City Vino

12/31/2024

Cheers and Happy New Year! 🍾

https://www.city-vino.com/blogs/blog/happy-new-year-2025/

12/30/2024

Ring in 2025…City Vino style! 🪩

It’ll be a night to remember with karaoke from , perfectly paired food and wine, and a toast to top it all off!

Wear your sparkles, bring your favorites, and drink the bubbles! Cheers to a New Year! 🍾

Downtown Fredericksburg’s Wine Store

Our new location, at 100 Hanover Street, is open and ready to welcome you to the world of wine.

12/28/2024

🎙️ Join us for the last night of Voices and Vines with the incredible talent from . Enjoy their musical selections and our wine pairings. Guaranteed to be a memorable night in the burg! 🍷

Get your tickets here 🎟️

https://www.purplepass.com/events/305003-fte-and-city-vino-present%3A-voices-and-vines—spar-dec-27th-2024%20

12/28/2024

Won’t you take me down to Sparkletown? City Vino is celebrating New Year’s Eve all week long so just come in and Pour Some Sparkle on Me! As tradition, City Vino's last flight of the year is All that Glitters is Brut! So come in and You Can’t Always Sip What You Want but this time of year you may get what you need. We are going to Pop the Cork, Rock the Night while we Sparkle on the Water and Shimmer All Night Long! Come join us for a Karaoke New Year's Sparkling Eve.

Brown Family Wines Innocent Bystander Pink Moscato Swan Hill Victoria Australia 2023 82% Muscat Gordo, 18% Black Muscat.
🍊 Bright aromas of cotton candy, black currant with musk, Turkish delight, mandarin peel, passion fruity, guava, sweet strawberry, sweet cherry, watermelon, and papaya. Flavors of black cherry, peach, jasmine, and vanilla bean. It’s quite complex Moscato.

Mon-Basart Brut Rosado Espumoso Spain NV 100% Grenache.
🫧 Bright aromas and flavors of ripe strawberry pie, with lighter notes of red floral, red currant, raspberry, and citrus. This is off dry with creamy effervescence that flows over the palate. Big party hit or just an everyday sparkling treat.

Maison Albert Bichot Crémant de Bourgogne Brut Réserve Burgundy France NV 60% Chardonnay, 40% Pinot Noir.
🍋‍🟩 Aromas of citrus, lime, pink grapefruit, white blossoms, and minerals. This cuvee owes its originality to our savior-faire, bringing together the vinosity of the base wines and the tension due to the light dosage of the Cremant Brut. Clean and precise with beautiful length.

Pares Balta Blanca Cusiné Penedès Catalonia Spain 2016 83% Xarel-lo, 10% Pinot Noir, 7% Chardonnay.
🍋 Intense aroma of pralines, dried fruits, bruised apple, citrus lemon-lime, toast, and subtle hints of fruit compote. Additional flavors of crystallized honey, lemon zest, and orange peel. Creamy, fine bubbles that dance on your tongue, lively acidity the pop the flavors around, wine with structure and firm distinctiveness through a long finish with a little salinity at the end.

12/27/2024

Come in and save on all of the Sparkling Wines we have! Enjoy a tasting or a glass while you shop. Cheers!

https://www.city-vino.com/wine/sparkling/ check it out!

12/26/2024

As 2024 “wines” down and we prepare to ring in 2025, shop our curated selection of bubbly and enjoy 10% off through New Year’s Eve. 🍾

Whether you’re searching for delicate effervescence, bountiful bubbles, or a unique uncorking, all are available and waiting to be popped for celebrations large or small. Cheers!

12/24/2024

We can’t wait for this event! 2 nights of entertainment from Fredericksburg Theatre Ensemble paired with wine and good cheer!

Tickets here 👇

https://www.purplepass.com/events/305003-fte-and-city-vino-present%3A-voices-and-vines---spar-dec-27th-2024%20

12/21/2024

Pairs perfectly with holiday shopping 🍷

12/20/2024

Christmas is upon us! 🎄

Feeling overwhelmed from the start? Want to impress your favorite wine connoisseur, but the mission isn’t going as planned? Don’t worry—we’re here to help! At City Vino, we take the guesswork out of gift-giving. With a little insight into your recipient’s preferences (or even a peek at their past purchases), we’ll help you select a bottle that’s thoughtful, personal, and sure to impress. And once you’ve checked everyone off your list, why not treat yourself? Stop by our wine bar for a relaxing glass of wine and a delicious bite. Because you deserve to toast to the season, too!

Lismore Viognier The Age of Grace Cape South Coast South Africa 2021 100% Viognier.
🍑 Seductively expressive. Complex flavors of passionfruit, peach, melon, smoke, ginger, toast, and cream.

