Josephine

06/03/2026

06/03/2026

🎉🍌 It’s Josephine Baker Birthday Week, and we’re celebrating in the sweetest way possible! 🍌🎉

In honor of the legendary entertainer, we are serving up a salted caramel banana cake worthy of the spotlight:

A playful nod to Josephine’s iconic banana skirt, transformed into a decadent slice of cake that’s equal parts elegant and indulgent.

Available all week long as part of our Josephine Baker Birthday Week specials. Drink specials like Joséphine Crémant de Limoux and Baker’s gimlet available all week.

05/29/2026

Low Alcohol French Wines for the Summer: A Wine Class & Tasting
Wednesday, June 3rd | 7:00 PM - 8:00 PM | $49
Tickets Available at Link in Bio

Join us at Josephine for a wine tasting and class centered delicious low alcohol French wines you can sip on all day this summer!

Summer days are best spent relaxing with a great drink in your hand - Long days spent by the pool or beach, camping with friends, or grilling at that neighborhood cook out. But long, leisurely days can often be ruined with a big, bold, high-alcohol beverage weighing you down and sending you to sleep early. Our wine director, Erin Dudley, has mastered the art of finding the perfect wines to sip in the sunshine without over-doing it. The French have been doing it for millennia!

Join us for a casual seated wine class where we will discuss how to select the perfect traditional French wine that have lower alcohol content for better sipping on summer days with our Wine Director, Erin Dudley, at Josephine!

Included with your ticket:
Seated wine class with certified sommelier and Neighborhood Restaurant Group Wine Director, Erin Dudley CSW
Tasting of six fine French wines
Small serving of artisanal cheese and accoutrements

05/28/2026

Sancerre Wine Dinner with Clément Berthier
Sunday, May 31 • 6:00PM - 9:00PM
Tickets Available at Link in Bio!

Join us in welcoming Sancerre winemaker from Clément & Florian Berthier for a four-course meal paired with their beautiful Loire Valley wine

In the Berthier family, the profession of winegrower has been handed down from father to son for five generations.

Brothers Clément and Florian, passionate about the art of viticulture and deeply committed to their family’s winemaking tradition, are dedicated to preserving and enhancing the reputation of the wines produced by previous generations.

They took over the reins in 2012 and continue the family history.

It is this passing on of knowledge and know-how that inspires them today to work for a better future tomorrow.

We will be hosting the Clement & Florian team and they will be able to share their family's story and give valuable insight into the wines of Sancerre and the Loire Valley.

The Menu
First Course
Oysters, cucumber Meyer lemon granita, chervil
Clement & Florian Berthier, Sancerre Blanc 2024

Second Course
Arugula & Baby Spinach Salad, rhubarb vinaigrette, strawberries, pea shoots, fried goat cheese
Clement & Florian Berthier, "Terre de Silex" Coteaux du Giennois Blanc, 2023

Third Course
Seared duck breast, 5 spice blackberry gastrique, smashed herbed potatoes, swiss chard
Clement & Florian Berthier, Coteaux du Giennois Rouge, 2023

Fourth Course
Peach Melba Cream Puff, diplomat cream, raspberry gel, peaches, almonds
Clement & Florian Berthier, Coteaux du Giennois Rosé, 2025

05/18/2026

Vin Rosé: Pink Wines of France
Wednesday, May 27th | 6:00pm & 7:00pm Sessions | $49
Tickets Available at Link in Bio

Join us at Josephine for a wine tasting and class centered around rosé wines made in France!

In recent years, rosé has grown massively in popularity. In fact, today, France exports more rosé wine than it does white wines! And their number one customer for rosé wine? - The United States. In the DC area, we drink more rosé per capita than any other metropolitan area in the country, so you could say that the DMV knows their French rosé. Now that it is finally prime rosé-drinking-season, let's dive in to taste some of the best rosés France has to offer!

Join us for a casual seated wine class where we will discuss the production of rosé, and what makes it so darn refreshing while we sip some of the most premium rosés in the world with our Wine Director, Erin Dudley, at Josephine!

There are two sessions available on Wednesday, May 27th - 6pm and 7pm. Grab your tickets now before they're gone!

Included with your ticket:
Seated wine class with certified sommelier and Neighborhood Restaurant Group Wine Director, Erin Dudley CSW
Tasting of six fine rosé wines
Small serving of artisanal cheese and accoutrements

05/13/2026

French Pinot Noir: A Wine Tasting and Class at Josephine!
TWO SESSIONS!
Wednesday, May 20th | 6pm + 7pm Sessions | $49 per Guest
Tickets Available at Link in Bio!

