EJ's Wine Shop & Tasting Room
A curated cellar,
poured by the glass.
Small-production wines you won't find at the big-box, imported craft beers, and seasonal cocktails — in a room of exposed brick and original wood beams.
Start where your palate leads.
Poured from the corner of Washington Street.
EJ's sits at 955 Washington Street in downtown Dubuque, in a historic building with its own long life before ours. Exposed brick, original wood beams, and a corner bar where the neighborhood gathers.
On any given evening you'll find regulars at the bar, gift-shoppers pulling something interesting off the shelf, and a tasting circled up around a Friday flight. Sophisticated, yes. Stuffy, never.
Read the full story →Three shelves, three stories.
Browse online, then pick up in the shop. Our staff is always happy to pour a taste before you commit.
150 in stockPremium Wines
Small-production growers, natural bottlings, and under-the-radar regions — from Puglia to the Willamette.
6 in stockImported Beers
English cask ales, Belgian abbey, farmhouse saisons, and a rotating shelf of hard-to-find domestic releases.
Seasonal listArtisan Cocktails
A short menu that changes with the produce at the farmers market — stirred, shaken, and built at the bar.
Six months of things we're excited about.
A pre-paid membership, not a subscription — no auto-renewals, no surprises. Pick up in-store or gift to a friend.
One or two bottles, hand-picked monthly.
One familiar, one something to stretch your palate — with tasting notes from our buyer.
- One or two curated bottles each month
- Printed tasting notes & pairing ideas
- 15% off additional purchases at pickup
- Gift-ready — we handle the card
- No auto-renew, ever
Come in, stay a while.
Events & Tastings
Friday flights, seasonal releases, and themed evenings hosted by our buyer and visiting winemakers.
See upcoming →Private Reservations
Book the back room for up to 24 friends, or the full shop after hours. We handle the flight.
Request a date →Food Pairings
Tell us what's for dinner and we'll walk you through two or three bottles that'd work beautifully.
Browse pairings →Three dollars off, every weekday.
Pull up a stool — it's the neighborly thing to do.
Kind words from the Millwork.
Best wine shop I've been in outside of Chicago. They found me a Chenin I couldn't stop thinking about — and when I came back, they remembered. That's rare.
Booked the back room for my wife's birthday and the whole thing felt like dinner in someone's living room. The pairings were spot on and the space is just beautiful.
The Wine Club has turned my Saturdays around. Every month there's at least one bottle I'd never have tried — and the notes they tuck in are a nice touch.
We're easy to find — come say hi.
Downtown Dubuque
Dubuque, Iowa 52001
- Mon
- Closed
- Tue
- 3 – 10pm
- Wed
- 3 – 10pm
- Thu
- 3 – 10pm
- Fri
- 3 – 11pm
- Sat
- 2 – 11pm
- Sun
- 2 – 6pm