Weygandt Wines in DC

While we were in Richmond, we went to Arlington to meet up with our son and his fiancé for the weekend. On Saturday evening, we took the Metro to Cleveland Park to meet them for dinner at Ripple, but before that, we went to Weygandt Wines.

We met our son at Weygandt and Warren gave us a tasting. We tasted Aligoté, an Albert Mann Cremant, and a 2004 Nicholas Joly Savenneires. This was our first taste of all the wines. I had never tasted an Aligoté before. Later, I learned that Aligote, grown in Burgundy is descended from Pinot Noir and Gouais Blanc. This is interesting because Chardonnay as well as Auxerrois are also of Pinot Noir and Gouais Blanc parentage. The Nicholas Joly was very yellow in the glass, suggestive of oxidation. I liked the wine but I was the only one that voiced that opinion. We liked the Cremant and bought a bottle to take to our dinner reservation at Ripple. If you are in Washington, D.C. stop by at Weygandt. They have an eclectic selection of good and reasonably priced wines. You might also be in time for a tasting!