Great Bottles

01/29/2025

Come out and help us close out January! We are so ready for dry January to be over with and we are looking forward to our customers being back. We have a couple of new wines and a chocolate tawny to taste.

We are starting of with "When life gives you oranges", an orange wine that has a pale orange color. Intense aromas of bitter oranges, dried flowers and slight nutty hints. Fresh, vivid and well-balanced, with a nice acidity; the aromas carry through to the palate. The finish is long, intense, and complex.

Olivares Altos de la Hoya Jumilla, a blend of 90% Monastrell and 10% garnache, Deep, rich, and round with aromatics that echo on and on. The fruit is wild and brooding and shows some good grip. A warming and spicy wine for sipping around the fire.

The Lambert Estate Chocolatier pairs an aged tawny with dark chocolate to craft a unique balance of flavors. Whether you choose to drink it plain, pour it over fruit or ice cream, or create you own signature dish, it is always a favorite.

For brews we are featuring Broken Skull lager, Konig German pilsner, Doom Volume Hazy IPA, and Kentucky Bourbon barrel stout.

Stop by and see us this Friday from 4 to 7 and have a taste with us.

01/23/2025

Is dry January over yet? Can it be? We have a nice line up of new wines for you tomorrow, 24 January. We hope you'll stop by between 4 and 7 tomorrow and have a taste with us!!

Starting us off is Brand Weissburgunder. Weissburgunder is the German name for Pinot Blanc, and this liter-bottled version snaps, crackles, and pops with energy. Translated, this stuff is bright, crisp, and zingy. Uber refreshing and mouthwatering, this lower alcohol wine offers up notes of white flowers, green apple, citrus, and mineral.

Next, a new brut Rose. Paris-Simoneau Brut Rose. This wine is a charming example of sparkling Loire Rosé. It presents a fine palate, delicate flavors of strawberry and redcurrant. Just the merest touch of sweetness on the finish.

Finally, from Familia Furlotti, their Malbec. With punchy dark fruits, lush texture, Boysenberry and blackberry jump out on first sip, with to***co and leather that intensify as the palate unfolds.

At the beer table, we start with Downeast Italian Ice, a cider. tastes just like the end of a lemon Italian ice or the end of a freeze pop. easily the best part of a freeze pop.

Next, Hofbrau Hefe Weizen. Bavarian specialty and a signature beer. A refreshing very quaffable wheat beer with aromas of banana, delicate citrus and spice notes and follow through on a crisp entry to a dryish medium body

Followed by Veil Brewings "I don't want too BU" Hazy IPA. Aromatics and flavors of cantaloupe, fleshy tropical fruit, some blueberry, grass and honey. Scores 4.16 of 5 on Untapped.

Finally, Mackeson Triple Stout. A full bodied example of an old Southern English style sweet stout. Brewed since 1907, this world class stout possesses a distinctive texture and superb balance, while being recognized as one of the smoothest stouts available.

01/21/2025

It's good to have goals!

01/16/2025

Friday and Saturday only, 20% off all cases of wine. Mix and match and make your own case!

Start Friday at our weekly beer and wine tasting! This week we have Ista Pinot Grigio, La Quercia Montepulciano, and for you sweets/chocolate lovers, Choco Vine Dutch Chocolate Red wine.

For beer samplers, we have Freedom Brew Amber Lager, Ithaca Beer Co Nut Brown Ale, 1911's Pineapple Mango Cider, and finally Veil Brewing's Hornswoggler Chocolate Milk Stout.

Beer and wine tasting is 4 to 7
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01/13/2025

Unfortunately, we have to cancel this event. We look forward to our next class on Feb 20th!

Our first wine class of the year is scheduled for 16 Jan at 7PM at the Ruritan Hall. Seth from Dionysis will be leading our class and we are looking forward to a great event to kick off the new year.
Stop by or call to get signed up! 757-686-2222
$30 per person.

01/11/2025

Special hours today!
We will be open 12 - 5
Saturday, 11 January

01/10/2025

For our 16 Jan wine class, we have worked with Seth and we have nicknamed this class as the "inflation buster" wine class. Seth has selected wines that he enjoys that come with a very budget friendly price. All wines will be $25 or less.

There is still time to sign up for our wine class on 16 Jan. Give the shop a call today to get on the list.

Our first wine class of the year is scheduled for 16 Jan at 7PM at the Ruritan Hall. Seth from Dionysis will be leading our class and we are looking forward to a great event to kick off the new year.
Stop by or call to get signed up! 757-686-2222
$30 per person.

01/10/2025

Update: SOLD

This is one of the most difficult bottles to find. The shop has been in business for over a decade, and we finally got one! Sam Adams Utopias. 28% ABV and only released biennially. Only one available!

01/10/2025

Quite a few of us are observing "dry" January. This is how Diana and I are participating. But if you want NA wines or brews, stop by the store and check out our new selections.

01/09/2025

It’s almost Friday and you know what that means…FREE wine and beer tasting!

We will be tasting two red wines; Dragon Slayer, a red blend from California’s central coast, and Signature, a Cotes Du Rhone from France.

In observance of dry January, we will also be tasting Fre, an alcohol-removed Chardonnay from California and Sport Zot, a non-alcoholic Belgian ale.

Lastly, for the beer lovers, we have a brown ale from Grateful Tree, Fight Strap hazy IPA from Hop Butcher, Joe-Joe’s chocolate vanilla cream stout from Hardywood and Grandma’s Gone Sour from Kindred Spirit.

Come on out and stock up before snowmageddon!

01/07/2025

Please note that we have adjusted our hours of operation. We will be closing at 6PM on Mon, Tue, and Wed. We will close at 7 on Thu, Fri, and Sat. Thank you for your continued support!

01/06/2025

If you are out and about today, make sure you stop by Great Bottles and check out our 30% off table!

01/03/2025

Our first wine class of the year is scheduled for 16 Jan at 7PM at the Ruritan Hall. Seth from Dionysis will be leading our class and we are looking forward to a great event to kick off the new year.
Stop by or call to get signed up! 757-686-2222
$30 per person.

01/02/2025

Who's ready for the first Friday of 2025?
We have new NA wines and a new NA beer in the shop for those observing "Dry January" and we will be sampling one of each tomorrow.

Our NA wine is from Noughty winery in South Africa and we will be sampling their red blend. We also have their sparkling Chardonnay and Rose, their still white & rose.

Our NA beer is Clausthaler from Germany.

We will also sampling Tator, an Italian Cab and Pine Ridge white blend

We will be tasting Cape Charles brewing IPA, Bellflowers A Secret Only We know stout, and Elations Rose Gose.

Stop by between 4 and 7 for a taste.

01/01/2025

12/26/2024

Bubbles, bubbles, & bubbles. We are sampling 3 bubbles Friday night for our complimentary wine and brew tasting, in preparation for New Year Eve.

Willm Blancs de Blanc Brut a dryer bubbles
Brilla Prosecco a fun and tasty bubbles
Brilla Moscato a slightly sweet bubbles

At the beer table we will have Proclamation brewing "Vacation Boy" brown ale, Virginia Beer co "Short Stack" imperial maple brown ale, Random Row "Prism" hazy IPA, and Tripping Animals "We are tripping sour ale".

Hope to see you tomorrow between 4 and 7

12/24/2024

Looking for a great gift for a port lover? Check out this gift pack from Boeira. 100ml bottles of their white, ruby, and tawny ports.

12/24/2024

Wishing our customers a very merry Christmas from our team at Great Bottles.
We are open today 11 to 5 for your last minute Christmas needs.