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
Time to order Beaujolais Nouveau,
Thanksgiving specials and more all here HERE in our November 2026 Newsletter!
NOW OPEN SUNDAYS!
12 Noon to 6 pm.
NOVEMBER Tasting Events
Thursday, November 5th – 6:7:30pm
Special Club Champagne Tasting
with Importer Christine Mercnik
Special Club Champagne is the highest
quality tier for independent
grower-producers. $65.00.
Seated Winemaker tasting!
Wed. Nov. 11/11 -$25.00
Susana Esteban Winery
Taste these Alentejo wines
with the winemaker herself!
2 Seatings - 4:30 and 6:00pm
PLUMPJACK TASTING –Thurs, Nov 12th
Iconic California Wines!
Taste: Plumpjack, Cade and Odette
With A Winery Representative $49.00
2 seatings - 4:30 and 6:30pm
Sunday, NOV. 15th – 1:30 to 4:30pm
Mark your calendars for our 19th ANNUAL,
often imitated never equaled,
WINES of THANKSGIVING TASTING
Please join us for a selection of wines perfect
for the Thanksgiving table, served with traditional Thanksgiving fare from Chef Guy Reuge! $25.00/at the door
WINE TASTING EVERY SATURDAY
2:00pm-5:00pm “Whatever we feel like opening”
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