The Cellar d’Or

Great selection of wines, and weekly tastings! I’ve enjoyed every bottle I’ve purchased from here.

good selection of local wines and cider but DO NOT try shipping anything from this vendor who will not ship in a timely manner, nor will they provide you with tracking numbers or information or respond to you if you try and follow up. Really frustrating since my money is already spent and I have no idea when (and if) my wine will arrive. …Even worse, after I posted the review I found out they had not even sent the wine until i called — no apologies and lied about when the wine shipped. I changed my review to 1 star but would give 0 stars if I could

If only there were a way to transport Cellar d’Or to Manhattan! Where else can I find this many ciders on tap, plus such a sizable selection on the shelves?!
We tasted quite a few of the ciders on tap and were impressed by the various flavor profiles. The guy helping us was very friendly and helped us find ciders to fit our tastes.
Bought two growlers to bring home and now I’ll have to find a way to ration them to last the rest of the summer!!! Should’ve bought more!

I’m in love with this place. Excellent selection of affordable estate wines and ciders. They also have a rotating selection of ciders on tap! Beautiful shop. The young dark haired guy who works there is awesome; very helpful and just a super sweet person.

I disagree with the price rating, those guys have wine priced for most budgets if you specify. The guy that I usually deal with, Eden, knows my taste and my price range ($ 10-​$ 20 per bottle) and always give me good recommendations. I’ll tell him a general idea of what I’m in the mood for and he’ll jump out of his seat and describe 3 – 4 wines he has personally tried in my price range and he has never disappointed. Dude is super charismatic and always gets me excited about what I’m drinking. If you are looking for you own personal «wine guy» go here.

Full disclosure: I didn’t actually buy anything so I can’t comment on the actual goods. I haven’t written many reviews but the crap service inspired me to.
I can, however, comment on the service or, in this case, the lack thereof. I recently moved to Ithaca for a job and was exploring the Commons before Christmas when I saw the sign outside that mentioned cider. I thought this place looked fancy and expensive so I walked away, but the sign really made me want cider so I went back. There was a woman behind the register and a man «helping» another customer (the only other one in the store). By helping, I mean they were chit chatting about some random subjects that weren’t wine or cider. So I wandered back and forth looking at the incredibly vast selection of ciders (too vast even — probably why I needed help). I kept pacing and trying to decide. I was waiting for an opportunity to ask for help, because neither employee seemed to notice me or they just didn’t care and I didn’t want to be rude and interrupt the conversation. And the man seemed to be the one who actually knew the product. Three elderly women entered and perused for a minute or two before the man ended his conversation to offer them assistance. I was there for almost 10 minutes and was practically invisible. I’m not sure why I was ignored and they were paid such prompt attention but, in frustration, I decided if I really wanted cider, I would purchase it elsewhere. No desire to patronize a business that probably judged me based on my jacket and young (ish) appearance.

The cider here is fantastic, the ginger-​flavored Scottish cider is a personal favorite.

I am very happy as a middle tier wine club member. Out of the 8 bottles I’ve had delivered only one was just OK – the rest were terrific. It’s something I look forward to getting in the mail: four bottles with sheets explaining the origin and history of each wine. This place is top notch and Ithaca is lucky to have this shop. Knowledgable folks, great wine and cider! Check them out!

Very friendly and comfortable. Great selection, nicely organized. I like how small and navigatable the store is as well.
I actually found them to have better cider than anywhere else I’ve been, but maybe I don’t drink cider that much to really know.