Aardvark Wine & Beer

07/05/2025

Hey we forgot to post our weekly tasting. Here it is!

Txakolina from Basque Country, sauvignon blanc from Germany, barbera from Piedmont in Italy, and a Chilean cabernet sauvignon.

Come taste, hang out, and shop with us!

07/05/2025

A little love for Aardvark and our friends at Ray Ray's Hog Pit. Thaanks for sharing, Columbus Monthly Magazine!

Come experience the delicious combo yourself today after 11am.

Aardvark was voted Best Wine and Best Beer Shop by Columbus Monthly readers, Ray Ray's won for Best Food Truck and Best Barbecue.

07/04/2025

It was a late night after taking the Aardvark Roadshow to Red, White & Boom, but we're back at it today. We're open 11:30am to 5pm for last minute wine, beer, and more for the holiday.

07/03/2025

We're open until 9pm today and 5pm tomorrow and we're waiting for you with whatever you'd like to enjoy this holiday weekend. Wine, beer, ciders, NA, THC and CBD bevs. We got fresh drops today from , , and . We've got you covered. Grab a pint or glass of wine while you're here.

07/02/2025

What's been in your glass and on your plate? We wanted dinner on the patio last night. Roasted salmon with a Dijon and herb glaze and a Brussels and bacon Caesar salad. The rosé from brought some punchy red fruit and body. It's a great option from a highly regarded producer for only $20.

07/01/2025

A heads up that we'll close at 5pm on Friday but we'll have normal hours the rest of the weekend. Our monthly nonprofit tasting will be the following weekend due to the holiday. Our July partner will be .

In the meantime, come see us for wine, beer, cider, THC bevs, and more. Chill out in our space or take it with you wherever you're headed.

06/29/2025

Can we talk restaurant and bar markups for wine?

We had an awesome brunch today at and I was grateful to see not only quality wines on the list (along with beer and cocktails) but also very reasonable prices. You can get this quality Prosecco from Bisol for only $32.

I see that most restaurants or bars fall into three categories when it comes to their wine offering. 1. They're a big chain or restaurant group with very mediocre to subpar wines with the biggest markups. 2. They're an independent, locally-owned restaurant without any wine knowledge and an eager salesperson gets the wine list and floods it with mediocre to subpar wines to hit some sales goals along the way. 3. And finally, my favorite, an independent, locally-owned restaurant wants great wines in line with their food offering and the prices are reasonable.

We're a small business and understand that we have to make some money wherever we can to take care of our employees, bills, and hopefully have some left over at the end of the day. But there are some places we just avoid because of the crazy markups and lackluster offerings.

We recently wanted to get a bottle of bubbles while we were out. We pulled up the website for a local spot to look at the wine list. There was a wine that we like that's on par with this Prosecco and it would cost the exact same at retail. It was $57 on the list for wine that's typically $15-16 retail. We ended up going to our own shop where anybody can enjoy a bottle of good Champagne for that price.

We'll keep fighting the good fight.

You can now return to your regularly scheduled programming.

06/28/2025

Snaacks!

If you're hanging out in the Dive Baar and just want a few nibbles, we have a selection of small packaged food items to put in your belly. You can also order barbecue from or if you want a full meal. No other outside food is allowed.

Come enjoy some drinks and bites or just stop by to grab wine, beer, and more for home.

06/27/2025

And the wine hasn't even been loaded yet.

Are you having a big event? We should talk.

The folks over at Aardvark Wine & Beer sure know how to get you ready for the weekend. Thanks for the great photo, Donnie!

06/27/2025

Weekly wine tasting time!

We have a verdelho from in Australia. Columna Albarino from who is donating 20% of sales between and . An easy-drinking pink made of Montepulciano from Abruzzo in Italy. A bolder garnacha from Breca in Calatayud, Spain.

All day and evening, today through Sunday. Come taste, hang out, and shop!

06/26/2025

Who's missed this NZ SB from ? We did and it's back after two years. Even better, it's only $19.99.

This will appeal to the NZ SB lover and those who generally enjoy the varietal from other regions. This fifth-generation producer, now under guidance from David Clouston, has been in business since 1895. They began as a merchant in Marlborough in a variety of trades including wine before transitioning to growing grapes and making vibrant, delicious wines.

Perfect for the weather this weekend.

06/26/2025

Thank you to all who joined us for our (re)launch event tonight. The turnout and excitement were above and beyond what we expected!

We didn't believe we'd go through the Allagash glasses with your first pour but they were gone in about 30 minutes. While some of you missed out on them, we were giving them away and thought we'd ordered more than enough that we can't return and actually had to pay for. We apologize to those who didn't get a glass but hope you still had a great time with us.

We're hoping we do more beer events in the future. Thank you all who made our first one extra special for an extra special brewery that we're so happy to have in Ohio again.

I just got home and I was ready for a White. Cheers!