Join us Friday 3.8.24 from 5-7 PM for our first March tasting. Michael Farmer of Potomac Selections will be here sampling beautiful spring wines from Hobo Wine Co. / Folk Machine (Santa Rosa, CA). We are especially excited to share their new ‘2023 vintage rosé. It’s so good!

Folk Machine

What started as the home for our Pinot Noirs, has become the main venue for our smaller production line of esoteric wines.

It’s almost Christmas! Do you have all of your shopping done yet? If you are like us, you probably have a bunch more to do, but that’s ok! We can help! Join us this Saturday, December 23rd at 1 pm for a Holiday Wine Tasting with Matt of Lanterna Wines. He will be sampling some beautiful gift worthy wines and New Years bubbles. We love this lineup of wines and we can’t wait to share them with you!

We are going crazy over here getting the shop ready for the holidays, but also getting ready for our annual DBW Members Only Holiday Party!  We had such a blast with a lot of you last year and can't wait to celebrate the end of 2023 with you all again.  This year we are combining both the DBW Crowler Club and DBW Wine Club parties, so we will have both wine, and beer tastings.  Double the pleasure, double the fun!  

For the wine tasting, we welcome George White from Tradewinds.  We have used Tradewinds a couple times this year for the wine club, and George is so much fun, so we are thrilled to have him tasting some exciting big wines and a Champagne or two.  Just like last year, if you love what you taste, we will have a pre-order sheet and we will get the wines in for you the very next week.

For beer, we are excited to have Ed Foxwell who heads up the beer team at Kysela.  Though they are known mostly as a wine distributor, Kysela has built a pretty exciting beer portfolio which includes Perennial Artisan Ales, Cascade Brewing, and Jackie-O's.  

Holiday Wine Tasting with Richard Carson of Le Storie Wines. Join us for a fun tasting of Italian wines perfect for gifts and holiday dinners. Tasting starts around 4:30 pm and will go til 7. Richard is such a wonderful source of information, we can’t wait to share these beautiful wines with you.

It’s Beaujolais Nouveau time! To celebrate we will have Ed from Kysela Pere et Fils, here on Saturday, 11.18.23 from 1-4 PM to sample two beautifully fresh and fruity Nouveau wines. It’s been a couple years since we have had Nouveau in stock, which is so shameful!, so we are going all in this year and couldn’t be more excited to have Ed here to share and talk Gamay with you all. We will also have a few other Thanksgiving Day wines open for those of you who fear the Nouveau!

-Team DBW

BIG NEWS! WE ARE EXCITED TO ANNOUNCE THAT WE HAVE ONCE AGAIN PARTNERED WITH SHABABI : PALESTINIAN ROTISSERIE CHICKEN FOR OUR NEXT NEIGHBORHOOD DINNER DROP PROGRAM!

NEIGHBORHOOD DROP @ DBW
SUNDAY, November 12th
PICKUP TIME: 6 - 6:30 PM

If you’re not familiar with our DBW Neighborhood Drop dinner events, we coordinate with some truly wonderful D.C. area restaurants to create a special dinner menu that is pre-ordered from the restaurant website to be picked up at DBW. We provide a few different wine pairings (10% off discount) for each drop that can be reserved below, but purchased when you come in to pickup your dinner. All food sales go to the restaurant, we just handle the booze.

Wine and NA Beverage Pairings:

This time we will have a few different Non-Alcoholic beverages available. If you need help deciding what to pair with dinner, we have good news, during the dinner pickup we will be sampling most of the wine and N/A beverages to help you choose!

ABOUT SHABABI:

.. Merging culture, family, and the story of diaspora.

...Threading the comfort and complexities of the flavors of home, as well as the restaurant kitchens my parents owned when I was a child, offered me a lifetime of appreciation for a land I knew through heritage. The flavors and feelings represented here pay homage to my experience growing up as a first generation American. I look forward to welcoming you on my journey of remembrance and reclamation.

...Starting with our concepts staple - chicken inspired by musakhan, the national dish of Palestine, and the world famous rotisserie chickens that are served in the West Bank. Our Shababi chicken is brined for 24 hours before being coated with our blended mix of allspice, sumac, cumin, fenugreek, and cardamom. Each chicken is slow cooked to perfection and served with our Shabibi taboon.

Beckon the call "Yalla Shabai" to your people and have them join you for this Palestinian inspired feast!

YALLA SHABABI!

Shababi is Arabic for “my people”. Whether it’s an auntie using it to call all of the kids for musakhan dinner, or baba gathering his group of friends to play backgammon- Shababi evokes the sense of community and flavors that stuck out in youthful memories.

