News — Beer

You’ve probably heard the saying, “Life’s too short to drink bad beer”. Well… that's right. In recent years the craft beer industry has exploded, with craft brewers nationwide, even all over our home state of Virginia. Since creativity and passion runs high for these brewers, it deserves to be recognized. While the Brewer’s Association celebrates American Beer Month in July, in 2006 they decided they wanted to honor these modest craft brewers before the summer beer rush flooded in. The Association narrowed focus in on toasting to the techniques and traditions that these craft brewers live by and established American...

Social Distancing? We can help! We offer BOTH curbside pickup and delivery! TO ORDER VIA EMAIL OR PHONE: Call us today at 540.400.8466 or email us at support@winegourmetva.com. Please include your phone number, address, and preferred time for delivery. You must be present in order for us to deliver. We will do our best to accommodate requests and timeslots. TO ORDER 6 FOR $60 OR A 6 PACK OF ASSORTED BEER ONLINE : Click here or visit: https://winegourmetva.com/collections/wine-beer For curbside pickup, delivery, and shipping please read all the information below: In the  the "Special instructions for Seller" section in your shopping cart please include your: phone number,...

Hey there! We know times are a little crazy right now and some of you might be looking for ways to support small businesses locally outside of curbside pickup & delivery. If you can’t make it out to shop with us, consider visiting our website and purchasing a gift card or joining one of our clubs. This will help keep us moving forward and stocked with your favorites for curbside pickup and delivery!  To purchase a gift card click here or visit: https://winegourmetva.com/products/wine-gourmet-gift-card   To purchase a club membership click here or visit: https://winegourmetva.com/collections/memberships   To pre-order a gift basket...

As school and business closures rise across America, we're here to help you find some ways to make it through this social distancing things. As we move to offering curbside pickup and delivery, why not grab something extra to add some flavor to your time at home? From drink mixes to seasoning mixes for dinner, here are some quick and easy items to get you through the pandemic! For more information on curbside pickup & delivery click here!   Drink Mixes & Infusion Kits   Perfect for making at-home cocktails when you can't get out to a restaurant or bar! Born out of...

Teachers taught us who invented the light bulb and the telephone… but they never taught us the history of the world’s first canned beer. Richmond, VA lays claim to the title of not only our state’s capital but the site of a monumental moment in beer-story.  85 years ago on January 24th, 1935, the Gottfried Krueger Brewing Company together with The American Can Company debuted the world’s first canned beer for sale. Feedback for their product exceeded expectations and 80% of distributors were handling the canned beer within 3 months of its debut. Rivals soon caught on and over 200 millions cans...