Market Street Wine

Market Street Wine Charlottesville's newest/oldest wine shop. (re)Opened early April, 2018
Wines with stories since 1

Market Street Wine is an independent shop for wine, beer, and gourmet products in Charlottesville, VA. We aim to serve our customers with personalized attention and tailored recommendations. With our combined forty years of experience in wine & food, our goal is to satisfy, enhance, inspire and delight the tastes of every customer that walks through our shop door. We sell the best of what is local

as well as exceptional products from around the world. We draw heavily from small producers, quality craft breweries, natural and organic vineyards, and wineries of established excellence. We are experienced in tracking down the off-beat and the hard-to-find, and we particularly love finding products with unique stories. Whether you are looking for a natural wine from a small producer, the perfect beer for a meal with friends, or to add to your private wine- library, we have what you need. There has been a wine shop in the cellar of 311 East Market Street since 1979. Market Street Wine continues the tradition of this location as a cornerstone of the downtown Charlottesville community.

Friday Tasting: Domaine des Cognettes! Guest pourer !We have long been lovers of this producer. Discovered for yourself...
11/22/2024

Friday Tasting: Domaine des Cognettes! Guest pourer !

We have long been lovers of this producer. Discovered for yourself why wine from this dynamic winemaking duo is a must not miss during our free walk up tasting! We also will have Magnums for your festive holiday plans! Cus you shouldn’t be afraid of a LOT of a good thing.




Beaujolais Nouveau Day!Did you know? Well, now you do! Have you tried? Now you can! Stop by anytime between 5:00-6:30 fo...
11/21/2024

Beaujolais Nouveau Day!

Did you know? Well, now you do! Have you tried? Now you can! Stop by anytime between 5:00-6:30 for our free walk up tasting!

11/21


Special Thursday Wine Tasting !Beaujolais Nouveau!!Today is the third Thursday of November -- Beaujolais Nouveau Day!Sto...
11/21/2024

Special Thursday Wine Tasting !
Beaujolais Nouveau!!

Today is the third Thursday of November -- Beaujolais Nouveau Day!

Stop by this evening, and you can taste our offerings of what is now the world’s favorite fresh, fruit-forward, easy-drinking wine that was naught but grapes just weeks ago.

Come by any time during the hour and a half for this free walk-up tasting.

These people rented out our space for their event.Are you next?Ask us about holding your personal or work event at Marke...
11/20/2024

These people rented out our space for their event.

Are you next?

Ask us about holding your personal or work event at Market St. Wine.

Wine Wednesday - Hometown Team!Blenheim VineyardsFrom their handful of sites, Blenheim focuses on growing healthy fruit ...
11/19/2024

Wine Wednesday - Hometown Team!
Blenheim Vineyards

From their handful of sites, Blenheim focuses on growing healthy fruit so that they can be minimalistic in the cellar. Nothing stays in barrel for more than a year, with the goal being to make fruit forward, approachable wines that are drinkable when young.

We’ve been fans of Blenheim since their opening. This Wednesday, you have a chance to see the reason for our dedication.

Come join guest pourer Tracey Love, Director of Sales, Event, and Marketing at Blenheim Vineyards as we get vocal about one of our favorite locals.

Blenheim Vineyards Williams Corner Wine

Special Book Signing and Tasting Tonight!Wine writer and sommelier Kelli A. White!Kelli White loves how wine can bring b...
11/19/2024

Special Book Signing and Tasting Tonight!
Wine writer and sommelier Kelli A. White!

Kelli White loves how wine can bring brilliancy to a meal, express an area’s or people’s cultural heritage, or defuse the day’s stresses with one well-timed, much loved glass. It breaks her heart to think that wine’s history, details, and baggage of pretension keep people from these things. Her latest book, Wine Confident: There Is No Wrong Way to Enjoy Wine throws a well-aimed cork at those anxieties.

Tonight, Kelli A. White will be here, doing what she does best -- talking about her book and talking about wine.

Don’t miss this extra special walk-up tasting — 5:00 PM - 6:30 PM at Market St. Wine!

Friday Tasting: Oregon Wines!Excited to be trying these beauties. They are perfect for Thanksgiving… or anytime of the y...
11/15/2024

Friday Tasting: Oregon Wines!

