Domestique Supplies Natural Wines to Top D.C. Restaurants Like Komi and Bad Saint | Eater DC

"At 10 Florida Avenue NW in Bloomingdale, I found a 2,500-square-foot natural wine shop that opened two months ago called Domestique. It carries roughly 400 hard-to-source selections—more than half from France (especially the Loire), with the rest from Italy, Germany, Austria, and the U.S.—and also stocks beers, ciders, and spirits from like-minded producers. Its inventory has already turned up on top D.C. menus (Bad Saint poured Domestique’s 2017 Marie Thibault Chenin Blanc Pet Nat), one of its Maryland bottles (Old Westminster’s 2018 Pét-Nat Piquette, served cold) has become a surprise best seller, and popular picks include the Martin Texier La Boutanche Rouge 2017. The shop sources through partner importer Selection Massale, reserves shelf space for plants and books and prints of winemakers, can ultimately hold 5,000 bottles, offers online ordering with local delivery (free over $100, $10 fee under) and ships to 14 states, and plans to host small dinner parties on an attached outdoor patio and events with visiting winemakers." - Tierney Plumb