Williamsburg Wine Shops

353 Graham Ave 11211
Cross Streets: Conselyea St. & Metropolitan Ave.
718-388-3924

Hours: tbd

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Williamsburg Wine Shops

Kosher

348 Roebling St. 11211
Cross Streets: Division & S 9th St.
718-599-0074

Hours:

Great place to go for the weekday, the weekend or the holidays.

Sweet wines are most appropriate for the holiday, and proprietor David Wolhendler recommends the Tanya blends of merlot and cabernet (between $48 and $55) or the HaChavit cabernet sauvignon at $25. For less expensive options, the Five Stones Shiraz at $18 and the Charisma merlot, cabernet, or Riesling bottles at $12.50 are good bets.

Soon, you too will be toasting L’Chaim with everyone at your holiday dinner party — with a little help from Lee Avenue.

Williamsburg Wine Shops

Urban Winery

213 North 8th Street. 11211
Cross Streets: Driggs Ave & Roebling St.
347-763-1506

Hours: tbd

A true winery in Williamsburg that features a wine bar and a venue to host events… yes, winemaking is the real draw. A DIY urban winemaking facility. But, there’s also a wine bar.

The wine bar sports an affordable collection of 25 worldly wines available by the half pour (3oz.), full pour (6oz.), and by the bottle. The wines range from $7 – $16.50 for the full pour and over the next year the offerings will expand to include Brooklyn Winery’s proprietary labels.
Drink: Monestero Suore Cistercensi, Coenobium, 2008 $7.50/$15.00; R. Lopez de Heredia, Vina Cubillo, Crianza 2004 $8.25/$16.50.

In its first season, the winery expects to churn out 100 barrels of wine with grapes coming mostly from Sonoma, Calif., and also from vineyards in the North Fork of Long Island and the Finger Lakes of Upstate New York.  [Winemaker Conor McCormack (previously at CrushPad in SF) is leading the charge and after making the move from San Francisco to NYC, is keeping busy readying equipment as well as continued development of vineyard relationships.]

As the name suggests, this urban winery also allows aspiring winemakers to try their hand at winemaking. NYC area customers (and beyond) can take part in the entire eight- to 24-month-long process – starting with crushing and fermenting the grapes all the way to hand bottling the wine. These urban winemakers will be able customize the blend of their wine and design their own labels. A few different wine making package options are available.

In the end, the goal is to provide a unique, entertaining, and educational winemaking experience in a welcoming atmosphere. Whether you’re a vinophile with an experienced palate or you’re completely new to wine, this will provide you with a fun and friendly venue to enjoy the beauty and complexities of wine.

Brooklyn Winery is among several urban wineries that have opened up around the country in recent years, including City Winery in Manhattan, which also offers the chance to make wine; and Red Hook Winery which are making some very interesting wines from New York State grapes. (Word is, Brooklyn Winery hopes to stand out by offering relatively cheaper winemaking packages.)

Williamsburg Wine Shops

132 Havemeyer St.,  11211

Cross Streets: South 1st & 2nd St.

347-725-4570

Hours: Mon-Thu 2-10pm, Fri/Sat 2-11pm, Sun Noon-8pm

This wine shop, named after the owner’s daughter, is touted by locals as a nice plus to the neighborhood. The selection of both new- and old-world wines focuses on small producers, with special attention paid to organic and biodynamic viticulture, as well as value: Most of the bottles ring in at less than $20.

The store is run by Nini and her father Gandhi who both have a great nose for wines that over-perform. Both of them offer great help when you need it.

Williamsburg Wine Shops

616 Lorimer St.,  11211
Cross Streets: Skillman Ave.
718-349-1718

Hours: Mon 4pm-10pm Tue-Sat Noon-10pm Sun Noon-8pm

Once located in Long Island City, this new location (in the former Brooklyn Kitchen space) will continue to focus on small production old-world, organic, biodynamic and natural wines – and now, also artisanal spirits (think small-batch brandies and barrel-aged rums).

The expanded shop has a communal tasting table and offers bike delivery of wines. True to the original, they are keeping to their core focus on “everyday wines” (with a third of their bottles sub-$15); and, come summer, a large selection of “chillable reds.”

They will also they’ll use the “labs” at Brooklyn Kitchen’s current (Frost Street) location to run an education program with classes, tastings, and visiting winemaker series.  The classes will offer wine pairings with items such as house-cured sausages and other small-plates from The Meat Hook, which is also located there.

And, they say they always offer a 15% discount on case purchases.

Keep an eye out for their tastings schedule.

Williamsburg Wine Shops
 

 
488 Lorimer 11206
Cross Streets: Ten Eyck & Maujer St.
718-388-9463
 
Hours: Mon 4-10pm Tue-Thu Noon-10pm Fri/Sat Noon-11pm Sun 1-9pm
 
Small boutique shop where they promise that they taste all wines before they hit the shelves. Staff is friendly laid back and helpful — wine selection is reasonably priced.

Williamsburg Wine Shops
 

 
147 Broadway 11211
Cross Streets: Bedford Ave.
718-388-0087
 
Hours: Mon-Sat Noon-10pm Sun Noon-8pm
 
Italian wines fill the front of the store. Their selections run to small-production wines from lesser-known parts of the boot: rather than load up on Tuscans, they seek out choices from Southern regions like Calabria, Molise (near Abruzzo) and Sardinia. Credenzas in back hold wines from the rest of the world, weighted to Spain and France; plus a small selection of liquors like swan-necked vessels of Poli grappa.

Williamsburg Wine Shops

301 Bedford Ave. 11211
Cross Streets: 1st & 2nd St.
718-302-3433

Hours: Mon 4pm-10pm,  Tue-Thu 11am-10pm,  Fri-Sat 11am-11pm,  Sun 1pm-9pm

A basic convenient standby of a wine and spirits shop in Williamsburg that is small in size but has a decent selection.

The staff is friendly and helpful and the shop is a generous part of the neighborhood. They have a nice selection of bottles of wine, Champagne and spirits, both in full and half-bottles.

This is helpful in a neighborhood where many of the restaurants are BYO. They have a selection of organic and organically packaged wines. Speak to the owner if you need a recommendation.

They do tastings every Friday 6-8pm.

Sister shop is at:

The Bottle Shoppe
353 GRAHAM AVE. BROOKLYN, NY 11211
718-388-4122