Frenchman Pierre Tintero was making his way through Italy’s Piedmont region looking for work when he found the widow Rosina Cortese in need of someone to do odd jobs around her farm. The two soon married and worked her property (now his as well) including her vines, bottling their first Dolcetto in 1914 …”