Windsor Wine Merchants

I admittedly don’t know anything about wine, which is why I’m always super clear with people who work in wine shops– I tell them everything I know (not much) and ask for help. But these guys are rude. When I’m going to a neighborhood wine shop, I don’t need to put up with snobbery. There are plenty of wine shops on 7^th Avenue and I’ll be going there for helpful service that’s not condescending.

I have only been here a few times since moving to Windsor Terrace, but I’ve only had very positive experience so far. The staff are friendly and helpful, and they have always been able to show me what I was looking for and tell me a little more information about each wine to help me decide between several options. They have a good selection in terms of both varieties and price range (and have a decent selection chilled and ready to go). It’s not the cheapest place, but I usually like to spend $ 12 – 15 per bottle on wine and have normally spent only $ 13-​$ 17 per bottle here, including tax.
I once contacted them through their website to see if they carried a particular wine because I wanted to buy it for a party I had that weekend. They got back to me via email within a few hours and let me know they didn’t carry it. I was impressed by how quickly they got back to me. (You never know if businesses actually have anyone checking messages submitted through the «contact us» form on their site.)
I can’t compare WWM to other wine shops in the neighborhood because I haven’t been elsewhere yet. But for now I’m not tempted to explore other options since WWM is convenient, the staff is helpful, and the selection is good.

Great selection and great service. I usually go in with questions about pairings and they have great insight and great recommendations. Also real great selection of liquor, really eclectic.

I really like this place! Every time I go the employees are so friendly and helpful, always ready with a suggestion even when I have strange requests. And they don’t always recommend the most expensive bottles either.

I worked with Windsor Wine Merchants this week to send my friend a bottle of Champagne to congratulate her on her and her fiancé on their engagement. I called the store and spoke to Gerald who was very knowledgeable of their products and helped me to pick the best one. I was able to pay over the phone and have it delivered the next day at a time best for the couple. Windsor Wines went above and beyond gift wrapping my bottle and adding a note card. Although I have never stepped foot in the store I can say with confidence this is store to beat!

Annoyingly bad selection of wine. I live down the street, but only shop here when I absolutely have to. I order online or go to 7^th or 5^th Aves instead.
The guy who buys their wine has a seriously messed up palate. I have literally never had a good bottle of wine from here. My husband is a wine buyer and collector and he hasn’t been able to find a decent bottle in this place either.
Big Nose Full Body, on the other hand, offers great wines at affordable prices.

Surprise, I have to give away my favorite wine locale in Brooklyn! It’s not uncommon for me to go in and intend to buy 1 leave with 6 bottles that’s because everyone from their owners to employees are all knowledgeable sommeliers and quite renaissance when it comes to the regions that they have.
No surprise I like Alsatian red, if they ever get it again, I’ll buy a case but what I get when I go there is great customer service and bright personalities, oh yeah, their collection and selection is vetted and tested, be it a Northern Italian vineyard with grapes from lava dirt or Germany, France, Spain, and California (Sonoma is a 4-​letter word to me), they have what your looking for and will drink. I can go in there and will always get a unique selection with a story behind it; so if you’re ever drinking my wine, there is a strong likelihood it came from here.
My selections and tastes are borne from Windsor Wine Merchants intelligence, so if your after sustainable, organic, biodynamic, or even a Pinot this is the place!

The staff was helpful when I asked for wine suggestions. When I went into the store to purchase wine there was a tequilla tasting going on. Everyone was friendly and helpful and the bottle of wine I took home went perfect with my dinner! I will return here!

Open til 9:30pm on a Sunday and they have doggie treats? Anyone in here I can marry?

Awesome selection, very nice and helpfull. Had a bottle of bourbon i was searching for forever. Love this place. Will stop in whenever in the area.

Love Windsor Wines. They are very convenient, have a great selection of wines, and always a very knowledgable and friendly staff. Have never had a negative interaction and they are dog friendly! My dog loves coming to the wine shop for adoration and treats!

This place is great! They let you bring your dog in, which is enough for five stars even if everything else was awful, but everything else is great: the staff are all really nice and knowledgeable, and they will talk you out of buying that Kraken rum just because it has a cool bottle.