Join us at Josephine for a wine tasting and class centered around wines made using French Pinot Noir grapes

Pinot Noir is one of the absolute most popular red grapes in the world, and the wines is produces in its hometown of Burgundy are some of the most elegant, expensive, and finest wines on the market. But Burgundy isn't the only region producing incredible Pinot Noir wines. There are plantings of Pinot Noir in almost every corner of France with varying flavor profiles, styles, and price points.

Join us for a casual seated wine class where we will discuss the Pinot Noir grape and taste six distinct Pinots from across France with Wine Director, Erin Dudley, at Josephine!

Included with your ticket:
Seated wine class with certified sommelier and Neighborhood Restaurant Group Wine Director, Erin Dudley CSW
Tasting of six fine Pinot Noir wines
Small serving of artisanal cheese and accoutrement

05/09/2026

Demystifying French Wine Regions: A Mary Taylor Tasting
Wednesday, May 13th | 7:00pm - 8:00pm | $39
Tickets Available at Link in Bio!

Join wine expert Chris Halferty for a wine class and tasting of six of our favorite French wines from Mary Taylor wines!

When founding partner Mary Taylor first fell in love with wine in the early 1990’s, it was the European classics that truly spoke to her and stole her heart. As a young professional selling French and Italian wine, first in the New York wine auctions and then as a merchant, she quickly learned to appreciate wine in the “Old World” way— not as a luxury good reserved for special occasions, but a living agricultural product that belongs to everyday life.

Today, Mary Taylor Wine’s mission is to unlock the world of European “appellation” wines by working with individual growers in multiple villages— from Bordeaux to Nîmes to Valençay— who produce exceptional, regionally-distinctive wines at extremely accessible prices. Farming is inextricably linked to making distinctive wines and all of the growers that Mary Taylor works with farm responsibly; most are certified sustainable by HVE and others are certified organic and practicing biodynamic.

Each Mary Taylor wine is a faithful ambassador of its geographical origin, true to local traditions, and the vision of the individual farmer who bottled it, whose name is listed on the front of every bottle. Mary Taylor Wine offers affordable wines of genuine quality and integrity (no shortcuts) that will bring the magic of their “terroirs” to life wherever you choose to enjoy them: at a dinner party, next to the grill, or even just on a quiet night at home.

Join Chris Halferty for a casual seated wine class where he will share Mary Taylor's story while tasting some of our favorite French wines from her collection.

Included with your ticket:
Seated wine class with Chris Halfert
Tasting of six fine wines from Mary Taylor
Small serving of artisanal cheese and accoutrements

04/30/2026

Femmes de Vin: Women Winemakers of France
Join us for a Mother's Day Warm-Up Tasting at Josephine!
Wednesday, May 6th | 7:00pm - 8:00pm | $49
Tickets Available at Link in Bio

Join our sommelier Kate Miller to sip a collection of fine French wines made by women in honor of Mother's Day!

We are celebrating Mothers' Day at Josephine by highlighting some of our favorite women winemakers and wine moguls! In just the past few decades, women have been making major moves in the French wine industry. Today, about 1/3 of French vineyard bosses are women, and every major French wine region has an organization to support female winemakers. We are so lucky to have a large selection of women-made wines to choose from, and we have quite the lineup to taste through!

Join us for a casual seated wine class where we will discuss the history of women in the French wine industry and taste some of our favorite representations from the Femmes de Vin with our Sommelier, Kate Miller.

Included with your ticket:
Seated wine class with certified sommelier and Neighborhood Restaurant Group Wine Director, Erin Dudley CSW
Tasting of six fine wines from France
Small serving of artisanal cheese and accoutrements

04/21/2026

French Chardonnay: Champagne, Chablis, and more!
Wednesday, April 29th | 7:00pm - 8:00pm | $49
Tickets Available at Link in Bio

Join us in Bar Jo on the top floor of Josephine for a wine tasting and class centered around Chardonnay of France!

Chardonnay is often referred to as a "blank slate" grape, meaning that the final character of the wine is more dependent on the production in the winery than on the growing conditions of the grape. This means that there are countless different styles of Chardonnay wines out there, and it can be a bit tricky to define what style is best for you! In France, where you are defines what style of wine you make and how you make it. This means, we can track the styles of Chardonnay by the place it was made in France. In this class, we will do just that.

Join us for a casual seated wine class with our Wine Director, Erin Dudley, where we will discuss the grape Chardonnay, and what winemaking techniques can affect the flavor of the wines it makes, while tasting 6 distinct Chardonnays from around France at Bar Jo!

Included with your ticket:
Seated wine class with certified sommelier and Neighborhood Restaurant Group Wine Director, Erin Dudley CSW
Tasting of six fine Chardonnays!
Small serving of artisanal cheese