Sincerely, Marcelle

THE WINES:

Georgiev & Milkov - Pet Nat, Skin-Contact Red Misket 'NV (Thracian Valley, BGR)
Pet-Nat made with a very interesting technology with spontaneous fermentation from the 2020 vintage to which is added a base from 2019. Stays in acacia barrels for 12m and 4 months on fine lees. Complex aroma with notes of acacia, lemon zest and honey. Very delicate and gentle carbonation with good structure and density. ABV 10.83%
$22.49  ($24.99 - Regular Price)

Georgiev & Milkov - Why Not? Red Misket '2022 (Thracian Valley, BGR)
The colour is pale straw yellow. The nose is delicate with aromas of white flowers, rose, citrus fruits, ripe pineapple and minerals. The body is medium with a long aftertaste. The wine is aged for 3 months on the lees with weekly batonage. Ideal as an aperitif or paired with fresh green salads, seafood and Asian cuisine. ABV 12%
$22.49  ($24.99 - Regular Price)

Istar - Cabernet Franc '2020 (Danube Plain, BRG)
This is a wine with character that represents the Cabernet Franc as it develops in this very specific local terroir. The intense and fresh aroma of wild strawberries and blackberries is complemented by vanilla and spicy overtones. A full-bodied and juicy wine with a soft and delicate flavour. The uniqueness of thevariety and the ample structure make it suitable for longer aging in the bottle. ABV 14%
$22.49  ($24.99 - Regular Price)

Join us for an incredible sampling and pop-up shop of Alexandria’s best locally baked breads, Brutto Breads! There will be the usual line of breads we all love, but Brutto Breads will also be bringing funky pumpkin breads, Brutto Pretzels, Focaccia and more! The pop-up shop and tasting will start around 3 pm, so make sure to stop in after work, or after picking up the kids and load up of bread for dinner and Saturday brunch.

BIG NEWS! WE ARE EXCITED TO ANNOUNCE THAT WE HAVE ONCE AGAIN PARTNERED WITH SHABABI : PALESTINIAN ROTISSERIE CHICKEN FOR OUR NEXT NEIGHBORHOOD DINNER DROP PROGRAM!

NEIGHBORHOOD DROP @ DBW
SUNDAY, September 10th
PICKUP TIME: 6 - 6:30 PM

If you’re not familiar with our DBW Neighborhood Drop dinner events, we coordinate with some truly wonderful D.C. area restaurants to create a special dinner menu that is pre-ordered from the restaurant website to be picked up at DBW. We provide a few different wine pairings (10% off discount) for each drop that can be reserved below, but purchased when you come in to pickup your dinner. All food sales go to the restaurant, we just handle the booze.

Wine and NA Beverage Pairings:

This time we will have a few different Non-Alcoholic beverages available. If you need help deciding what to pair with dinner, we have good news, during the dinner pickup we will be sampling most of the wine and N/A beverages to help you choose!

ABOUT SHABABI:

.. Merging culture, family, and the story of diaspora.

...Threading the comfort and complexities of the flavors of home, as well as the restaurant kitchens my parents owned when I was a child, offered me a lifetime of appreciation for a land I knew through heritage. The flavors and feelings represented here pay homage to my experience growing up as a first generation American. I look forward to welcoming you on my journey of remembrance and reclamation.

...Starting with our concepts staple - chicken inspired by musakhan, the national dish of Palestine, and the world famous rotisserie chickens that are served in the West Bank. Our Shababi chicken is brined for 24 hours before being coated with our blended mix of allspice, sumac, cumin, fenugreek, and cardamom. Each chicken is slow cooked to perfection and served with our Shabibi taboon.

Beckon the call "Yalla Shabai" to your people and have them join you for this Palestinian inspired feast!

YALLA SHABABI!

Shababi is Arabic for “my people”. Whether it’s an auntie using it to call all of the kids for musakhan dinner, or baba gathering his group of friends to play backgammon- Shababi evokes the sense of community and flavors that stuck out in youthful memories.

Sincerely, Marcelle

THE WINES:

Weingut Brand - Weissburgunder '2021 (Pfalz, DEU)
The Perfect Summer White Wine! Dry, crisp. light and aromatic. Easy to drink but far from a simple wine, this one smells of wildflowers, Granny Smith apples, and mixed citrus. The palate is dry, high-toned, and energetic. In addition to the green apple and citrus notes, there's also a well integrated, rocky minerality nuance that flows through the wine. ABV 12.5%
$17.99 ($24.99 - 1L Regular Price)

NON ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES:

Kally - Berry Fennel, Sipper 'Spring '23 Release (Portola Valley, CA)
Earthy, bold, and rich. Notes of cherry and chocolate combine for a balanced, seductive wine alternative. Toasted fennel seeds provide a hint of chocolate, while cherry and strawberry seductively provide balance and roundness. ABV 0.0%
$28.79 ($31.99 - Regular Price)

Lili - Ruby, Sparkler (Portola Valley, CA)
Refreshing and rich, our Ruby Sparkler has notes of jammy cherry and tart cranberries, with a hint of toasted oak. No added sugar. Just real food ingredients and bright, bold bubbles. ABV 0.0%
$28.79 ($31.99 - Regular Price)

Lautus - Savvy Red Wine 'NV (ZAF)
Grapes for our red blend, Lautus Savvy Red, is sourced from our winemaker's family farm in Vredendal - a town in the northern Olifants River Valley in the Western Cape province of South Africa. Great care was taken whilst removing the alcohol from this rich supple red blend. We make this blend by using grapes in the order that Reg planted the hectares on their farm - Shiraz/Pinotage/Tempranillo/Cabernet Sauvignon.This blend showcases pure red and black berry fruit flavours, with a touch of oak. The elegant palate is underpinned by fine tannin and juicy yet subtle fruit. To be enjoyed in its purest and natural form, without the restrictions of alcohol. ABV 0.5%
$19.79 ($21.99 - Regular Price)

Football is back! AND its fall beer season! To celebrate, hopefully the end of this brutal heat, Joe from Two Roads Brewing Co. will be here this Saturday, 9.10.2023 from 12-3 pm sampling a few of their fall seasonal, and core beers. Join us!

