Not Busy Work

Our weekend events are pretty much the exact opposite of busy work. The various tastings, engravings and other activities are designed to give you the classic "try before you buy" opportunities. Since there are a gazillion choices in our stores, we can call these educational events as well.

Speaking of education (see what we did there?), congratulations to the graduates of TCNJ and MCCC; both schools have their commencement exercises today. We've had quite a few students from both schools working part time at our stores, and we're happy for their successes.

Events in Lawrenceville

Look for wine tastings at our regular weekend times, 4-6pm on Friday and 2-4pm on Saturday. Our Saturday tasting will feature summer wines (rose and Sauvignon Blanc), and that's pretty timely. Click here for the tasting menu.

Also on Saturday, from noon-2pm, we have a scheduled tasting of Strongbow Cider. Looking for something refreshing and different? Stop in for a sample.

Because we expect more shoppers than usual during the Memorial Day weekend, we will not have any scheduled tastings. You never know when we'll do something unscheduled, so stop at Customer Service to see if there's anything unofficial going on.

We have bottle engraving events coming up on the first two Saturdays in June, along with wine and Scotch tastings and more. Included in the "more" is the Harley-Davidson motorcycle raffle. Details on that are below. Click here for the complete Events Calendar in Lawrenceville.

Events in Woodbridge

We ease into the weekend with a special tasting of Jim Beam Kentucky Fire and Jim Beam Apple on Friday, from 4-7pm. But we're just warming up.

The tastings seemingly don't stop on Saturday. We start with our usual wine tasting, from 1-3pm. All of the selections are priced as everyday values, with all the sale prices being under $10.50. Click here for the tasting menu.

Up next is a re-scheduled tasting of beer from the Bronx Brewery, running from 4-6pm on Saturday. If you're not familiar with them, here's what they want you to know: "We’re a small team, with a big mission: to craft the absolute  best pale ales on the east coast. That’s why we are manically focused on brewing  this one style of beer. No nonsense, no pretense, no silly  names – we simply strive to make great beer for people that love great beer."

Saturday wraps up, at least in terms of events, with a tasting of New Belgium beer, from 6-8pm.If you're a Twitter follower, we just posted a coupon for additional savings on Fat Tire. We'll post that coupon again this afternoon, so you have time to follow us here:

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We take delivery of a brand-new Harley-Davidson motorcycle on June 1. No, it's not designed for wine deliveries and, unfortunately, it's not ours to keep. But it is being raffled off. The HD will be on display all during the month of June, then it will be sent to only three other stores in New Jersey. At the end of the summer, there will be a drawing, and one lucky winner will get to take that bike home. Entries will be accepted at both the Lawrenceville and Woodbridge stores, and no purchase is necessary to enter the contest.

In the coming weeks, we have many more tastings, plus engravings and gift wrappings, with Father's Day in mind. Click here to see the full Events Calendar in Woodbridge.

We look forward to seeing you this weekend!