![]() He sold the business in 2019 to Famille Boisset, a major Burgundy house. He gained a following and eventually, despite Burgundy’s legendary insularity, bought a total of 30 acres of vines - small lots of a few rows scattered over several prime vineyards throughout the region. ![]() Our knowledgeable staff will be happy to help you with your spirit needs. Our store carries an extensive Virginia-made selection, including wine and spirits, as well as a large whiskey inventory. The wine bug bit even harder, and in 1997, he founded Maison Alex Gambal, making wine from grapes he purchased from other winemakers. Welcome to Newport News You can find us in the DW Shopping Center, in front of Burlington Coat Factory. Decent selection of booze, particularly vodkas and bourbons, for some reason it seems considerably smaller than the Virginia ABC Store over in Dominion Square in Haymarket - but that is a hardly a scientific observation on my part Ive stocked up a few items here over the course of time this place has been open: Ketel 1 and Grey Goose vodkas. In 1993, Gambal moved his young family to France, where he worked for another wine legend, Becky Wasserman, helping her export fine Burgundies to the United States. In this respect Gambal is like many a Washington wine lover of that generation, myself included, who were influenced by Sidney Moore and her store. (his father co-founded Colonial Parking) in the 1980s when he discovered his love of wine through tastings at Mayflower Wines and Spirits with the store’s owner, Sidney Moore, and her son, Harry. You can also search stores with our store locator. ![]() Alex Gambal was working for the family business in D.C. Here is a complete list of all ABC Fine Wine & Spirits stores. This is a must-read for anyone who has ever wanted to chuck the office for a vineyard, especially if that dream involves moving to France.
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