Federal Wine & Spirits

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Save the Date -  Grand Champagne Tasting, Nov 20, 2026!

Free Wednesday Tastings -  Plan to join us! In-store 5:00 - 6:30.... SPECIAL TASTING TUESDAY, OCT 6, 2026 - Fine German Estates, Including Prum and Rebholz Becker, details up in the morning. NO TASTING on Wednesday Oct 7th this week!

This Week's TUESDAY Tasting

Great German Estates

October 6, 2026

This week, a textbook sampling of wines from some of Germany's best estates that will highlight their identities. (Continue reading)

Wednesday's 9/30 Tasting

Old Friends and New Arrivals

September 30, 2026

Be among the first to taste what's just come in at Federal! (Continue reading)

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 - 6:30 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

 

 

Past Tastings

Discounted Wines - Sept 23, 2026 - September 23rd

Time to pick up a few bargains! The wines, what we said, what the tasters thought

Burgundies and More - September 15th

From the Affordable to the Profound with Jeanne-Marie Deschamps The wines, what we said, what the tasters thought

Federal Wine Special Clearance Offer - September 2nd

20% to 50% off selected items The wines, what we said, what the tasters thought

Adamsweins - August 26th

Last spring’s tasting with Simone Adams was a rousing success. People loved her and her poised, precise interpretations of Burgundian grapes. The wines, what we said, what the tasters thought

New & Notable

2024 Paper Road Pinot Noir

Resilient Power and Balance from New Zealand

2020 I Fabbri Chianti Classico Riserva

Chianti Classico from and to Great Heights

Three Magnificent Classics

2019 Ch Latour, Pauillac, 2020 Forts de Latour, Pauillac + 2023 Ch d’Yquem, Sauternes

2021 Altesino Brunello

Outstanding Producer in a Perfect Season Equals Absolute Perfection

Azienda Agricola Foradori

Elisabetta Foradori pours heart and soul to make great wines from two unlikely grapes.

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

2023 Argiano Rosso di Montalcino

More Than a Baby Brunello

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Spirits

Ardnamurchan Distillery

Introducing two Scotches from a New Federal Favorite

Loch + K(e)Y Old Forester “G Love” Cask Strength

For the Love of the Barrel

Klocke Estate Distillery

We welcomed store alum John Frishkopf for a spirited evening as he introduced Klocke Estate Distillery and their farm-to-bottle spirits.

Old Elk 10 yo Wheat Dreams - Lock and Key Barrel Picks Unlocked

We are excited to share some great news from our spirits department. We will now be offering the highly sought after Loch & K(e)Y (“L&K”) Society barrel picks.

Arette Tequila, Tequila with History and Tradition

The Orendain family has run the El Llano distillery for 120 years, all that time, honoring both traditional tequila and a heroic Olympian horse in the their Arette line of tequilas.

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Dark Arts Bourbons for Father's Day or Any Day

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