Cork Wine and Spirits

good wine shop with a tons of options, they had a decent champagne section, they did have one of my favs, so points for that, and they delever.

I get most of my wine here. Ask for a recommendation, and they always find you something nice, even if you’re on a budget.

This may be the most beautifully designed wine shop in NYC. It is is incongruously located amidst undistinguished shops on First Avenue in Stuyvesant Town. Not is it only a treat for the eyes, but for the oenophile in you. They have a great selection and are reasonably priced. The staff is both knowledgeable about their inventory, but helpful as well.

I LOVE this wine store!!! If you want a wine store that has FRIENDLY staff that has SOLID wine knowledge then look no further! If you have a specific wine that you would like and they don’t have it! They will ASAP! I am def headed there tonight for the small tasting they have! Who’s in!

First of all this place is beautiful. Hands down a gorgeous wine store. The person who built this also worked with building nightclubs and when you walk pass the padded walls, the draped ceiling, the beautiful divided shelves you can tell.
Now as for their selection of wines it’s on point. While browsing you can see they stocked up with some reds and whites and have staple names like Flowers. Caymus, Jordan, etc But don’t let their appearance scare you away if you just need some simple and inexpensive wines for the night. They have a section of the store for wines with lower price points and they also carry inexpensive jug wines like Cavit so don’t worry too much about price.
As for the spirits I have to say I was a little taken aback by their selection. Obviously they had bar standards like Grey Goose, Bulleit, Campari, etc. but I was kinda disappointed there weren’t more premium spirits in their selection. Don’t get me wrong, finding a Hibiki 21 is not an easy thing but I was hoping to find some really hard to find liqueurs or aperitifs. Then again you can’t have it all and I’m sure that the buyer knows his community and with there amazing selection of wine it’s hard to complain.
Overall the store is breathtaking and I recommend people stop in from time to time just to see what might be new. Also the manager from Philly was a very kind and awesome help so kudos on customer service.

Hands down best wine shop around. It’s impossible to get led astray here if you ask for Iggy and trust his judgement.

There’s really no wine store like this in the area. The staff knows wine, they take special orders, the layout of the store is logical/​simple/​beautiful, the prices are fair, they stock a great selection, they provide free tasting samples and hold wine tastings.
I wouldn’t even think to go anywhere else for my wine/​liquor needs.

i walked into this place and asked the owner if i could move in. not because i am a total booze bag, but because the atmosphere is amazing. the prices are very reasonable and the selection is out of bounds. i cannot walk by without going in, not because i am a total booze bag, but because it’s such an incredible presentation of alcohol.

Great addition to the neighborhood — best local selection and fast delivery.

So I lived right near Cork in 2008 and 2009 (it wasn’t Cork back then, it was an unremarkable liquor store), and now I live here again. When I moved back, Cork was closed and called something else. I was sad, because it meant my extraordinarily lazy rump had to venture two blocks further (I know, the horror!!) to get my imbibe on.
When Cork finally reopened, I was shocked at how nice it was. It’s 1^st avenue, after all, right off 23^rd street, it’s not exactly a block with fancy storefronts.
But, Cork is different. It’s very clean, very bright, spacious, and chock-​full of so many different types of wine and liquor. They have the unusual, the cheap and the high-​end. They have a wall of Sake. They have a wall of nips. Brands of liquor I didn’t even know came in nip form, Cork has it. Limited edition Champagne, wines for $ 6 and wines for $ 600.
I have been in too many times to count. I always see the same manager there, always friendly and smiling and helping customers. I am a jerk and think I know best, so I always just grab what I know to be good and bee-​line for the counter.
One day my friend John comes over with some really excellent red wines and explains he tried the new wine store across the street. I tell him I go there all the time and he exclaims «Oh! Then you must have met Iggy, isn’t he great!?»
Iggy? Who is Iggy?
So the next time I went in, I asked the nice looking manager if he could help me find some wine. He introduced himself as Iggy and I told him my name and that I lived in the area. He made some killer recommendations, I told him his shop was great and went on with my day.
Now, every time I go in, Iggy is there, smiling and ready to help me with whatever I need. Sometimes I need cheap cooking wine, and he hands me the cheapest bottle in the place. «I’d love to up-​sell you, but really, this is all you need.» Another time I went in before Christmas and said I wanted something really special to bring to my mom’s house for the holidays. «Get this red, it’s well balanced and the price is fair.» He also let’s me know his prices are competitive and asked me to let him know if I see anything cheaper elsewhere so he can mark his down.
His honesty and thoughtfulness is refreshing, and his knowledge is so helpful and needed in this area. He takes pride in his work and his products, and I appreciate that so much. I refuse to shop anywhere else anymore, and as for my friend John — he lives 18 blocks away and will only shop with Iggy.
Cork for the win. Go ask for Iggy.

