What’s the difference? Organic? Natural? Biodynamic? Sustainable?
Here is a quick-and-dirty guide to some of the words and logos that you will see on wine labels at the Crystal City Wine Shop: Organic: The U.S. government regulates use…
This Week at the Shop, 10 Oct 2016
This Week’s Schedule: Cider Tuesday, 5-7p: Schilling Cider with Jonathan from RVWC Beer Thursday, 5-7p: Long Trail Brewing Wine Friday, 5-7p: Falls Wines with Andrea from Downey Selections Staff Pick…
This Week at the Shop, 4 Oct 2016
As part of the rollout of our new loyalty program, we are transitioning our communications over to this new platform! Belly will enable us to, not only stay in touch…
Our New Loyalty Program, Belly
We’ve got Belly! It’s our new loyalty program that offers unique rewards to our customers through a single BellyCard or mobile app.
Serving temperatures for different styles of beer
Summer is here in full force and it may have you thinking about the “ice cold beer” of the country songs and TV beer commercials. That works great for many…
Exciting News Coming Soon…
We love serving the Arlington community with the best locally sourced wine, beer and artisanal foods and are looking to expand our offerings even more with the introduction of better…
Wine Storage Basics
So, you bought a couple of special bottles and you think you may want to age them? Before thinking about laying them down in the cellar, it’s useful to remember…
Five Reasons to Eat, Drink, & Shop Local
Buy local. Not a new concept but one that is not often practiced or understood. Buying local helps keep your money circulating through your hometown: paying your neighbors’ salaries, boosting local…
Learn about Gamay
Gamay is a purple-colored grape variety that is used to make red wines, sparkling wines, and rose. It is most notable grown in Beaujolais, the Loire Valley, and the…
Hello New Website!
Welcome to the new website of the Crystal City Wine Shop! I hope that you enjoy it and use the new features that we are working to add. In the…