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AWS — Ashburn Wine Shop

Return & pickup policy

Ashburn Wine Shop, Wine Bar & Bistro · Last updated: July 2026

1. When your order is ready

Most orders are ready the same business day; orders placed after closing are typically ready the next business day. We'll email you when your order is ready — if anything delays it, we'll reach out using the contact information on the order.

Plain EnglishOrder today, usually pick up today. We'll email you when it's bagged.

2. What to bring

Bring a valid, government-issued photo ID matching the name on the order and showing you are 21 or older. If you named an alternate pickup person at checkout, they must be 21 or older and bring their own valid photo ID. We may also ask to see the payment card used. No exceptions — Virginia ABC rules and our license depend on it.

Plain EnglishReal ID, 21+, name matches the order (or the alternate person you named). That's it.

3. Unclaimed orders

We hold orders for 14 days. If an order hasn't been picked up, we'll contact you using your order information. If we can't reach you or the order remains unclaimed after 14 days, we'll cancel it and refund your original payment method in full.

Plain EnglishTwo weeks to grab your bottles. After that we refund you — no wine held hostage.

4. Returns and problems

Because we sell alcohol, we cannot accept returns of opened bottles except where a product is defective (for example, a corked or spoiled bottle) — bring it back with your receipt and most of the contents and we'll replace it or refund it. For unopened bottles purchased in error, wrong items, damaged items, or items that turned out to be unavailable, contact us within 30 days at general@awswine.com or (703) 723-7575 and we'll make it right with a replacement, exchange, or refund. Refunds go to the original payment method and typically post within 5–10 business days.

Plain EnglishCorked bottle? Bring it back. Wrong item? We fix it. We want you back next week, not arguing about a bottle.

5. Rare availability conflicts

On the rare occasion two orders land on the last bottle of something before our inventory updates, we'll refund the order we can't fulfill and reach out personally — usually with a suggestion we think you'll like just as much.