Serving the Richmond, Virginia community from our location at Libbie and Grove Avenues since 1985, J. Emerson is the area’s longest-established fine wine retailer often considered the best wine store in the area. Since we started, the wine world has grown and changed considerably, but our commitment to offering a well-considered and in-depth selection of wines to our customers has remained constant. As trends and tastes have shifted through the years, our approach hasn’t appreciably changed.
At our core, we are a neighborhood store with a wide selection of value-priced, everyday wines, often at prices at or below that of local big-box and grocery retailers. At the same time, though, we are a destination store for the Richmond area, offering a number of collectible, rare, and highly-allocated bottlings with a particular emphasis on France, Italy, Spain, Germany and California. We go to great lengths to ensure that our inventory is kept in the best possible condition, maintaining a constant temperature of 63 degrees Fahrenheit with controlled humidity, and storing our bottles on their sides to keep the corks in good shape.
Some of the Additional Services We Offer Include:
- Special orders for most wines approved for sale in the state of Virginia
- Extensive selection of cut-to-order artesanal cheeses
- Consultation for weddings, parties and special events (large and small)
- Case sales from our large inventory backstock
- Local delivery available (call us for more information)
We offer a 15% discount on full cases of wine,
and a 10% discount on mixed cases.
News
Our 16th Champagne and sparkling wine tasting
plus the December Uncorked class, specials from the cellar, sparkling wine specials and more HERE in our December 2024 Newsletter!
Look for our Holiday and Special offers Newsletter coming soon!
NOW OPEN SUNDAYS!
12 Noon to 6 pm.
December tasting events
Sunday, December 8th, 2024 – 1:00pm -4:00pm
OUR 16th ANNUAL - often imitated, never equaled
Champagne and Sparkling Wine Tasting
We will present an eclectic selection and all sparkling wines will be discounted.
WINE TASTING EVERY SATURDAY 2:00pm-5:00pm
‘Whatever we feel like opening”