Global Wine & Spirits

I have driven by here many times but never stopped in. However recently someone referred me here, and then another person did. So when in the area I stopped in. Always looking for some new wine ideas.
I did get some suggestions from employees, but I was not overly impressed with the prices as some other reviewers are. They were right on par with most around town and in one case specifically higher.
I would come here over Premier anyday, easier to navigate and better parking. Id come back, but only when already in the area. Just prepared with a list of specific things we want to try.
Easy parking but a difficult parking lot to drive in. Be careful.

Love global, obviously by my constant check ins. Great deals on wine. They do wines of the month which are marked down and on the weekends they have people giving tastes of the wine so. you can taste it before you buy it. So on top of the cheap wine of the month price if you buy 6 or more bottles you get an additional 20% off. Buying wine in bulk is the way to go

Outstanding selection of wine at all price points. Offer a fantastic program called «wines of the month» in which prices are discounted drastically in select wines when you purchase 6 or more bottles. Perfect for stocking up on daily-​drinker bottles. Best prices I’ve seen on the nicer bottles if you’re looking to spend a little more for a special occasion

You can never go wrong with a liquor store where people are always willing to help you find just want you are looking for. Its a fairly large store with a fairly large selection. As I am a frequent visitor of liquor stores (not that I have a problem :). I like going to the larger stores, since there is a greater possibility that they will have what I’m looking for (Balvenie 14 yr old).
i was greeting when I walked in, and while I was directed to the correct aisle and shelf, I was chatted up with small talk.
Friendly, helpful, decent price… just what I look for in a liquor store. Bravo!

A little bigger allowing for a little larger selection and it would be perfect…

I really like shopping here. It’s smaller than the mega store a few miles away but the staff is so accommodating and offer great suggestions when you are a novice at wine selections.

This place pales in comparison to the now-​much-​closer Premier on Maple, but it’s great for a quick stop when you don’t want to get lost in the store for 20minutes trying to find a merlot.
The service is… eh, never too friendly but efficient enough. But I find that a lot in the bigger wine & liquor stores now.
A decent selection and decent prices — and if you check in, you get 20% off wine (plus they run coupons all over the place and online — worth the little work for the good discount!)
I’ve been here a bunch of times and I’m sure I’ll return, but when I’m making a trip of it, I go elsewhere for a larger selection and somewhat better prices.

Viva Portugal ! A tasting of Portuguese wines (3÷15÷12).
Our wine tasting began with the candle-​lighting of a nostalgic and familiarly shaped bottle of Mateus. We laughingly recalled the 70’s when the spent bottles of Mateus and Lancers adorned our tables and dripped candle wax down their sides.
Mateus — the first properly blended Portuguese Rose marketed in the U.S. — later paved the way for Portuguese wines born from over 250 indigenous grapes.
Bridget O’Malley — assistant buyer and an education coordinator for Global Wine & Spirits — started our evening tasting with these five:
1) Gazela Vinho Verde — 2009 — White — $ 5.49*
2) Casal Branco — Terra de Lobos — 2009 — White — $ 6.99*
3) EA Red — 2010 — Red — $ 7.99*
4) Meandro Do Vale Meao — 2009 — Red — $ 11.99*
5) Follies — 2007 — Red — $ 11.99*
* (Sale Prices)
I want to say that there were 3 slam dunks out of this group (presented here in no particular order).
The First, a very pleasant surprise — was the Gazela Vinho Verde. This young, straw-​to-​green colored, dry white tasted of melon and had slight carbonation with only 9% alcohol content. It was an absolutely refreshing fun wine that begged for a pairing with fish or — by panel agreement — sushi. It also paired well with Brie.
The 2^nd and 3^rd were — we agreed — equally amazing reds in their own right with very different flavor profiles.
The 2009 Meandro Do Vale Meao — a blended wine primarily from the Touriga Nacional grape — was a delightful dry red with low tannin levels that pairs very well with grilled steak but could also pair well with Salmon or Mahi Mahi.
Not to be outdone the 2007 Follies — made from 100% Touriga Nacional grapes — had a clean, dry full bodied taste. This wine would pair well with a prime Filet or with smoked cheddar.
A toast to Dan Shepard, Bridget O’Malley and the staff of Global for a successful tasting.
Just an FYI for the nostalgic among us — cases of Mateus will be arriving at Global next week… begging for a candle.
Cheers!
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Selection on my liquor of choice pretty good, but not surprisingly, the bigger stores have a wider selection (like Premier). However, this place consistently has better prices than Premier. They run good sales, which are advertised online and in the Buff News. I’ve also been offered a lot of assistance here, whereas at premier I’m mostly offered samples. Wouldn’t it be ideal if I could get both in the same place?! :)

Was driving by here today and figured I would stop in to see if they had any good scotch on sale. Selection of scotch was decent and they did have some good sale prices on a couple. What I also noticed was that their regular prices were actually pretty good, with some bottles being $ 10 cheaper than Premier’s regular prices.
Wine selection is not bad either. Ended up finding a nice Canadian Cabernet Franc from Château des Charmes on sale. Anybody that carries this gets props as it is one of my favorite wines.
All in all a good place to get your booze, I’ll be back for some scotch for sure.

There are many fine wine stores in Buffalo, most notably Brighton Liquor (which keeps me well soaked) and Premier (which keeps me well fed as well as soaked). Global is my neighborhood wine shop, and it’s generally «acceptable».
The wine selection is pretty pedestrian, though they carry an awesome Spanish Rose. They do not carry my favorite prosecco, but no biggie since I buy it from Brighton by the case.
Points for convenience, and pretty large liquor selection.