Please join us this Friday for a beer tasting featuring Union Craft Brewing seasonal and core beers. Their regional sales rep will be here sampling and sharing Union Craft Brewing stories. Tasting starts at 5 pm. Looking forward to seeing you!

This is also the last weekend for our ALIVE! Alexandria, VA Canned Food Drive.  Please help us make this food drive a huge success.  We are offering discounts to anyone who brings in a canned food item between now and July 28th. 

ALIVE! - Alexandria, VA

”2023 Canned Food Drive - July 5 to July 28
Due to an urgent need for food this summer, Volunteer Alexandria is hosting its first community-wide food drive to benefit ALIVE!
Our goal is to collect 30,000 pounds of food for 2,000 area families. Your support is needed!
While food donations are down, the number of families in need has increased 10 times over the past three years. Currently, the shelves at ALIVE’s food pantry are becoming alarmingly bare. Only listed items are accepted at this time! 
Alexandria’s First Ever City-Wide Food Drive Starts July 4th
The 16 collection sites for Volunteer Alexandria’s July City-Wide Canned Food Drive have been set including ALIVE! member congregations Fairlington Presbyterian Church and Sixteenth Tabernacle Beth-El. With your help we can reach our goal of collecting 30,000 pounds of food and providing meals to our neighbors in need.”

- Team DBW

BIG NEWS! WE ARE EXCITED TO ANNOUNCE THAT WE HAVE ONCE AGAIN PARTNERED WITH SHABABI : PALESTINIAN ROTISSERIE CHICKEN FOR OUR NEXT NEIGHBORHOOD DINNER DROP PROGRAM!

NEIGHBORHOOD DROP @ DBW
SUNDAY, JUNE 4th
PICKUP TIME: 6 - 6:30 PM

If you’re not familiar with our DBW Neighborhood Drop dinner events, we coordinate with some truly wonderful D.C. area restaurants to create a special dinner menu that is pre-ordered from the restaurant website to be picked up at DBW. We provide a few different wine pairings (10% off discount) for each drop that can be reserved below, but purchased when you come in to pickup your dinner. All food sales go to the restaurant, we just handle the booze.

Wine and NA Beverage Pairings:

This time we have a couple wines from Palestine available, as well as a few different Non-Alcoholic beverages available. If you need help deciding what to pair with dinner, we have good news, during the dinner pickup we will be sampling most of the wine and N/A beverages to help you choose!

ABOUT SHABABI:

... Merging culture, family, and the story of diaspora.

...Threading the comfort and complexities of the flavors of home, as well as the restaurant kitchens my parents owned when I was a child, offered me a lifetime of appreciation for a land I knew through heritage. The flavors and feelings represented here pay homage to my experience growing up as a first generation American. I look forward to welcoming you on my journey of remembrance and reclamation.

...Starting with our concepts staple - chicken inspired by musakhan, the national dish of Palestine, and the world famous rotisserie chickens that are served in the West Bank. Our Shababi chicken is brined for 24 hours before being coated with our blended mix of allspice, sumac, cumin, fenugreek, and cardamom. Each chicken is slow cooked to perfection and served with our Shabibi taboon.

Beckon the call "Yalla Shabai" to your people and have them join you for this Palestinian inspired feast!

YALLA SHABABI!

Shababi is Arabic for “my people”. Whether it’s an auntie using it to call all of the kids for musakhan dinner, or baba gathering his group of friends to play backgammon- Shababi evokes the sense of community and flavors that stuck out in youthful memories.

Sincerely, Marcelle

THE WINES:

Bodegas Zudugarai - Antxiola, Txakoli '2021 (Getariako Txakolina, ESP)
The '2021 Txakoli from Malda is comprised entirely from the Hondarribi Zuri grape. Brilliant straw yellow colored, with green shimmer. Apple based aroma, that offers white flowers and sweet citrus. Fresh red fruit mouthfeel with a balanced citrus finish. White fruit retronasal persistence with the Antxiola’s citrus particular hit. Fresh, with salty sea aromas. Intense and full of energy, clean bright coloured, with lime green tones. Fresh and balanced entrance. Light and smooth. Prepared with the grapes coming from Landarbide Vineyard located inside Pagoeta Natural Park, famous for its huge beech forests and oaks. ABV 11%
$17.99 ($19.99 - Regular Price)

Domaine Alphonse Dolly - Pinot Noir '2021 (Loire Valley, FRA)
Produced from burgundian clonal varieties but with a definite loire valley 'twist', the dolly pinot noir is totally delicious with character, distinction and soul. All stainless steel, it has elegant, crisp and refined pinot noir flavors of cassis and violet, with delightful spice and excellent, tight texture. with a slight chill, the cherry comes out. This could be your go-to summer red. This family owned estate in the Loire riverside village of Thauvenay in the Sancerre appellation has been producing exceptionally bright, fresh clean Sauvignon Blancs and Pinot Noirs for several generations. Old sea bottom vineyards with clay-limestone soils, some combined with flint outcroppings, provide perfectly balanced fruit for the Sancerre, Pouilly Fume, and Menetou-Salon appellations. ABV 13%
$20.69 ($22.99 - Regular Price)

