The Roost Ancient World Wine Fest
The Roost Ancient World Wine Fest in Washington, DC — walk-around tasting of 30 wines from Georgia, Armenia, Lebanon and Greece, plus a bottle sale. Oct 18, 2026. $45.
Quick facts
At a glance.
The story
About this festival.
The Roost Ancient World Wine Fest is a walk-around tasting and bottle sale at The Roost food hall in Washington, Washington D.C., on Sunday, October 18, 2026, built around 30 wines from the oldest winemaking regions in the world: Georgia, Armenia, Lebanon, Greece, Croatia and Ukraine among them, made both in traditional methods and with modern techniques. Tickets are $45 and cover the full tasting of sparkling, white, orange, rosé and red wines plus access to the bottle sale at one-day prices.
The pours come from several of D.C.'s wine distributors, whose reps do the pouring, so it functions as a try-before-you-buy afternoon for a category that is hard to taste anywhere else in the city. The Roost is on Pennsylvania Avenue SE on Capitol Hill, a short walk from the Potomac Avenue Metro station.
Getting there
Location & logistics.
What to expect
The experience.
Expect a strong showing of sparkling, white, orange — pace yourself and start with the lighter pours.
Held at The Roost in Washington. Check the venue page for layout details.
A mix of regulars and newcomers. Knowledgeable pourers happy to walk you through what you're tasting.
Arrive early, hit your must-try wineries first, then wander. That's the move.
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