Friday Grab Bag

It's the end of the week, so let's wrap up another busy time at our stores, before moving on to the busier weekend. That means it's time for the Friday Grab Bag, our weekly round-up of events and activities at Joe Canal's.

Events

Lawrenceville will have a regular weekend wine tasting schedule of 4-6pm Friday and 2-4pm Saturday. Click here for the tasting menu, which is the same for both days.

Over the next two weekends, we'll also have additional tastings and special events. To see the full Events calendar for Lawrenceville, please click here.

Woodbridge will also have a regular weekend wine tasting schedule, and that's 4-6pm Friday, 1-3pm Saturday. Click here for the tasting menu, which is the same for both days.

Sunday brings the mash-up of two highly anticipated events: Beer Camp Day and the Pumpkin Beer Release. Click here for details on why all craft beer lovers will leave the beach early on Sunday.

New Products

New vintages of Silver Oak Napa Valley have arrived, and the new vintage of Silver Oak Alexander Valley should arrive today or Monday. Of course, we will have very limited availability of these two amazing wines.

Also due to arrive is the new vintage of Kingsford Manor Meritage. Supplies will be more plentiful for the Kingsford Manor.

Each year, mid-August brings "Shutdown Week," where a number of our wholesale distributors cease deliveries for the week. We're there now, so next week will see a very limited number of new products.

Ripped From The Headlines

Wine auctions are very big business around the world. A well-known wine collector has been convicted and sentenced for fraud, having basically created, on his kitchen table, counterfeit versions of iconic wines. Click here for the story.

The Philadelphia Inquirer asks whether Philadelphia is the best beer town in America. Click here for the story and decide for yourself.