Early Grab Bag

Your blogger will be unavailable tomorrow, so the end-of-week blog post is here a day early. There's a lot to cover, and, as always, we start with

Events in Both Stores

Tim Smith, purveyor of Climax Moonshine, will be in both stores this Saturday, January 31. Judging from the reactions on social media, this is a much-anticipated event. Tim Smith is a moonshiner turned legit, making some outstanding 'shine. Stop in for a tasting and bottle signing.

Tim will be in Lawrenceville from noon-2pm on Saturday. Click here for details. He'll be in Woodbridge from 4-6pm. Click here for the Woodbridge details.

Events in Lawrenceville

We'll have our regular Friday wine tasting tomorrow, from 3-6pm. Looking ahead a little, we'll have a complimentary bottle engraving for any 750ml purchase of The Macallan. Click here for complete details.

Events in Woodbridge

Enjoy our free wine tasting on Friday, from 4-6pm. Click here for the tasting menu.

It's fair to say that Carton Regular Coffee has been our most requested beer recently. We received a small allocation of 4-packs, and they sold out quickly. We were, however, able to get our hands on a 1/6 keg, and we're tapping it at 6pm tomorrow (Friday 1/30). You will be limited to a 64oz purchase. Please click here for complete details.

We hear there's a big football game on Sunday. We know that great beer is an important part of the experience for a lot of people. Stop in at our Woodbridge store between 1-3pm on game day for a tasting of Bolero Snort beer. A craft brewery from here in New Jersey, Bolero Snort just may be the perfect local brew for a game that doesn't include any local team.

Valentine's Day

You know it's coming. We offer some tips on making great beverage choices that will add to the atmosphere that day. Click on the Part you want to read.

Part 1: Sparkling wine/Champagne
Part 2: Dessert/sweet wine
Part 3: Beer

Ripped from the Headlines

Building a better beer with Science! Click here for the story.

A while back, we noted that a quantity of wine was stolen from the French Laundry in Napa. Most was recovered in North Carolina. Click here for the story.

See you Monday!