Chuck’s Fine Wines

So happy! I needed to order a special edition bottle of Dom for a client in Cleveland. Although Chuck’s didn’t have any in stock, they called the distributor, and had it in their possession the next morning. Pricing was great and they even wrapped/​delivered it for a small fee. I wish it were easier to find service like this nowadays.

A charming store in a charming town. I am not too into wine so I focused on beer. I was not blown away. It seemed similar to the beer selection at ABC Tavern; a lot of micro breweries, just not the good ones. Just because they don’t do big volume don’t mean they are good. My friend got a couple of sours. I saw they had one of my old favorites Ephemere for $ 2 a hit. I wouldn’t make it a point to buy from here unless I lived in Chagrin. And my pockets don’t run that deep so I guess I am stuck buying better beer in Cleveland at EZ-​Stop!

Push me over with a feather! Have I just died and gone to some holy beer heaven?
I’ve been to some pretty amazing bottle shops, but this takes the cake. I am only rating the beer selection of the shop, I just don’t know enough about wine to offer any valuable input, but their selection is immense.
The focus tends to be on European (heavy on the German and Belgian) specialty beers, but there were many fine, top end selections of craft beer from the US, with a lot of West Coast breweries I am familiar with. There was quite a good representation of quality Craft and Micro brew from around the country and I even spied several from Canada and Latin America as well.
I was even invited back into the «Vault», an even higher end area behind the cooler racks to peruse the gems back there. Back here I recognized some of the Brewers, but had never seen these limited release offerings– Left Hand, Sierra Nevada, Ommegang, Magic Hat, Rouge, Buck Eye Brewing were among the breweries that had limited batch offerings here.
If your serious about your beer, you should make a trip here. The concentration of quality is outstanding!

Chuck’s Fine Wines in Chagrin Falls has a fabulous selection of great value wines. their beer selection in second to none and the staff is very well educated on both.
They also sell great gourmet food items. They just took on a line of spice and herb rubs, Black Dog Belly Rub, Red Dog Rub, Awsome Antler Rub. Many have no salt!

What a great place!
I’m sure that they have a great wine selection, but that is not my specialty. I came for the beer.
Craft beer obsessed — I’m always on a mission to seek out new brews when I’m on travel. I came in and questioned them about their beer selection and they playfully told me that in order to go into «the vault» I had to come back a second time…
So that’s exactly what we did!
About an hour later after grabbing a beer and a bite, we came back and were beckoned to THE VAULT. What a great vault it was! We found a lot of beers that we weren’t about to find elsewhere… and almost caught frostbite in there while at it.
I will definitely be back next time in the area.

The best thing about Chuck’s in Chagrin is Mike the beer guy. He is the only reason I gave this place three stars instead of two. Not only does he know his stuff, but they have a great selection. They have a pretty good beer glass selection too if you are into that kind of thing.
The wine selection is fine at Chucks, but you are going to pay a premium price for the wine because it is in Chagrin. It’s convenient if you forgot to bring a bottle and you are en route to someone’s house, but other than that, you should seek your finds elsewhere.
The cheese selection here is ok, but it seems as though it is somewhat neglected. The only food that I buy here are Marks Smokies because they are damn good. If you ever see a Marks Smokey, buy one and try it. As for the cheese here, check out the cheese selection at Miles Market for some pretty good selections.
I’ll sum up Chucks in two sentences: I have about 300 bottles in my cellar and not one is from Chucks. I have about 50 beers in the fridge and probably half are from Chucks. Go figure.

Chuck’s has everything you need to have a great party. Their wine list goes from Château Montelena to great value wines such as round hill. Their gourmet food department provides delicious items such as Mom’s Whatsamajiggie Sauce. Grab a little goat cheese, crackers and Mom’s sauce and serve as an appetizer with a nice chilled bottle of Chardonnay or Pinot and it just doesn’t get any better.
They have one of the most extensive lines of beer I’ve ever seen. Ask for mike, Sue, Janet or Kurt. these folks are the best!

Excellent wine selection paired with excellent knowlege and service makes for an excellent wine shop — and that’s Chucks!
I’m a wine guy — about 600 bottles in our cellar. First time I came into Chuck’s (thanks, David L. for introducing me!) I was handed a glass of red wine. «Can you tell what this is?» I was able to get old world, Italy, probably Cianti. It was. But playing that kind of game seems to be exactly what this wine shop is about — experiencing wine. And isn’t that what it’s all about?
Excellent wine shop!