Block 178

Block 178 Fine Wine & Craft Beer including the availability to enjoy both by the glass in the shop or in the garden. On your left is the original 120 year old stone wall.

Walking through the door you immediately notice this is not an everywhere USA wine and beer shop. Chocolate linen drapes frame the three arched windows looking out into the flower and rock garden of Honest Alley. On your right is a 27 foot custom wine display cabinet filled with hand selected, smaller production gems from the best wine regions in the world. As you scan the 180 square foot chalkboa

rd wall in the back of the room for today's wine and craft beer being offered by the glass, you are sure to notice the unmistakable sounds of old school vinyl coming from the vintage stereo in the corner. Spinning everything from Miles Davis and John Coltrane to Led Zeppelin and Pink Floyd, its all vinyl all the time. The centerpiece of the room is a hand painted steel communal table from a French factory in the late 1800's inviting you to relax and share a glass or bottle with an old friend. Or the opportunity to try a new wine or craft beer and meet someone new. Choosing a bottle for here, home or both, you will quickly see that we are not your typical wine and beer shop and that's exactly what we intended. Come see us and experience a welcome difference.

As a reminder, our holiday tasting is this Friday evening, December 11th. We are grateful to have Taylor from Quality Wi...
12/08/2015

As a reminder, our holiday tasting is this Friday evening, December 11th. We are grateful to have Taylor from Quality Wines & Spirits, Phil from Specialty Wines and Sarah from Atlanta Wholesale Wines. Each will be showing a wonderful lineup of boutique wines and of course there will be goodies from Pine Street Market, Holeman & Finch Bakery and other local artisan products. This is a walk through style tasting from 6:30 - 8:30. So come celebrate the holiday season and discover some fabulous wines and pick up something special for those friends and family that deserve only the best! Cheers!!

Tomorrow, as we celebrate with family and friends, let's all remember what we are truly thankful for. Happy Thanksgiving...
11/25/2015

Tomorrow, as we celebrate with family and friends, let's all remember what we are truly thankful for. Happy Thanksgiving! Cheers!

Each week we are highlighting a wine that really represents what we do here at the BLOCK. This week we highlight a truly...
10/14/2015

Each week we are highlighting a wine that really represents what we do here at the BLOCK. This week we highlight a truly special Pinot Gris from Big Table Farm in Willamette Valley , Oregon. Really? A Pinot Gris? Absolutely! This is a single vineyard bottling from Wirtz Vineyard in Willamette. Only 162 cases were made and of that only two were available in the entire state of Georgia, and we have one!
This is a different style than most as it is fermented on the skins and stems. Doing this, along with the grapes reddish/gray color produces a gorgeous orange colored wine. It is immediately complex showing tertiary spice flavors over fruit. Cumin, fall leaves and spice. Apricot, dried strawberry and golden raisins add sweetness to the root spice flavors. The wine coats the palate with an oily and broad texture. A great balance of fruit and textural complexity! And there is one on the enomatic system! Cheers!

Here we go again! Why is Block 178 the place to come to for the wines you can't get anywhere else? Well here is another ...
10/07/2015

Here we go again! Why is Block 178 the place to come to for the wines you can't get anywhere else? Well here is another example, Sea Smoke Southing Pinot Noir 2103. This extremely limited and highly sought after gem found it's way to Lawrenceville! We work hard to procure gems like these for our customers as opposed to letting mass publications and wineries that are experts in marketing and not necessarily at what goes in the bottle be our selections on the wall.
Starting next week, we will highlight a wine each week that spends all it's resources on what goes in the bottle not on the glossy spreads in beautiful magazines. We will also have the highlighted wine available to try on the Enomatic machines so you can truly taste the difference. Cheers everybody!!

Just another example of what separates Block 178 from every other wine shop and wine bar. We just received one of the mo...
09/25/2015

Just another example of what separates Block 178 from every other wine shop and wine bar. We just received one of the most sought after and hard to get wines on the planet. Shafer Hillside Select and Shafer Relentless. We are honored to be included in the tiny number of places that are awarded these incredible wines. So come by and see what else sets us apart from anybody else around! Cheers!

Here are three beauties that will be in tonight's tasting! A gorgeous Vouvray Sec, a Russian River Valley Pinot Noir fro...
09/18/2015

Here are three beauties that will be in tonight's tasting! A gorgeous Vouvray Sec, a Russian River Valley Pinot Noir from Joseph Jewell and a Gran Cru Classe St Emillion Bordeaux from Chateau Cheval Brun! We are definitely transitioning to fall. So join us tonight between 6:30-8:30 for our first tasting of the fall season. Entry is $15 per person and as always the tasting fee is credited back with the purchase of any three bottles shown during the tasting. See you tonight. Cheers!!!

09/18/2015

It is time to start tasting again! Next Friday the 18th we will have a " transition to fall" tasting. Walk through style as usual between 6:30 pm and 8:30 pm so you can taste at your leisure. Tasting fee of $15 per person and as always charcuterie and cheese from only the best will be on hand. We will post the wines on Monday but I know we will also have two small production organic hard apple ciders from Virginia to show as well. So we look forward to seeing everybody next Friday! Cheers!!

It is time to start tasting again! Next Friday the 18th we will have a " transition to fall" tasting. Walk through style...
09/11/2015

It is time to start tasting again! Next Friday the 18th we will have a " transition to fall" tasting. Walk through style as usual between 6:30 pm and 8:30 pm so you can taste at your leisure. Tasting fee of $15 per person and as always charcuterie and cheese from only the best will be on hand. We will post the wines on Monday but I know we will also have two small production organic hard apple ciders from Virginia to show as well. So we look forward to seeing everybody next Friday! Cheers!!

One of my favorite rose' has arrived. From arguably the greatest area for rose' on the planet, Bandol France, Domaine du...
06/26/2015

One of my favorite rose' has arrived. From arguably the greatest area for rose' on the planet, Bandol France, Domaine du Gros' Nore'. Exceptional quality and perfect on a hot summer day in Georgia! Cheers!

Just made a customer very happy! Three bottles each of BOND Estate Pluribus, Quella and St. Eden. Extremely rare cult Ca...
06/19/2015

Just made a customer very happy! Three bottles each of BOND Estate Pluribus, Quella and St. Eden. Extremely rare cult Cabernet by Bill Harlan in Napa. BLOCK 178 is without a doubt the place for all your hard to find Gems! So don't forget Dad and come by and let us find that truly something unique and special! Cheers!

Just received a rare allocation of Big Table Farm Laughing Pig Rose' of Pinot Noir. Beautiful and extremely delicious, i...
06/10/2015

Just received a rare allocation of Big Table Farm Laughing Pig Rose' of Pinot Noir. Beautiful and extremely delicious, it's sure to find itself on the Enomatic Systems if I can keep it in the shop!! It is great having connections that allow me to get these small production gems and to share them with you. Cheers!!

It was a thrill tasting today with Kathy Joseph, owner and winemaker of the fabulous Fiddlehead Cellars! An amazing lady...
06/03/2015

It was a thrill tasting today with Kathy Joseph, owner and winemaker of the fabulous Fiddlehead Cellars! An amazing lady with an amazing lineup of wines! Her wines are perfect this time of year and are the perfect wines for nights like this Friday with music in the Honest Alley Garden. So come out and join us for Lawrenceville Live and listen to The Mike Rogers Band and and drink some amazing wine like Fiddlehead. Cheers!

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178 E Crogan Street
Lawrenceville, GA
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