Excited to be trying these beauties. They are perfect for Thanksgiving… or anytime of the year really. Stop by for our free walk up tasting, 5:00-6:30

11/15





Friday Tasting - The Great NorthwestWines of OregonIn 1847, Henderson Luelling trudged up the Trail, bringing fruit cutt...
11/14/2024

Friday Tasting - The Great Northwest
Wines of Oregon

In 1847, Henderson Luelling trudged up the Trail, bringing fruit cuttings with him from Iowa … including grapes. It was only five years later that Swiss immigrant Peter Britt established the Pacific Northwest’s first winery. Oregon winemaking had begun.

This Friday, please join guest pourer Robert Crum from distributor Roanoke Valley Wine Company as we offer samples of Oregon wine. This tasting is a free walk-up tasting from 5:00-6:30 PM that you don’t have to walk the Oregon Trail to get to.

Linden Vineyard ROCKS.We’re obsessed!
11/14/2024

Linden Vineyard ROCKS.
We’re obsessed!

Thursday Beer Tasting - Heavenly AlesAnnual Trappist Ale TastingOne of St. Benedict’s core monastic tenets is "ora et la...
11/13/2024

Thursday Beer Tasting - Heavenly Ales
Annual Trappist Ale Tasting

One of St. Benedict’s core monastic tenets is "ora et labora” (“prayer and work”). Monks and nuns are meant to pray and occupy themselves with manual labor. Another tenet is the dedication to good works. Thus monasteries grew to make goods that were beneficial to their surrounding communities — clothes, bread, cheese, etc. Since monasteries were already making beer for their own use — as it was a staple of household diets — it didn’t take much for Trappist monasteries to develop a tradition of commercial brewing. Today, there are only thirteen Trappist breweries in the world, and the Trappist beers from Belgium, in particular, are some of the finest beers in the world.

Please join us this Thursday for a quartet of Trappist beers. This is a free, walk-up tasting. Feel free to come by any time in the hour and a half.

Wine with Kelli White!Tuesday 11/19 we will be having the amazing for a book-signing and wine tasting! When was the las...
11/13/2024

Wine with Kelli White!

Tuesday 11/19 we will be having the amazing for a book-signing and wine tasting! When was the last time you got to clink glasses with a top sommelier? Or if you have any burning questions about Napa Valley (or any region really) Kelli is your gal! Stop by anytime between 5:00-6:30!

Beer of the Week - The Tripel EndUnibroue La Fin du MondeNormally $12.99 / Now on Sale for $11.96Abbey TripelWhen Unibro...
11/13/2024

Beer of the Week - The Tripel End
Unibroue La Fin du Monde

Normally $12.99 / Now on Sale for $11.96
Abbey Tripel

When Unibroue in Chambly, Québec first released the La Fin du Monde (World’s End) in 1994, it was the first abbey Tripel commercially brewed on this continent. Bottled conditioned, like its Belgian forbearers, there are notes of coriander that set it squarely in the sub-group of spiced Tripels. It is rich and flavorful without overwhelming you with either body or taste. Still, take note; this ale is not a quiet and small beer!

One of the world’s great Tripels, fortunately we don’t have to travel to the world’s end to enjoy some.

Wine Wednesday - Vino Italiano!Wine from ItalyItaly is one of those European countries which (for now) sit entirely in t...
11/12/2024

Wine Wednesday - Vino Italiano!
Wine from Italy

Italy is one of those European countries which (for now) sit entirely in the grape growing sweet zone. Its location allows them to have wine regions up and down the Apennine Peninsula and out into its surrounding islands. As a result, it has a wine culture as diverse as its internal cultures.

This Wednesday, join guest pourer Gregory Beigle from distributor Banville Wine Merchants for a selection of Italian wines from Lombardy to Puglia. We look forward to seeing you at this free walk-up tasting. Please stop by any time in the hour and a half.

