Aardvark Wine & Beer

01/24/2025

Our weekly tasting is flowing now through Sunday, open to close, for $15.

An awesome dry Prosecco from Col di Luna via . Another Piedmont meets California blend from . A popular pinot noir from with darker fruit and spice. Finally a good deal for California grenache from that brings a lot of red fruit and charm.

Come taste, hang out, and shop with us. It's 70° and sunny if you're in the shop!

01/23/2025

Our awesome AF (NA) event is tonight and here's the lineup. We'll have 18 of the many non-alcoholic products that we carry for you to taste and it's only $35 (corrected!). We still have some spots open if you want to join us!

Big thanks to Sandi from and Jenna from for supporting our event and sharing , , , , , , .flora, , and .

This event was a lot of fun a year ago so we're looking forward to tonight. Come hang out and taste with us!

01/21/2025

We've had a couple bottles of Burgundy that we've wanted to open. Over the weekend, with the cool weather, these wines were calling for beef bourgignon and a simple Caesar salad.

While Maconnais whites are generally considered entry level for the region, is another story. Their "Les Chenes" bottling is a stunning wine and singing after five years. And for the Bourgogne rouge from , it's a declassified single vineyard site in Gevrey-Chambertin and way outshoots its price point in the scope of Burgundies.

A couple tips. Never use real Burgundy for beef bourgignon. A flavorful, dry red that you'd drink that doesn't break the bank is the way to go. And when you begin talking about recent or upcoming trips, you might end up opening bottles from said regions. My first experience with Moscadello di Montalcino before and it was a delight.

Thanks to our friend Kevin who made the charcuterie board. If you want one yourself, we can connect you with him.

Here's to sharing and enjoying great food and wine with your people (and getting the kids back to school).

01/21/2025

Our event with next week is sold out but we still have spots for our Dry Adult Drinks - An Awesome AF (NA) Tasting Event this Thursday. We'll have 18 different products for you to taste that span across wine, wine-adjacent, beer, mocktails, CBD, and THC drinks. It's only $30 and you can purchase yours on our website. will be open if you want to grab some barbecue and we're giving away a pair of tickets for 's upcoming Columbus show courtesy of . This event was a fun time a year ago.

We're continuing to expand this selection for you. If there's anything you're ever looking for, we'll special order it for you if it's available in Ohio.

01/20/2025

We know many aren't working or going to school today in honor of MLK Jr. and there's some football game tonight, but we're open normal hours until 9pm.

01/19/2025

Sometimes the wine is so anxious for you to enjoy it that it comes out with the cork.

We're open until 8pm today. Stop by and grab the things before the cold weather the next few days.

01/17/2025

It's Friday which brings us our weekly tasting today through Sunday, open to close, for $15. We're just going to refer to this lineup in a very technical manner by calling it "very tasty."

We have a dry Alsatian riesling from from the portfolio. is producing high quality but low volume for Italy's first DOC Vernaccia di San Gimignano and it's a superb value. focuses on a range of Piedmontese varietals and this red captures a handful of them into an elegant, juicy wine. El Goru Gold and the Mad Hairy Fella from is a bolder red blend and customer favorite.

Come taste, shop, and hang out with us. Grab some barbecue from while you're here!

01/16/2025

Between our wine clubs (you're in one of them, right?), weekly tasting, and our shelves, we're constantly bringing you new wines that deliver. Real wines made by real people and a sense of place with authenticity. We can't even tell you what's in the mass-produced wines popular at chain stores. One of many reasons that you shop with us.

Shoutout to , , , , , , and the other great producers we bring to you.

01/15/2025

As things are a bit slower in January, we can catch up after the holiday season, reflect, and reset. It's the same for our distribution partners, especially our reps, delivery drivers, and the people getting their hands dirty who we never see.

We buy from 20+ wine distributors and 20+ breweries and beer distributors. It's a lot of work for me between between meeting with them, selecting what's on our shelves, and finding products that you want to order just as it is for our reps who hit dozens of independent accounts every week.

