Federal Wine & Spirits

29 State Street, Boston, MA 02109

Federal offers free tastings every week. 2012 Winner of Icons of Whisky Award

Boston's premier wine shop, offering an 8,000 bottle cellar of fine and rare wines from around the world. Join us for our free tastings Wednesdays, 5 - 7 pm.

We also carry a full line of spirits, ales and beers for all tastes and budgets, including a splendid selection of single malt Scotch. Please call 617.367.8605 for latest availability. Voted one of Whisky Magazine's "Icons of Whisky": 2011 and 2012 Scotch Retailer of the Year, USA.

Open Monday - Friday 9am - 6pm, and Saturday 11am - 6pm

 

2023 + 2024 BORDEAUX FUTURES - FULL LISTS HERE

 

UPCOMING TASTINGS

 

Wednesday, September 17

Tasty Characterful Value Wines

Together with a Popup Tasting - Elegant Leclerc Briant Champagnes

 

Wednesday, September 10

Selected Spanish Wines for Fall

Mostly Rioja, Mostly Tempranillo

 

Last Week's Tasting

Fine Italian Finds from The Sorting Table

 

August 27th Tasting

Fine Virginia Wine - Thomas Jefferson Tried, Michael Shaps Succeeds

 

Wednesday, September 26

Harvest Farm to Table Dinner

At Catalyst - Details here

 

Bordeaux En Primeur 2024: Second Offer - I have received the final pricing for the 2024 en primeur. I have removed the concern over having to pay a tariff on top of the quoted price. Read on ...

Free Wednesday Tastings -  Plan to join us! In-store 5:00 - 6:30... Click "Free Wednesday Tastings" for upcoming tastings...

Please Help Joe Howell Fight Another Killer - Cancer -  Update, and how you can help.

Past Tastings

Fine Virginia Wine - August 27th

Thomas Jefferson Tried - Michael Shaps Succeeds. Tasters thought the wines extraordinarily good. The wines, what we said, what the tasters thought

Gems from Our Cellar - August 20th

Tasters snapped up some unique deals, but there are more... The wines, what we said, what the tasters thought

Grill Wines - August 13th

There's still plenty of grilling before the leaves fall for the year... here's some excellent choices to finish out the season. The wines, what we said, what the tasters thought

Fresh, Lively, and Fun - Lighter Reds - August 6th

Sometimes, even in the heat, a body wants a red wine. This week, six of the best and most characterful that we've found. The wines, what we said, what the tasters thought

New & Notable

2021 Murgo ‘Tenuta San Michele’ Etna Bianco

Sicilian White with a Harmonious Symphony for the Senses

2021 Domaine Gérard Tremblay Fourchaume 1er Cru

A Premier Cru Value Not to Be seen Again

A Great Rose From Tuscany

2024 Montenidoli Canaiuolo Rosato

2023 Punta Crena Riviera Ligure di Ponente Pigato Ca Da Rena

Five Centuries of Family Winemaking on The Ligurian Coast

Les Equilibrists

Perfectly Balancing Flavor and Value

2019 Grifalco Damaschito Aglianico Del Vulture

An Italian Red of Power and Sophistication

Sophie Schall

Her Vivacious and Joyful Alsatian Whites and Reds

New and Rare

Birthday-Anniversary Wines

Kosuge and Guiberteau

Great Roses at Their Price

2022 Santini Vignaiolo

Well-Made Bolgheri Super Tuscan That Overdelivers

2022 Kuen Hof Eisacktaler Sylvaner

Standout Sylvaner from Alto Adige is an airy and refreshing Italian White wine, the perfect go-to for your summertime white.

Don Melchor Cabernet Sauvignon, 2017 – 2018 - 2021

A rare opportunity to purchase up to three vintages of one of the finest cabernets in South America and the World

Château Le Puy

Bordeaux Unmasked: A Wine with Nothing To Hide

The other Pouilly: Domaine Corty Artisan

2022 Pouilly-Fume Caillottes + 2022 Pouily-Fume Silex

Sa Raja “Inkibi” Cannonau di Sardegna

The Perfect Italian Red to Kick Off Your Grilling Season

La Mesma Indi Gavi Di Gavi

Raising the level of Piedmont’s Cortese grape with elegance and a distinctive natural expression

2024 La Spinetta Il Rose di Casanova

A Glass of Tuscan Spring

Adami Col Credas Valdobbiadene Rive di Farra di Soligo Extra Brut

A Prosecco That Stands Apart From The Rest

2024 Sancerre: The Bad, the Good, and the Beautiful

Lucien Reymond

2023 Argiano Rosso di Montalcino

More Than a Baby Brunello

2022 Beau Vigne Heritage Cabernet Sauvignon

Napa -Style Class & Substance Above Price

2022 Pierre-Jean Villa St. Joseph Blanc Saut de l’Ange

The Best of Two Wine Worlds

2022 Nicolo Grippaldi Il Vino di Pico Rosso

Passion and Artistry in Sicily’s Newest Ancient Vineyard

Azienda Agricola Tornatore Pietrarizzo

A Federal Favorite Sicilian White Returns

2023 Dyckerhoff Reuilly Blanc

A Bargain in “Sancerre”

Bodega Piedra Fluida

Vines Rising from the Ashes

Cantine Marisa Cuomo, from Italy’s Amalfi Coast

2023 Furore Bianco + 2022 Furore Rosso

Famille Goubard

Solid Red and White Burgundies at Reasonable prices and Bargain Prices on Some others

2022 Chiara Condello Sangiovese di Prediappo

A Clear New Voice in Sangiovese

Fratelli Alessandria

Classic Piedmont Wines of Place - Second Chance Offer

Luigi Maffini

Elegant and Classic Wines of Cilento - a Different Side of Campania

2019 Pupille Morellino di Scansano Riserva

Chianti Meets Bordeaux

2019 Altesino Brunello di Montalcino

Fine Wines in a Great Vintage

2020 Grillo Iole Schioppettino di Prepotto

A Well-Priced Cellarable Italian Red You Can Drink Now

2023 Stein Weihwasser Feinherb Riesling

Heavenly Riesling

2019 Rocca di Castagnoli Chianti Classico Poggio ai Frati Riserva

Special Price on a Classic Wine

2022 Chandon de Briailles Reds

"at the Summit of Burgundy" - Prearrival

2023 Rafael Palacios Louro Godello Do Bolo

Best in Class

2019 Monchiero Carbone Barolo

Soft and Savory for Summer (spring and fall too)

Valfaccenda in Roero

Top Arneis and Nebbiolo

Dirupi Valtellina DOCG

In Alpine Lombardy, Nebbiolo Turns Toward Ethereal Burgundy

Upcoming Events

September 26th: Harvest Farm to Table Dinner, at Catalyst September 26, 2025

It’s harvest time. Chef William Kovel, ever attuned to the season’s offerings from New England farms and fisheries, has crafted an exquisitely imagined menu that celebrates the bounty of our region. Read on...

Spirits

Takamine Whisky Tasting Event

I first tasted this whiskey at a very large event with hundreds of others. Hands down, Takamine 17 was “The Best in Show” Join us... Thursday, May 8th, 5:30pm. Read on...

From the Vault: Compass Box - Hedonism MMXVI-C

For our first whisky offer of the fall season, we thought it would be cool to give you access to an older release of Compass Box’s signature Blended Grain Scotch Whiskey, Hedonism.

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