Underground Wine Project - The Fabulous Mr Pink Sparkling Brut Rose 'NV (Columbia Valley, WA)
"I Am The Fabulous Mr. Pink" Sparkling Rosé opens with aromas of bright strawberry, brioche and subtle notes of crushed rose petal. The palate displays more fresh berry, ripe citrus with pleaseing creaminess and lush fruit texture. The wine's superb aciditiy counters the palate's fruitiness and mingles with the bubbles for a long, dry finish. ABV 12.5%
For every bottle sold, Salveto Imports will donate:
- $1 Will be donated to Whitman-Walker Health, a local organization dedicated to providing medical aid and legal counsel to the LGBTQ+ community in our area.
- $1 Will be donated to The Trevor Project, a national organization that provides support groups, community resources, and mental health assistance for LGBT+ young people in crisis..
$17.99 ($19.99 - Regular Price)

Wine from Palestine:

Cremisan - Star of Bethlehem, Baladi Red '2018 (West Bank, Palestine)
Baladi which means "my country or Native". Stewed raspberry, with plum, cranberry and hints of forest floor on the nose. Concentrated and complex, yet medium bodied and smooth. Plum continues on the palate, revealing blackberry, strawberry, and red apple skin. Finishes long, dry and elegant. Produced from pure Baladi using traditional fermentation. The destemmed grapes are fermented using selected yeasts at a controlled temperature thus obtaining a Wine with good color and aroma. ABV 13%
$34.19 ($37.99 - Regular Price)

Cremisan - Star of Bethlehem, Dabouki White '2020 (West Bank, Palistine)
Dabouki grapes which in Arabic means "sweetness" are characterized by Green-Yellow fruits and well developed seeds. An intense aroma of grapefruit, lemon, and apricot, with subtle hints of tropical fruit and wet stone on the nose. Ripe green apple, apricot, pear, and green herbs on the palate, fading into lime skin and anise. Medium in body, finishing round and clean. Produced from pure Dabouki grapes, using traditional fermentation. After the destemming and the soft pressing of the grapes, the clean juice is fermented in stainless steel tanks using selected yeasts at controlled temperature thus obtaining a wine with good flavor and aroma ABV 11.5%
$34.19 ($37.99 - Regular Price)

NON ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES:

Kally - Berry Fennel, Sipper 'Spring '23 Release (Portola Valley, CA)
Earthy, bold, and rich. Notes of cherry and chocolate combine for a balanced, seductive wine alternative. Toasted fennel seeds provide a hint of chocolate, while cherry and strawberry seductively provide balance and roundness. ABV 0.0%
$28.79 ($31.99 - Regular Price)

Lili - Ruby, Sparkler (Portola Valley, CA)
Refreshing and rich, our Ruby Sparkler has notes of jammy cherry and tart cranberries, with a hint of toasted oak. No added sugar. Just real food ingredients and bright, bold bubbles. ABV 0.0%
$28.79 ($31.99 - Regular Price)

Lautus - Savvy Red Wine 'NV (ZAF)
Grapes for our red blend, Lautus Savvy Red, is sourced from our winemaker's family farm in Vredendal - a town in the northern Olifants River Valley in the Western Cape province of South Africa. Great care was taken whilst removing the alcohol from this rich supple red blend. We make this blend by using grapes in the order that Reg planted the hectares on their farm - Shiraz/Pinotage/Tempranillo/Cabernet Sauvignon.This blend showcases pure red and black berry fruit flavours, with a touch of oak. The elegant palate is underpinned by fine tannin and juicy yet subtle fruit. To be enjoyed in its purest and natural form, without the restrictions of alcohol. ABV 0.5%
$19.79 ($21.99 - Regular Price)

Please join us for a Mother’s Day Wine Tasting this Saturday.  We will be featuring Natural / Low-Intervention wines from our friends at NATTY WINE. NATTY WINE brings some of the most adventurous and interesting wines from around the world to the U.S. and we could not be more thankful for it. Allison from NATTY WINE will be here to sample a few wines, and share the story of the incredible winemakers that create these stunning wines made using little or no-intervention. We hope to see you Saturday and make sure to bring mom with you!

NATTY WINE X DBW Mother’s Day Flowers:
We will have a few of our hand-tied in house Mother’s Day Bouquets available during the tasting and will be offering a discount on the flowers if you purchase a bottle of wine featured in the tasting. What a Combo!

NATTY WINE:

Natty Wine was founded in DC by Victor Vasquez and Alexander Gable in 2017 as a wine pop-up and event organization company. After several years of research and saving, they made their first series of imports in 2019. Starting with just two pallets of wines from four small Italian winemakers, they now have a growing portfolio of 20+ producers partners from France, Slovakia, Slovenia and Italy; most of which are making less than ten thousand bottles a year.

​Inspired by their years of experience working in specialty coffee and service industries, they both found a mutual mission to improve the level of connectivity from producers to final customers, while still taking real steps towards ensuring what you have in your glass is an honestly-made product.