Banville Wine Merchants

Wine of the Week: California Rhône-ing!Bonny Doon Le Cigare Volant⁠⁠61% Grenache, 20% Syrah, 15% Cinsault, 4% Petite Sir...
11/12/2024

Wine of the Week: California Rhône-ing!
Bonny Doon Le Cigare Volant
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⁠61% Grenache, 20% Syrah, 15% Cinsault, 4% Petite Sirah
(Central Coast AVA)
Normally 20.99 / On Sale for 16.96

The fruit for the Le Cigare Volant is grown in several plots in the Central Coast AVA. Its majority of Grenache comes from cold Central Coast climes that provide long growing seasons, giving a “spicy, peppery quality” to the grape. These qualities are countered by the plumpness of the Cinsault.

Bonny Doon ages the wine in stainless steel before bottling it just ten months after harvest to retain the freshness of this fruitopic medium-bodied red.
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Friday Tasting: Thanksgiving Favorites We are here to help you find the right wine for your Thanksgiving seasonal meals ...
11/07/2024

Friday Tasting: Thanksgiving Favorites

We are here to help you find the right wine for your Thanksgiving seasonal meals from tofu salad to turducken! Hit us up; we are here to help.

This Friday, we start things off by pouring some of our Thanksgiving favorites. Please join us anytime in the hour and a half for this free walk up tasting.
5:00-6:30

11/8


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Thursday Tasting: Silver Hand Meadery!Tis the season for mead! If you have never tried this ancient beverage, now is you...
11/07/2024

Thursday Tasting: Silver Hand Meadery!

Tis the season for mead! If you have never tried this ancient beverage, now is your chance! Stop by between 5:00-6:30 for our free walk up tasting!



Beer of the Week - Väsen Hop SubtletyVäsen FullaNormally $16.99 / Now on Sale for $15.96Hazy IPAMotueka is a New Zealand...
11/06/2024

Beer of the Week - Väsen Hop Subtlety
Väsen Fulla

Normally $16.99 / Now on Sale for $15.96
Hazy IPA

Motueka is a New Zealand hop that works well as both an aroma hop and flavor hop. It rides between citrus notes and tropical fruit notes and can be equally at home in lagers as in IPAs. Nelson Sauvin is another New Zealander. One of our favorite “odd child” hops, it famously gives off white wine grape flavors. Of course, Citra is there for all your citrus joys.

So, what happens when Väsen gets these three different hops playing in the same sandbox? Well, the Fulla is a dry hazy IPA with citrus notes dominating, while a quiet play of juiciness goes on underneath. It’s such a smooth, quiet beer — a challenge of hop subtlety — you can almost miss how good it is.

Wine of the Week: A Different Side of French ChardonnayCellier Saint Sever Prochaine Chardonnay⁠⁠Normally $16.99 / Now o...
11/05/2024

Wine of the Week: A Different Side of French Chardonnay
Cellier Saint Sever Prochaine Chardonnay
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⁠Normally $16.99 / Now on Sale for $14.96
100% Chardonnay (Vin de Pays Languedoc)

The Prochaine (“Next”) Chardonnay is made specifically for southern VA distributor Roanoke Valley Wine Company, a result of a casual conversation between RVWC’s owner and the winemaker. For the Prochaine, the winemaker takes the lees from his Viognier and rests the Chardonnay grapes on them. This trick pushes the fruit of this warm climate Chardonnay to a next level. Still, enough acid remains around the edges to give the wine structure.

Whereas cold climate Chardonnay (such as in Burgundy) can be acidic and have a citrus edge, warmer climate Chardonnay (like this one from Languedoc) is less acidic and sports riper, rounder fruit notes. In this form, this grape in the Languedoc is the grape behind a number of prominent Vin de Pays whites.
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Roanoke Valley Wine Company

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311 E Market Street
Charlottesville, VA
22902

Opening Hours

Monday 11am - 6pm
Tuesday 11am - 7pm
Wednesday 11am - 7pm
Thursday 11am - 7:30pm
Friday 11am - 7:30pm
Saturday 11am - 7pm
Sunday 11am - 6pm

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Welcome to the new/old Market Street Wine

Market Street Wine is an independent shop for wine, beer, and gourmet products in Charlottesville, VA.

We aim to serve our customers with personalized attention and tailored recommendations. With our combined forty years of experience in wine & food, our goal is to satisfy, enhance, inspire and delight the tastes of every customer that walks through our shop door.

We sell the best of what is local as well as exceptional products from around the world.

We draw heavily from small producers, quality craft breweries, natural and organic vineyards, and wineries of established excellence.

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