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 - 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

 

2023 BORDEAUX FUTURES - AVAILABLE LIST HERE

2025 BORDEAUX FUTURES - AVAILABLE LIST HERE

 

 

GOINGS ON

Save the date!

Federal's Grand Champagne tasting!
Friday November 20
Reservations will begin early October

 

Federal Wine on WCVB TV Chronicle Here!

 

Free Wednesday Tastings -  Plan to join us! In-store 5:00 - 6:30....

Past Tastings

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

Wines for the Summer Grill - August 19th

Mostly Rhonish reds, a surprising Argentine, a bargain Rose, and a savory Italian white completed this week's offerings. The wines, what we said, what the tasters thought

Make it a Croatian Summer - August 12th

Many people have come back from Croatia raving about the beauty of the scenery, the wonderful cuisine and of course the delicious wines that they've had there. This week we welcomed back Mirena Bagur a native Croatian who does a wonderful job recognizing those lines here. The wines, what we said, what the tasters thought

New & Notable

2020 I Fabbri Chianti Classico Riserva

Chianti Classico from and to Great Heights

2021 Altesino Brunello

Outstanding Producer in a Perfect Season Equals Absolute Perfection

Tenuta Delle Terre Nere Etna Contradas

Discounted Prearrival Offer - 2024 Rosso, 2025 Bianco. Limited quantities!

Azienda Agricola Foradori

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

Tenuta Delle Terre Nere Etna Contradas

2023 Rosso, 2024 Bianco

2025 Sancerre: The Bad, the Good, and the Beautiful

Lucien Reymond - Savory, rich and complex wine out of difficult circumstances.

I Custodi

Burgundy Inspiration on the Slopes of Mt. Etna

2023 Chiara Condello Sangiovese di Prediappo

A Clear New Voice in Sangiovese

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

2023 Argiano Rosso di Montalcino

More Than a Baby Brunello

Valfaccenda in Roero

Top Arneis and Nebbiolo

Dirupi Valtellina DOCG

In Alpine Lombardy, Nebbiolo Turns Toward Ethereal Burgundy

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Spirits

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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