​In the early stages of the companies development, Alex was working as a wine and food journalist and researcher in Italy and part time as a sommelier at Milano's Cantine Isole. Alex is still based full time in Northern Italy and works out of our tiny office near Lecco to facilitate regular producer visits and research.

Victor is based full time in the Mid-Atlantic US, and set the stage for Natty Wine's distribution channels and organized the business structure. He manages sales and tastings for NY and the DMV, hosts events and manages all domestic logistics. You can also find him spinning and slinging artisanal gelato at Dolcezza Gelato in DC.

IMPORT SELECTIONS:

The focus of our selections is on hand-crafted beverages that we discover through everyday Italian life. Whether experienced at a trattoria in Langhe or while partying on a dock in Venezia, each and every selection is connected to a real experience that was just too good not to share.

It's not all bells and whistles. To guarantee the integrity of our producer partners to our customers, we personally visit their vineyards and cellars during moments when vineyard labor is in action and wine is being made to inspect production and labor practices at least once a year.

Transparency is at the heart of our mission and we're in the field while working to build a better, more inclusive and more informed direct trade importation system.

*Check back for event updates as we get closer to the date *

The DBW Community-Clean-Up program is back! The first spring cleaning is scheduled for tomorrow, Sunday, May 7th at 10am in our adopted area of Alexandria. In addition to the joy that comes with helping to keep our community clean, participants will receive a 10% off coupon for their next in the store purchase. There is always a lot to clean up after winter, and with all the construction going on, there’s a bit more trash than usual. For more information and updates on future cleanup events, please CLICK HERE!

DBW Community Cleanup info:
Families are welcome!  We will have a tent set up in the green space next to the Potomac Yard Park playground where we will all gather at 10am before heading out in small groups to start picking up trash.  There's no time commitment for participants, help out as long as you can.  

Date: Sunday, May 7th
Time: 10-11 AM
Location: Meet at Potomac Yard Park, 2501 Potomac Ave, Alexandria, VA 22305
What you need to bring: We will have supplies for trash and recycling pickup, but you may also want to bring your own gloves.

We are incredibly grateful to be a small part of this community, and thankful for how supportive our customers have been since we opened.  By adopting these few blocks and park land and city streets we continue our goal of having a positive impact on the community we love so much. 

-Team DBW

BIG NEWS! WE ARE EXCITED TO ANNOUNCE THAT WE HAVE PARTNERED WITH SHABABI : PALESTINIAN ROTISSERIE CHICKEN FOR OUR NEXT NEIGHBORHOOD DINNER DROP PROGRAM!

NEIGHBORHOOD DROP @ DBW
SUNDAY, APRIL 16TH
PICKUP TIME: 6 - 6:30 PM

If you’re not familiar with our DBW Neighborhood Drop dinner events, we coordinate with some truly wonderful D.C. area restaurants to create a special dinner menu that is pre-ordered from the restaurant website to be picked up at DBW. We provide a few different wine pairings for each drop that can be reserved below, but purchased when you come in to pickup your dinner. All food sales go to the restaurant, we just handle the booze.

ABOUT SHABABI:

... Merging culture, family, and the story of diaspora.

...Threading the comfort and complexities of the flavors of home, as well as the restaurant kitchens my parents owned when I was a child, offered me a lifetime of appreciation for a land I knew through heritage. The flavors and feelings represented here pay homage to my experience growing up as a first generation American. I look forward to welcoming you on my journey of remembrance and reclamation.

...Starting with our concepts staple - chicken inspired by musakhan, the national dish of Palestine, and the world famous rotisserie chickens that are served in the West Bank. Our Shababi chicken is brined for 24 hours before being coated with our blended mix of allspice, sumac, cumin, fenugreek, and cardamom. Each chicken is slow cooked to perfection and served with our Shabibi taboon.

Beckon the call "Yalla Shabai" to your people and have them join you for this Palestinian inspired feast!

YALLA SHABABI!

Shababi is Arabic for “my people”. Whether it’s an auntie using it to call all of the kids for musakhan dinner, or baba gathering his group of friends to play backgammon- Shababi evokes the sense of community and flavors that stuck out in youthful memories.

Sincerely, Marcelle

Ordering is now LIVE! through the SHABABI website, with dinner pickup Sunday, April 16th. To purchase menu items please head on over to the SHABABI website or by clicking the button below. To reserve bottles of the wines DBW has selected to pair with the menus please fill out the form below.

THE WINES:

We have teamed up with Mclean from Free Run Wine Merchants and selected some wonderful wine pairings. Cheers!

Domaine A Deux - Sauvignon Blanc '2021 (Touraine, FRA)
Bright yellow robe, notes of white flower, and citrus on the nose. The palate is ample, refreshing, with incredible complexity on an ever lasting finish. ABV 13%
$16.19 ($17.99 Regular Price)

Bedrock Wine Co. - Ode to Lulu, Rosé '2022 (California)
The 2022 Ode to Lulu Rose features a blend 60% Mourvedre, 35% Grenache, and 5% Syrah. Ode to Lulu is Bedrock's love letter to Lulu Peynaud from the great Bandol estate Domaine Tempier they love so much. Sourced and whole clustered pressed from vines averaging 60 years old planted between the 1880s and 1920s. As always, the winemakers aim for a balance between ethereal lightness combined with straight-up delicious fruit qualities. Organically grown. ABV 13.5%
$26.99 ($29.99 Regular Price)

La Miraja - Grignolino d'Asti '2021 (Piemonte, ITA)
Beautiful floral notes of rose hip, violet, and geranium. Delicate, bright red fruit dominated by bing cherry mingles with fresh mushroom aromas. An underlying vein of stony minerality lends both texture and levity to this delightful bottling. Typically chilled before serving. ABV 12.5%
$20.69 ($22.99 Regular Price)

We are offering 10% off the regular price for all Shababi x DBW Neighborhood Dinner Drop customers. Please scroll down to reserve. (Reserve now and pay when you pick up your dinner.)