Colli du lapio Vigna Andrea Taurasi DOCG Campania Italy 2019 100% Aglianico.
🍊 Aromas of pink rose petal, violets, prune, forest floor, exotic spice, black plum, and cedar shavings, giving way to medicinal blackberries and cherries. Rich flavors of bramble, dried herbs, dried blackberry, notes of loamy earth, dark chocolate, wet leaves, sage, dried raspberry, and black cherry compote, with tinge of orange peel. Lingering candied sweet fruit, tactile mineral tones and blood orange hints.

Maison Lombard Syrah Croze Hermitage Rhone Valley France 2015 100% Syrah.
🍫 Brooding aromas. Continuing to the palate are flavors of blackberry and blueberry compote, dried black currants, sage, black pepper, dark chocolate, and savoriness. The flavor complexity and intensity evolves as it needs time to decant to get to full potential to also include a medium-plus finish.

The Critic Cabernet Sauvignon Napa Valley California 2022 90% Cabernet Sauvignon and 10% Merlot.
🍒 Soft and approachable notes, with hints of dark fruit, a touch of smokiness, cocoa, and coffee nibs. The palate is plush with big bing cherries, caramel, white pepper, and earth bathed in plum liqueur. Finish is round and lingers with a touch of currant and spice.

12/20/2024

Christmas is upon us! 🎄

Feeling overwhelmed from the start? Want to impress your favorite wine connoisseur, but the mission isn’t going as planned? Don’t worry—we’re here to help! At City Vino, we take the guesswork out of gift-giving. With a little insight into your recipient’s preferences (or even a peek at their past purchases), we’ll help you select a bottle that’s thoughtful, personal, and sure to impress. And once you’ve checked everyone off your list, why not treat yourself? Stop by our wine bar for a relaxing glass of wine and a delicious bite. Because you deserve to toast to the season, too!

Lismore Viognier The Age of Grace Cape South Coast South Africa 2021 100% Viognier.
🍑 Seductively expressive, honeysuckle, orange blossom, mango, ripe pineapple, apricot, warm toasted vanilla. Complex flavors of passionfruit, peach, melon, smoke, ginger, toast, and cream.

Colli du lapio Vigna Andrea Taurasi DOCG Campania Italy 2019 100% Aglianico.
🍊 Aromas of pink rose petal, violets, prune, forest floor, exotic spice, black plum, and cedar shavings, giving way to medicinal blackberries and cherries. Rich flavors of bramble, dried herbs, dried blackberry, notes of loamy earth, dark chocolate, wet leaves, sage, dried raspberry, and black cherry compote, with tinge of orange peel. Lingering candied sweet fruit, tactile mineral tones and blood orange hints.

Maison Lombard Syrah Croze Hermitage Rhone Valley France 2015 100% Syrah.
🍫 Brooding aromas of beef jerky, campfire, warm leather, wet leaves, bramble, and earth. Continuing to the palate are flavors of blackberry and blueberry compote, dried black currants, sage, black pepper, dark chocolate, and savoriness. The flavor complexity and intensity evolves as it needs time to decant to get to full potential to also include a medium-plus finish.

The Critic Cabernet Sauvignon Napa Valley California 2022 90% Cabernet Sauvignon and 10% Merlot.
🍒 Soft and approachable notes, with hints of dark fruit, a touch of smokiness, cocoa, and coffee nibs. The palate is plush with big bing cherries, caramel, white pepper, and earth bathed in plum liqueur. Finish is round and lingers with a touch of currant and spice.

12/19/2024

Sipping around the Christmas Tree…🍷🎄

Gifty wines, curated bundles, perfectly paired presents…there’s still plenty of time to shop for anyone on your list.

While you’re here, enjoy a sip of something festive and a nibble or two from the kitchen. We’re open late so your gifts won’t be! Cheers!

12/18/2024

In the latest blog, learn about grape blends that bring the party! 🎉

The Art of the Blend: Grapes That Party Together 👇

https://www.city-vino.com/blogs/blog/the-art-of-the-blend-grapes-that-party-together/

12/18/2024

How about a gift that keeps on giving? 🎁

Have you heard about Wine Cru? It’s a monthly subscription that’s all about the wine. One or two sought after or hard to find bottles, intriguing details, perfect pairings, tasting notes- education and enjoyment each month for only $65. Plus, a discount on all purchases? Yes!

Head to our website (or stories) purchase the $10 Wine Cru bag and you’re in the cru-est club in town. Cheers!

