East Village Wine Shops
 

 
140 Fourth Ave. 10003
Cross Streets: 13th St.
212-675-8100
 
Hours: Mon-Sat 9am-10pm, Sun Noon-7pm
 
Popular store with more than 4,000 selections; including timeless classics, organic, kosher and hard to find handcrafted wines. Wines are organized both by country as well other categories – such as domestic wines grouped by type of grape, staff selections and featured specials. Some notes about certain wines adds to the store’s balance of helpful information for the less experienced with respect for the enthusiast. In-store wine tastings are available through their techno Enomatic wine system that stores 48 open bottles at any given day, though it will cost you a pre-determined number of points, which are earned with every purchase. Not the most competitive in pricing, but they do offer a good discount on cases. Distributors and vintners come to share their selections for free on Thu/Fri 4-7pm and Sat 2-5pm.