*Check back for event updates as we get closer to the date *

It’s time for our annual fall DBW Community Cleanup! and the date is now set for Sunday, November 13th at 10am in our adopted area of Alexandria. The Potomac Yard Park area always gets a lot of use over the summer, so (sadly) there will be a lot to cleanup, so we need your help to pass along this event to others in the community, and bring friends and family when you come to help clean!

In addition to the pride that comes with helping to keep our community clean, participants will receive a 10% off coupon for their next in the store purchase. For more information and updates on future cleanup events, please CLICK HERE! to sign up for Community Cleanup events.

DBW Community Cleanup info:
Families are welcome!  We will have a tent set up in the green space next to the Potomac Yard Park playground where we will all gather at 10am before heading out in small groups to start picking up trash.  There's no time commitment for participants, help out as long as you can.  

Date: Sunday, November 13th, 2022
Time: 10-11 AM
Location: Meet at Potomac Yard Park, 2501 Potomac Ave, Alexandria, VA 22305
What you need to bring: We will have supplies for trash and recycling pickup, but you may also want to bring your own gloves.

We are incredibly grateful to be a small part of this community, and thankful for how supportive our customers have been since we opened, particularly over this past few years which has been so difficult for small businesses.  By adopting these blocks and park land, we continue our goal of having a positive impact on the community we love so much. 

-Team DBW

It’s almost Halloween! So let’s get spooky with a few cold Juneshine Hard Kombucha’s. We know that you know Juneshine is amazing in the summer, but did you know they also rule in the fall?….especially their fall flavors like their “Black Cherry Breeze” So pop on in this Saturday, 10.29.22 from 1-3 PM, Gina from Juneshine will be here sampling a few from their core lineup, as well as a few seasonal offerings.

See you then!

-Team DBW

Excited for this tasting! What’s better than cider in the fall? On Saturday, October 15th, from 12:30 - 3:30 PM, we welcome George from Tradewinds . George will be here pouring one of their newest brands, Brooklyn Cider House. We tried these ciders recently, and loved them. Can’t wait to share them with you all. So please stop on in Saturday, and join us for a taste!

-Team DBW

We have amazing news!

We have teamed up with the super talented BRUTTO BREADS of Alexandria, VA to be an official pickup location! If you have been to any of the local farmers markets around town, you've probably become obsessed with these incredibly fresh artisanal breads made from Virginia grown ingredients.

We are thrilled to announce our next Brutto Breads x DBW pre-order, with pickup next Friday 10.7.22. This week's pre-order features his signature focaccia selections, and they sound incredible! Check out the descriptions of the signature focaccia's below and please click on the link to pre-order from Brutto Breads.

Signature Selections Available For Pre-Order:

- Roasted Corn, Poblano and Cotija - Focaccia
Naturally fermented focaccia topped with roasted corn, roasted poblano peppers, cojita cheese, oregano and aleppo chile.

- Mashed Potato and Confit Garlic - Focaccia
Naturally fermented focaccia topped with mashed golden potatoes, confit garlic and rosemary.

- Roasted Eggplant, Tomato and Thyme - Focaccia
Naturally fermented focaccia topped with roasted eggplant, tomato and thyme.

ORDER NOW
(Pre-ordering ends Wednesday 10.5.22)

"Naturally fermented. Whole grains. Sustainably sourced. Real, hearty bread.
We are a rustic bread baking company using naturally fermented bread making techniques and locally sourced whole grains to provide customers with fresh and nutritious breads. We aim to connect Virginia and other Mid-Atlantic flour millers and grain farmers to our local community. Our use and focus on locally and mindfully produced products is purposefully aimed at encouraging environmental sustainability and promoting small farms. Offerings include rustic table breads, enriched "tinned" toast breads, hearty rye breads and savory focaccia." - Brutto Breads

Join us for a fall wine tasting with Matt Daniels of Lanterna Distributors Inc. Matt will be here from 1-4 pm, sampling a few beautiful wines from France we love this time of year. So stop on by for a taste!

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City State Brewing is back Friday 9.23.22 from 4-7 PM to sample a few of their core and seasonal beers. Stop on by for some local flavor and learn a bit more about one of DC’s newer breweries.

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Fall is all about beer! Please join us Friday September 9th for an evening with Ballad Brewing. One of their fine brewery reps will be here from 4-7 pm to sample and share the Ballad Brewing story.

Joe from Two Roads Brewing Co. will be here this Saturday, 9.2.2022 from 1-4pm sampling a few of their fall seasonal, and core beers. Join us!