12/12/2024

🎄 Red Blends are a party in every pour!! 🎉

The holidays are here, and so are the parties! Whether you’re rubbing elbows with old friends or dazzling new acquaintances, nothing says "I’ve got taste" like a rich, crowd-pleasing red blend. This week’s pick is all about making an impression—velvety, vibrant, smooth, approachable, flavors that are food friendly, and as unforgettable as your sparkling wit. Stop by City Vino this week and stock up on this party-perfect red. Your guests will thank you, and your reputation as a fabulous host will be sealed! 🍷✨

Highway 12 ''Highwayman'' Trailblazer Sonoma California 2018
🍫 The mighty Zin's ripe berry and jammy profile coupled with the fortitude of the Petit Sirah produces the perfect blend of yin and yang. full body, blackberry, chocolate, cedar, bold raspberries.

Morgan Cotes Du Crow's Monterey California 2020
🍓 The palate has hints of strawberry, black pepper, toast, to***co, and earth. Built with a blend of old and new world style, soft easy table wine with a lot of personality and a medium plus finish.

Vermillion Red Blend California 2021
🍷 Delicious flavors of raspberry, strawberry, red cherry thyme, coconut, lighter notes of black currant, black plum, black current leaf, Darjeeling tea, anise, cinnamon, coconut milk, white chocolate, earth, and leaves.

Smith & Hook Proprietary Red Blend Central Coast California 2021
🍒 Luscious flavors of red cherry, dried herbs, black pepper, saw dust, toast, cream, milk chocolate, mesquite, charr, dried cranberry, and a touch of farmyard. This is rich dense, and savory with a lingering finish of warm spice.

Downtown Fredericksburg’s Wine Store

Our new location, at 100 Hanover Street, is open and ready to welcome you to the world of wine.

12/11/2024

This weekend will be one for the corks! 🍾 Holidays on Hanover Street are truly a treat!

Friday is a special class with for the adults. Painting and wine? What’s not to love?!

Saturday will be poured to the brim! 🍷

First up, FAMFaire at for artisan shopping, delicious treats, and sips while you stroll.

Sweets come next with the Holiday Cookie Crawl from ! Enjoy cookies and a secret perk for all ticket holders!

The finale? A fabulously festive Wine Cru Christmas party! If you haven’t signed up for the only subscription you’ll need this year, head to our website, and give the wine lover in your life the gift that keeps on giving. Plus, any new members are welcome to enjoy the party on Saturday, at 8.

We look forward to seeing everyone for another merry weekend in the burg. Cheers!

12/07/2024

We’ve got parade prep in the bag! Come in and warm up until 4ish with mulled wine, premium flights, and delicious bites! Afterwards, thaw out and shop with us from 7- 10pm!

12/05/2024

🎅 This week, City Vino is delighted to present a festive parade of red wines, perfectly timed to coincide with the Fredericksburg Christmas Parade, which heralds Santa’s arrival to town. And if you’ve been an exceptionally good kid (of at least 21 years old), why not cap off the evening with an after-parade visit to City Vino? We’ll be open late for some merry "Santa-ing" with our special lineup of wines. We can’t wait to celebrate the season with you—see you soon! 🎄

Luigi Bosca De Sangre Malbec Lujan de Cugo Mendoza Argentina 2021 100% Malbec.
🥧 Rich aromas of earth, dirt, oak, vanilla, cream, strawberry compote, black plum, and rhubarb. Complexity layers continue to the palate with flavors of bramble, black pepper, pie crust, sweet to***co, blueberry, leather, red cherry, coffee, cedar, mocha, with a finish of strawberry preserves. There is a lot going on in this wine. Keeps you engaged for a medium-plus finish.

Rutini Coleccion Red Blend Valle de Uco Mendoza Argentina 2021 50% Cabernet Sauvignon, 50% Malbec.
🌲 Hibiscus floral aromas with violets, petals, pomegranate, red cherry, smoke, graphite, and earth. Following to the palate, strawberry, raspberry, bramble, black plum, vanilla, bread dough, crème brûlée, with light bit of woodsiness.

Miguel Torres Cordillera de Los Andes Reserva Especial Carmenere Valle del Cachapoal Chile 2022 100% Carmenere.
🍫 Deep ruby color. Expensive wine with bright herbaceous notes, with gardenia, yellow pepper, raspberry, green pepper corn, oak, vanilla, and chocolate. The palate experiences blackberry, black cherry, black currants, leather, earth, smoke, tomato leaf, black pepper, granite, and toasted cloves.

Maison Lomard Syrah Croze Hermitage Rhone Valley France 2015 100% Syrah.
🎄 Burgeoning aromas of beef jerky, campfire, warn leather, wet leaves, bramble, and earth. Flavors of blackberry and blueberry compote, dried black currants, sage, black pepper, dark chocolate, and savoriness. Dry with chalky tannins. Complex flavor layering evolves in time.

12/05/2024

First Fridays in Downtown Fredericksburg are hard to beat. But Eric, from will be turning up the beats and we’ll have holiday wine cocktails and nibbles to eat!

Stop in, stock up, and stick around for times and tunes you won’t want to miss! See you soon, FXBG!