Calvert Woodley opened its doors in 1982 after the merger of two competitors, Calvert Liquors and Woodley Wine & Liquor. The original two owners, Aaron Bernstein and Ed Sands, retired in 2014 and 2019, respectively, and the store is now owned by Michael Sands, son of Ed. We pride ourselves on personal, knowledgeable customer service, fantastic selection and hard-to-beat prices.

Dating back to 1949, Calvert Liquors was located on Wisconsin Avenue in the Glover Park neighborhood. Woodley Wine & Liquor, created in 1966, was in the Cleveland Park strip across from the Uptown Theater. When the opportunity arose for Aaron Bernstein of Calvert to join forces with Ed Sands of Woodley, the two jumped at the chance and moved to our current location in the Van Ness/UDC neighborhood at the corner of Connecticut Ave and Windom.

Each store brought its strengths to help Calvert Woodley thrive. From Calvert came, among other things, La Cheeserie & International Deli and from Woodley came the Direct Importing of Bordeaux that has helped make our wine department the power it is today. Woodley began selling Bordeaux Futures with the 1966 vintage!

To help serve you as best we can we have almost 50 employees. We're proud of the fact that three original employees from the opening in 1982 are still with us at CW today, with another seven people having 25+ years under their belt. Among them is Tom McKnew, our Wine Manager who started at Woodley Wine & Liquor in 1980! With 40 other hard-working employees, Calvert Woodley is poised to excel for years to come.

Visit us and see why we're the Number One wine and spirit shop in DC and one of the best in the country!