We have amazing news!

We have teamed up with the super talented BRUTTO BREADS of Alexandria, VA to be an official pickup location! If you have been to any of the local farmers markets around town, you've probably become obsessed with these incredibly fresh artisanal breads made from Virginia grown ingredients.

"Naturally fermented. Whole grains. Sustainably sourced. Real, hearty bread.
We are a rustic bread baking company using naturally fermented bread making techniques and locally sourced whole grains to provide customers with fresh and nutritious breads. We aim to connect Virginia and other Mid-Atlantic flour millers and grain farmers to our local community. Our use and focus on locally and mindfully produced products is purposefully aimed at encouraging environmental sustainability and promoting small farms. Offerings include rustic table breads, enriched "tinned" toast breads, hearty rye breads and savory focaccia." - Brutto Breads

We are pairing Brutto Breads with this months DBW Wine Club pickup next week, but we are opening up pre-order to everyone. Pre-order ends Tuesday 8.16.22 To order please click on the link below. Pickup will be at DBW next Friday 8.19.22.

PRE-ORDER LINK

Please join us this July 4th Holiday Weekend for a taste of Virginia’s Kindred Spirit Brewing. Their sales rep will be hear pouring and sharing the Kindred Spirit Brewing story. We have a few of their core, and special release beers to try.

Hope to see you Saturday!

-Team DBW

Join us for a summer wine tasting with Matt Daniels of Lanterna Distributors Inc. Matt will be here from 4:30 - 7 pm, sampling a few of our favorite summer wines. With the July 4th holiday coming up, we wanted to focus on wines that are ready to pop open and enjoy. Everyone needs a few summer ‘go-to’s’ and these wines are a few of ours.

It’s officially summer! There’s no better way to celebrate the spirit of summer than with a few cold Juneshine Hard Kombucha’s. Summer days at the pool or beach, and summer nights relaxing on the back deck are the perfect companion for a Juneshine or two.

If you don’t trust us, then stop on by Friday, June 17th from 4:30 - 7 PM. Gina from Juneshine will be here sampling out the full lineup, as well as a few seasonal offerings. We will also have one of their core Hard Kombucha’s on draft for crowler or growler fills. A crowler of Junehsine for the pool? YES PLEASE!

BIG NEWS! WE ARE EXCITED TO ANNOUNCE THAT WE HAVE ONCE AGAIN PARTNERED WITH WASHINGTON, DC RESTAURANT LITTLE SESAME FOR OUR NEIGHBORHOOD DINNER DROP PROGRAM!

NEIGHBORHOOD DROP @ DBW
SATURDAY, MAY 21st
PICKUP TIME: 5:45 PM - 6:45 PM

If you’re not familiar with our DBW Neighborhood Drop dinner events, we coordinate with some truly wonderful D.C. area restaurants to create a special dinner menu that is pre-ordered from the restaurant website to be picked up at DBW. We provide a few different wine pairings for each drop that can be reserved below, but purchased when you come in to pickup your dinner. All food sales go to the restaurant, we just handle the booze.

We are once again working with our good friend Margaret Perry and Williams Corner Wine on the wine pairings. This time we travel just a little south to Charlottesville, VA and the wonderful wines of Blenheim Vineyards!

ABOUT LITTLE SESAME:

We're Little Sesame.

WE SET OUT TO BUILD SOMETHING DIFFERENT - TO SERVE FOOD THAT'S GOOD FOR YOU, AND GOOD FOR THE PLANET.

We are committed to building a HEALTHIER PLANET for the next generation. We want to make hummus the everyday plant-based protein and believe that growing, cooking, and eating climate-friendly food is the best way we can care for our planet. We partner with people who share our values to GROW SUSTAINABLY together, like Casey Bailey, a fifth-generation Montana farmer and regenerative agriculture pioneer who grows all our chickpeas. We invest in our COMMUNITY. During the pandemic, we launched Meals for the City which provided 100,000 emergency meals to our neighbors in need. Taking care of people is hardwired into our business and we pledge to continue doing good in the world.

Ordering is now LIVE! through the Little Sesame, with dinner pickup Saturday May 21st. To purchase menu items please head on over to the Little Sesame website by clicking the button below. To reserve bottles of the wines DBW has selected to pair with the menus please fill out the form below.

THE WINES:

We are offering 10% off the regular price for all Little Sesame customers. Please scroll down to reserve. (Reserve now and pay when you pick up your dinner.)

Blenheim Vineyards (Charlottesville, VA)
For over 10 years, Blenheim Vineyards has been crafting quality and sustainable 100% Virginia grown wines and managing 32 acres of estate vineyards. Our Blenheim, Claim, Deer Ridge, and Seaview Vineyards possess distinctive terroir and varying soils to reflect our wines place of origin.

On The Line Wines - World Central Kitchen Fundraiser
Limited release wines and merchandise made by Blenheim Vineyards with label design by Dave Matthews in support of World Central Kitchen, known around the globe as “Food First Responders” serving millions of meals each year. A portion of proceeds will be donated to serve healthy meals for first responders and others in need.

