The story of Bacchus Wine Cellar's owner, Bassam Al-Kahouaji, has been featured in the Georgetown BID Blog and you don't want to miss his incredible journey as a Syrian immigrant coming to DC where his life changed forever in a twist he couldn't have anticipated and it's a great one. But we don't want to give it away... Enjoy it here … [Read more...]
Bacchus Wine Cellar Video
We've recently made a video about our place and our friends. Check it out here and we hope you visit us soon! … [Read more...]
Announcing a New Bacchus Pairing
A week ago we got a chance to meet a local author of Unfazeable blog on which she writes reviews and analyses of books written by independent writers. We love reading and being in a wine business we supply many book clubs with the essentials (ahem vino), so it was no surprise that when Unfazeable came to us to ask for our insight about wines to pair with her book reviews, we got extremely excited and jumped on board! Whether it's a big and bold left-bank Bordeaux to go along with a mystery or … [Read more...]
Welcome to the neighborhood ‘Cheers’
If you haven't seen the show, you've probably heard of it. It's about a group of friends coming to their favorite bar every day and practically living their life there. NOTE: If you are a Millennial, think The Real MacLaren bar in "How I Met Your Mother". My point being, Bacchus Wine Cellar is my 'Cheers' (or MacLaren) and it is to many neighbors of this Bookhill community and if you are willing to make a trip to Georgetown up Wisconsin Avenue, it will become your happy place as … [Read more...]
Here Come The Neighbors…
In its first posting, our wee little blog highlighted the cast of characters sipping in Bacchus on a daily basis. For your viewing pleasure, here are some of the people that neglect responsibility for a good cause: First we have our next door neighbor, Terry Bell, managing partner of Salon ILO (not day spa, thank you) holding dinner for the family. The 6L of Malbec will feed him while the fam will enjoy beans, rice and snickers. He's generous. Terry Bell Next we have Bacchus resident … [Read more...]