Continental Wine & Liquor

They do not have for sale much of the wine listed on the website. And when you call they are rude and unhelpful. Very disappointing.

My ongoing search for good deals on top-​shelf spirits and quality wines continued at Continental Wine & Liquor. CW&L is like the Bizarro World twin to the relatively nearby Barrel House Liquors. Where Barrel House has a distinct façade, Continental Wine & Liquors has a non-​descript storefront that could be easily missed if you weren’t looking for it. Where Barrel House is strong in spirits, but weak in its wine selection; CW&L has one of the stronger wine selections in the District with several very pricey bottles of high-​end grape juice, but weak in terms of spirits. CW&L’s prices for both wines and spirits seemed at least a couple of bucks higher than its competitors. For that reason alone, I’d pass on CW&L.

Decent selection of alcohol, but pretty over-​priced. I think the clientele is a mix of alcoholic lawyers who can afford the over-​priced scotch, and crackheads buying 6 dollar pints of booze. For me, I stop in every now and then for a six pack when I am to lazy to walk up to Barrel House. The owner is a wine guru though, so if you are stuck downtown he can probably be of assistance.

I’ve been looking for love in all the wrong places.
This is a jewel box of a liquor store. An incredibly small footprint — but boy do they get to pack a lot in. First off I have to tell you — ain’t a whole lot in the beer department for you devotees of the fermented carbonated beverage that has saved the world. But what you get instead:
1. A fabulous combo of fancy schamancy gift packages for when you are off to a Birthday party at Mio or Il Mulino and need a last minute snazzy gift.
2. A wine selection that beggars belief — hard to find rieslings and gerwurztraminers and off the beaten track French fare that simply do not seem to be available anywhere else.
3. Cynar, Licore 43, Sloe Gin — those drinks that were never the cool kids in high school, but whaddyaknow, are actually so obtuse, so unobtainable and so hard-​to-​find that they are individually and collectively the single best arbiters of cooldom the commercial world has to offer today.
Signed:
One cool kid and proud possessor of a bottle of Cynar, a bottle of 43 and a bottle of sloe-​gin. At least until the weekend.
PS — oh yeah — and Irish Whiskey — lots of it.