Blenheim Vineyards - On The Line, White '2020 (Virginia)
Notes of dried apricot, yellow pear, meyer lemon. This wine is a blend of 64% Sauvignon Blanc, 18% Rkatsiteli, 9% Chardonnay, 8% Petit Manseng, 1% Viognier. 100% fermented and aged in stainless steel. Sourced from Monroe, Claim, Horton, Mount Juliet, and Redlands vineyards in Virginia. ABV 13%
$17.99 - 750ml ($19.99 - Regular Price)

Blenheim Vineyards - On The Line, Red '2020 (Virginia)
Notes of crushed raspberry, tobacco, baked plum. This wine is a blend of 63% Cabernet Franc, 20% Merlot, 9% Cabernet Sauvignon, 3% Petit Verdot. Aged 70% in oak barrels for 8 months. ABV 13%
$17.99 - 750ml ($19.99 - Regular Price)

Blenheim Vineyards - Rosé '2020 (Virginia)
Notes of green strawberry, watermelon, thyme. 48% Cabernet Franc, 31% Merlot, 21% Pinot noir. Unoaked. ABV 13%
$20.69 - 750ml ($22.99 - Regular Price)

BIG NEWS!  WE ARE EXCITED TO ANNOUNCE THAT WE HAVE PARTNERED WITH FALLS CHURCH RESTAURANT THOMPSON ITALIAN FOR OUR NEXT NEIGHBORHOOD DINNER DROP PROGRAM!

DBW NEIGHBORHOOD DROP x THOMPSON ITALIAN
PICKUP DATE: WEDNESDAY, MAY 11
PICKUP TIME: 5:45 PM - 6:45 PM

If you’re not familiar with our DBW Neighborhood  Drop dinner events, we coordinate with some truly wonderful D.C. area restaurants to create a special dinner menu that is pre-ordered from the restaurant website to be picked up at DBW.  We provide a few different wine pairings for each drop that can be reserved below, but purchased when you come in to pickup your dinner.  All food sales go to the restaurant, we just handle the booze.

ABOUT THOMPSON ITALIAN:

“Our family restaurant is a true labor of love that’s been a lifetime in the making.

Our journey together began in 2007 when we met while working as part of the opening team at West Village’s Dell’anima restaurant. This was after honing our culinary skills at some of New York City’s top-rated restaurants like Per Se, Le Bernardin, and Del Posto. We went on to become chef-owners at three more popular Italian restaurants in Manhattan — L’Artusi, Anfora, and L’Apicio — as well as co-authors of the cookbook “Downtown Italian.” In 2015, we relocated with our two children to Northern Virginia to be closer to family.

Teaming with Falls Church resident and Rose’s Luxury & Little Pearl alumna, Kristen Carson Hamilton (or “KC” as she’s known around here), our collective vision has always been to create a neighborhood spot where people can gather for a great meal in a warm and welcoming place. There’s no better place for that than our own backyard.”

WHEN ORDERING: (Select Pickup Date 5.11 and under the Special Collaboration heading on the ordering page please click on 5/11 Dinner for Two.)

THE WINES:

We are once again working with Margaret from Williams Corner Wines for the wine pairings and offering 10% off the regular price for all Thompson Italian customers. Please scroll down to reserve. (Reserve now and pay when you pick up your dinner.)

Fatalone - Rosato "Teres" '2020 (Puglia, ITA)
You may say it's too early for Rosé, but trust us: this is from the southern heel of Italy, and is a dark, rich, dry rosé that suits almost any food you pair it with and certainly these back-and-forth blustery spring days. Don't serve it too cold!
$17.99 - 750ml ($19.99 Regular Price)

Il Vinco - Le Capannacce, Grechetto Rosso '2019 (Lazio, ITA)
Made from a local variety of Sangiovese, called Grechetto Rosso, this is from a very rustic old vineyard in Lazio (near Rome). Break out the checkered tablecloth and the creaky violins -- this is heaven with red-sauce pastas and candle-lit tables. (Organic and Natural)
$17.99 - 750ml ($19.99 Regular Price)

Omero Moretti - Vino Frizzante "Sui Lieviti" '2020 (Umbria, ITA)
“Sui Lieviti'' -- means it's aged on the lees -- that is, it's a pet nat! This is how the winemaker’s grandparents made sparkling wine. Fragrant aromas of yellow fruit, such as apple and apricot. This wine finishes with hints of orange-blossom. Lightly effervescent. (biodynamic and natural)
$20.69 - 750ml ($22.99 Regular Price)

Join us Friday, May 6th from 5-7 pm for a tasting of Argentinian wines from Andeluna Cellars of Mendoza. One of the representatives of the winery is in town and will be here to sample and share a wealth of information on the wines, the winery, and answer all of your Argentinian wine questions.

Andeluna Cellars

Andeluna is a family-owned winery located in the rocky region of Gualtallary, Tupungato, Mendoza in the foothills of the Andes mountains of Argentina.The name Andeluna was created from merging two concepts - ANDE comes from the ANDES mountain range where you have a combination of mountain, unique soil, water, altitude and man's knowledge; and LUNA is moon in Spanish, a place of inspiration and magic, both indispensable ingredients for the creation of a great wine. Originally founded in 2003 by Ward Lay, a North American investor, the winery is now owned by the Barale family since Lay's passing in 2011. Manuel Gonzalez Bals is Andeluna's winemaker and Hans Vinding-Diers is the enology consultant.