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Negus Winery and Meadery Tasting Room

Bottles and carafes of honey wine are displayed on wooden barrels next to a Negus Winery banner featuring a lion logo and Amharic text. A photo on the banner shows honey wine being poured into glasses.
A row of seven wine bottles, each paired with a filled wine glass, sits on a marble counter in front of large wooden barrels in a winery. The bottles display a variety of wine types and colors.
A woman in traditional Ethiopian clothing sits at a table with large and small glass bottles of honey wine in front of her, smiling. Wooden barrels are visible in the background.
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Created by master winemaker, Gize Negussie, Negus Winery and Meadery Tasting Room opened in Alexandria, Virginia, in late fall 2023. It is the first and only honey wine tasting room in the US. Negus features Ethiopian Honey Wine, or Tej, brewed to taste just like the fermented honey wine Negussie’s mother made in Ethiopia for family gatherings and celebrations, and made on premises with modern fermentation processes and equipment. “Sip the Sweetness of Tradition.”

Guests can enjoy honey-wine tastings, wine flights, and purchase their favorites to enjoy at home. Private tours of the facility are available for groups of 6 or more.

The tasting room is located at 5509 Vine Street (off Van Dorn Street) in Alexandria, Virginia.