Quick and Simple. I think the basic premise here is that they just carry good wine. Whatever the cost, I’ve never had a bad recommendation. As often happens, I didn’t fully appreciate them until I grabbed a bottle down on 8^th Ave the other day. Asked for a cold white recommendation. It was not good. I was actually surprised, since I’d been drinking such good wines all year at Windsor.
One more thing: I’ve asked them if I could leave a key a few times for visiting friends when we left out of town. They were totally cool with it, which was so appreciated. I’d never let a refusal about something like that affect a review negatively — after all, it’s not their business. But it’s a nice little neighborly bonus.

My friends have made emergency wine runs to this place since they’re open late (11pm on Friday nights). However, its just recently that I visited this place for a reisling run. When I walked in, I was surprised by how large this place is. You would have never guessed just walking by. There were so many wines! However we went straight to the refrigerated wines. I found a $ 14 german Riesling (as it should be — Riesling does originate from Rhine region of Germany sooo the good stuff). It was a delicious wine. I’m glad this place is so close by. They also sell liquor as well.

Nice selection. Knowledgeable staff — the guy who helped me really knew his stuff. The only reason this is not a five star review is because they don’t pay enough attention to the under $ 15 price range. They have plenty of excellent choices in the $ 15-​$ 25 range, but that’s not too hard to do. I’d like to see a little more of their careful attention devoted to finding a few surprises at lower prices. Because such wines are out there. Finding them is not a fun experience, but I always appreciate a shop going that extra mile.
You guys listening?

This renovated soda fountain-​turned wine store is an adorable part of the Windsor Terrace slash Park Slope border ‘hood.
Although the prices aren’t low, the customer service is friendly and helpful. They have a well-​curated selection of wines and be sure to check out the free tastings on Fridays from 6−8pm. The wines they have for tasting are always discounted on the day of the tasting, too!

I don’t drink wine and I don’t care who knows it!
Anyone who reads my reviews knows that I’m singularly focused on beer, beer, beer. However, some of my best friends drink wine so sometimes I have to buy wine prior to a visit.
Since I don’t know much about wine, the review is based on the customer experience. The guys behind the counter were super helpful and very proactive in making sure I got what I needed. The store itself is really cool… I love the old candy store stained glass window (see picture). They seemed to have a big selection and the store was bustling with smiling customers when I was there.
The prices seemed reasonable, although I don’t have much of a frame of reference.
Give this place a shot and see if you have a positive experience too, then if you do you can say, «Wow, that Bill T. guy sure is wise about wine stores, even if he doesn’t drink the stuff». (If not, blame the other reviewers who gave this a positive review)
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Fun Fact: this location was used as Nia Vardalos’ restaurant (called «Get on Tapas») in the little seen movie «I Hate Valentine’s Day». See pic of storefront in movie here
btw, how great do my legs look in the reflection in the glass in the front door in that picture I took?

They did a beautiful job renovating the store and keep it stocked with a great selection of reasonably priced wines.
I don’t shy away from asking the tough questions like «what goes well with buffalo wings?» and «I am going to a ‘kegger’ themed 30^th birthday party… what is the most obnoxious liquor you have?“and they always come through with a great recommendation.

Colleen C. has it right! I got a couple bottles of white when I stopped in. So happy they had my favorite Pinot Gris from Oregon. Grabbed a cheapo bottle of Sauv Blanc too. They were helpful and nice and didn’t try to push me into anything more expensive.
I am going back to get a juice box of sangria for the park one day!

Stop 1: Terrace Bagels.
Stop 2: Windsor Wines.
Stop 3: Prospect Park.
Stop 4: Heaven.
All within one block of each other, too. Even heaven if you make the correct first 3 stops… it’s true, test me.
Popped into Windsor Wines to pick up a bottle of bub for my gal pals and I to enjoy during a lazy Sunday afternoon at the park. A perfectly selected and chilled sparkling white wine met my eye (ok the guy picked it out, asked my price range and purpose), and the rest was history.
$ 14.99 plus tax, very reasonable.
Nice selection.
Very friendly staff.
Open Sundays.
Never forget Stop 2.

This store just earned many more points in my book for carrying my favorite Sicilian red, the elusive Il Frappato, from a winemaker I’d never seen before (a store employee told me it was the best of its kind that he’d ever tasted) – the Azienda Agricola Cos 2007. Not many wine stores carry this grape varietal, and, if they do, it’s usually always from another winemaker, which is quite good, but not as good as the one carried by Windsor Wines.