Comments on: Weygandt Wines to Have Grand Opening Wed. in Cleveland Park

By: Tom

Tom — Sat, 31 Oct 2009 20:55:19 +0000

This is an amazing an amazing store.

I too am a fan of Cleveland Park Wine & Spirits. Keep in mind, CP W&S sells beer and spirits — as well as a wide selection of wines — including domestic wines. So they do offer a larger selection of items that Weygandt does not.

Hopefully Weygandt will increase wine sales in the neighborhood and make Cleveland Park more of a wine and food destination and be a benefit to the entire neighborhood. The neighborhood should be able to support more than one wine store.

By: Sarah

Sarah — Sun, 25 Oct 2009 12:32:17 +0000

I don’t see why people are fussing over CPW&S vs WW. They are two totatlly different animals. CPW&S is a full service beer, wine, spirits and tobacco store. WW is a boutique wine store specializing in Burgundy and Rhone wines. True, both stores sell wine, but there is not one single wine in WW that you can find in CPW&S (and vice versa). WW has daily tastings of some of their wines in a really nice feeling store with a nice, knowledgeable staff. The last time I went into CPW&S (a week ago or so), the service was fine, other than the fact that I was sent home with a fairly poor bottle of wine. I realize that will happen occasionally as people’s tastes differ, but I for one had a great experience tasting some wines and going home with what I knew. WW is not for everyone, but my thought as a convert from CPW&S, is that it might be for more than you think if you just go in for a taste. I’ll still go to CPW&S for beer and liquor, but I like my choices at WW for wine.

By: Sam

Sam — Sat, 24 Oct 2009 17:28:06 +0000

Yep, they validate.

By: nielej

nielej — Fri, 23 Oct 2009 18:40:34 +0000

Are they going to validate? I despise that lot that is in front of their store.

By: David

David — Wed, 21 Oct 2009 17:46:59 +0000

Its great this new wine shop in opening. Ive known several of the folks involved from their longtime work at another great wine store in Annapolis, Mills, and am glad to see them making the move into DC and Cleveland Park. Its beyond me what anyone sees in Cleveland Park Wine & Spirits. Its fine for beer or liquor but seriously their wine selection is haphazard and pedestrian. There was a time they had some folks that worked there with good wine knowledge but that time is long past. I know they are very paranoid to have the new competition which should tell you all you need to know. Looking forward to my first visit to Weygandt!

By: Lisa

Lisa — Tue, 20 Oct 2009 17:57:32 +0000

I am so excited to see that Weygandt Wines has persevered through the red tape of opening a business in Cleveland Park – bravo!! On the CPW&S issue, there’s no reason that both businesses can’t succeed in our ‘hood – note that Van Ness has both Calvert Woodley and a full-service liquor store similar to CPW&S. Instead of wasting time building up this silly opposition, perhaps CPW&S should be thinking of ways to turn this to both businesses’ mutual advantage – perhaps partnering with WW and the local bars on a neighborhood wine tasting “crawl”, offering shared happy hours, etc.

Regardless, I plan on visiting Weygandt Wines frequently, and hope others will do the same!

By: Mr. T in DC

Mr. T in DC — Tue, 20 Oct 2009 17:49:39 +0000

Looks nice, but seems an odd retail choice for the location, considering there is already a well-stocked wine and beer store half a block down the street. No doubt the retail mix in the Park and Shop is being driven by Cleveland Park’s poorly thought out, NIMBY-crafted limit (the infamous “zoning overlay”) on the number of restaurants and bars in the neighborhood.

By: Bernie S.

Bernie S. — Tue, 20 Oct 2009 16:15:54 +0000

Congratulations Weygandt Wines! Best of Luck with your new business! It is nice to see that there will be more wine choices in the Cleveland Park area. If Cleveland Park Wine & Spirits is as good as people say, they should have no fear of a little competition. Competition will benefit wine consumers with greater selection and competitive pricing.

By: Esmeralda

Esmeralda — Tue, 20 Oct 2009 15:46:06 +0000

@ Crank: were you by any chance hanging out in King of Prussia? Philadelphia has a thriving BYO restaurant scene, which generally means folks buy some nice bottles of wine to bring with them. Being able to choose from the selection at a store means you’re not stuck with the boring old Cab/Merlot/Shiraz choice that most restaurants offer (with the occasional Chianti thrown in).

Having said that, we used to drive out to Jersey every so often to buy wine. There was a fantastic wine store outside Camden.

By: inmtpl

inmtpl — Tue, 20 Oct 2009 15:23:59 +0000

cleveland park wine and spirits is great. i moved out of cleveland park 20 yrs ago and i still go back ther for wine and good advice. i would hate to see them have to struggle in this economy after the hard work and time they have put in their business over the years