Riesling is one of the noble grapes and to many is the best white wine grape. No other white grape can produce the astonishing variety of delicate and persistent aromas and flavors or keep its freshness and develop for years and decades with such modest alcohol levels. Riesling is a hardy grape and will grow Read more about This Week at the Shop: Aging Riesling[…]
Every week we have dozens of great new wines, beers, and ciders come across our Tasting Bar and we only select the most interesting, tasty, and those that offer the best value for you! Recently, we have added several great items that I wanted to bring to your attention because of their uniqueness and general Read more about This Week at the Shop: Fun & Crazy New Items[…]
I am very pleased to announced that the Crystal City Wine Shop has new ownership! When I started as the Shop’s General Manager two years ago, I fell in love with it, and began to dream of owning a wine and beer store one day. So, when the chance arose to purchase the shop, I jumped Read more about New Ownership![…]
On July 14, 1789, a mob of roughly 1000 broke into the Bastille, a medieval fortress and symbol of tyrannical Bourbon authority in central Paris, and after hours of fighting, took the castle! The storming of the Bastille was a flash point for the French Revolution and led to the overthrow of the Bourbon monarchy Read more about This Week at the Shop: Bastille Day![…]
“You have to love a nation that celebrates its independence every July 4, not with a parade of guns, tanks, and soldiers who file by the White House in a show of strength and muscle, but with family picnics where kids throw Frisbees, the potato salad gets iffy, and the flies die from happiness. You Read more about This Week at the Shop: Happy Independence Day![…]