We had an evening together with about 20 of our wine reps this week at an "undisclosed location" to share some bottles, catch up, and enjoy pizza from . We're grateful for these relationships because we're all friends with a similar passion...making the connections from the producers and sites with the people who will get to enjoy the fruits of the labor.

An extra bonus was that everyone was asked to make a personal donation if able to our charity of choice which was . They apparently got a string of donations with email addresses that included "wine" and I'm not surprised.

We look forward to another positive year ahead with the friends who you rarely see but help us get the best products in your hands and on your tables.

01/14/2025

We're hosting our friends from on 1/29, 6-8pm, for a one-night pop-up event at Aardvark! We'll now offer more Hungarian wines for their customers and ours and we thought we'd share some of the products with you. We'll pour five Hungarian wines and their team will have a charcuterie spread for you to nosh on while you taste through the wines. We've already been a great one-two combo and we appreciate them offering us the opportunity to share more wines with their customers.

This is a ticketed event for $30 so your spot must be purchased in advance until it fills up. If something comes up and you need to cancel, you can do so at least 48 hours in advance via email ([email protected]). The tasting will begin at 6pm and end at 8pm so give yourself enough time to get through the tasting. We'll have bottles available for purchase. Before or after the tasting, you can hang out in our Dive Baar or visit any of our awesome neighbors here in Linworth.

We hope you can join us! Follow the link on IG, our Facebook event, or our website to get your spot.

01/14/2025

We're proud to once again be a sponsor for Shamrocks & Shenanigans in support of the Worthington Resource Pantry. Early bird pricing is ending so we encourage you to buy your tickets and join us in supporting their mission here in our community.

Join us on March 15, 2025, for an evening filled with great food, drinks, and fun activities at Camp Mary Orton. Best of all, your participation will directly support local families in need through our Feed-a-Family live auction.

The Early Bird discount ends January 15, so this is your last chance to save on tickets! Individual tickets are $75, and Pantry Supporter tickets (which include two tickets and a spot in the printed program) are $200. After January 15, prices will go up, so don’t wait!

Kick off 2025 by making a difference—purchase your tickets today and help us continue to serve our community. For more information and to buy tickets, visit our website:
worthingtonresourcepantry.org/funandgames

01/13/2025

Big thanks to our friends at for hosting our Aardvark family last night. We recommend checking out their taproom in Clintonville for beers and bites. We had a fun time together in a very welcoming environment. Highlights from the white elephant gift exchange were partially used gift cards and a mug warmer.

We're back at it with normal hours.

01/12/2025

We're open today but closing promptly at 5pm for our Aardvark Haaliday Paarty. Thank you for your understanding while we take a little time to celebrate our team after another year in the books.

By the way, have you been to yet? I always get their Albanian kebabs. Paired up with this single vineyard barbera from , which produces wines from Piedmontese varietals in California.

01/10/2025

More snow and one of the local colleges has a football game tonight? Our Beer Burrow is full of Ohio craft beer. We obviously have plenty of wine, cider, THC bevs, and NAs as well. Open until 9pm.

01/10/2025

It's Friday so it's time for our weekly tasting! Today through Sunday, open to close, only $15.

Biokult is a group of farmers in Austria who came together to grow fruit organically and make wine. Their gruner veltliner is a refreshing, crisp white. chardonnay is a classic CA style chardonnay with all of the things. is a Tuscan red in a beautiful place right now at a stupid good price. Chateau German from Alain Aubert is a historic Bordeaux producer offering a value red for under $15.

Come taste, hang out, and shop with us! Stop by and grab what you want before the snow arrives.

01/08/2025

We're closing promptly at 5pm on Sunday for our Aardvark Haaliday Paarty. We apologize for any inconvenience. It's our turn to have an evening to ourselves to celebrate another year.

Thank you for all of your support. We're grateful for our Aardvark team and customers.