Like a breath of fresh air.
Used to be a really good wine store here. Then it got sold. TO AN IDIOT. The idiot ruined it.
It went from having a huge selection of wines from different regions, a high-​end temperature controlled room with super old and rare wines, and massive selection of spirits to a store with rows and rows of same few liquors lining the shelves. It was heartbreaking. And ghetto. It because the place that needs a security booth and the best place in the ‘hood to buy White Lightning.
Enter the new owners, and while the décor is kind of on the austere side with box shaped shelves made from very light grained wood, the store seems new and fresh, and has lots of interesting variety. It appears they’ve set up some tasting areas, so hopefully there’ll be some regular activities over there.
I passed by just by chance and was pleasantly surprised to see the changes. Apparently the former owner (clown) mismanaged the place and the license reverted back to the previous owner (not sure why that is exactly, but that’s apparently the case), who sold it to the current owners.
Keep up the good work guys.

So far so good. These guys took an old dusty space and turned it into a showroom for wine. But don’t let the dazzling interior fool you — the prices are easy with plenty of well priced wines available — even a whole section of large format wines are given the same respect as more expensive selections. The owner greeted me and was friendly and showed me around. They had a whiskey tasting too which I enjoyed. I gauge a store by the lower priced wines and they have plenty. My spanish garnacha was just what I was looking for $ 13 with tax. They can even engrave a bottle of booze for you. I will be back to explore this bright beacon of wine! CHEERS!!!

I just moved to the neighborhood and am so happy to have found this store. The space is beautiful, the selection is great, and the prices seemed great as well. Being new to Manhattan, I half expected spirits to be far more expensive than I am used to and I assumed that lower end wine wouldn’t even be stocked. Cork had a huge selection of wine with a nice price range (most every bottle I saw was between $ 9 and $ 60). The owner and staff were very friendly and from what I overheard, seemed knowledgeable about the wines they sold. This is definitely going to be my spot for wine and spirits.

Great new addition to the Gramercy area!!! Welcome!
It did not take much persuasion to make my first visit to Cork Wine and Spirits– their floor to ceiling windows open into a huge and well-​lit space with innumerable types of wine and hard liquor.
It’s not your average run-​of-​the-​mill liquor store, and even if you’re not looking to make a purchase, it’s definitely worth a look-​around.
Iggy, the store owner, did a great job with the space.
The bottles are not stacked behind each other, as is the case at other liquor stores. I’m assuming they have a separate inventory in the back to prevent the bottles from collecting dust and to make the store look as presentable and clean as possible. They also have a walk-​in refrigerator for their fine wines! How cool is that!
I will definitely be going to Cork Wine and Spirits now for my weekly purchases, instead of Morton.
PS– Although I’m not much of a photographer, I added photos of the space.
PPS– And if you purchase a bottle of wine, they pack your bottle in a brown paper wine bag so you won’t need to spend extra money to buy one, in the case you are gifting the bottle. Awesome! Plus major brownie points.