Trader Joe’s Wine Shop

Great, decent priced wine! I love that there are labels to tell you which wines are Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Pinot Grigio… etc. It makes searching for wines much more quicker! What’s better than picking up wine? Knowing next door is a Trader Joes! Wine & Dine, you just made my life much easier!

Two Buck Chuck! But now $ 2.99 Chuck!

Best wine shop I’ve been to in a long time. Avoid long lines and shop before the evening rush hour, otherwise you’ll be waiting… .and waiting…
Service is great. If you need help just tell them what you want and they’ll recommend a few options.
If you’re having a nice chill night at home, grab a few bottles from here. I tend to purchase about 8 bottles at a time and save them I now have about 40 bottles and counting.
Thanks trader joes for this obsession, I csn’t get enough. Great for gifts too

Trader Joe’s Wine Shop is probably my most visited shop in NYC (and my check-​ins attest to it), and why not?! now that my new work place is a block away from it, I now practically come here every day to pick up a bottle for dinner.
The wine selection will blow your mind but not necessarily empty your bank account. The staff are so nice, like Santa’s little helpers. As a New Yorker, I really love my wine in liberal quantities, and Sen. Ted Cruz can hate me for that!

Solid selection; not quite as extensive as other locations. Super long lines!

The Quick: Even if you’re too classy for two buck chuck, you can find something you’d like at the Trader Joe’s wine shop. From low-​end blends to high-​end champagnes, Trader Joes Wine Shop has it all! I honestly wish there were more locations in Manhattan.

I love this place! plenty of wines from different region of US and all over the world, price is beyond reasonable compared to my local wine shops! staffs are very friendly and helpful! And I also like the fact that if I’d like to try a different wine, the description of wines are clearly posted w tasting notes! Lines can get busy but it moves pretty fast, and the subway is right around the corner so there were times i lugged 2 shopping bags w 6 bottles w me to home!

I now cant buy my wine anywhere else! The prices are unbeatable in the city

My favorite wine store in New York with the best prices and a decent selection. A wine snob will probably find this place kinda meh, but it’s great for the rest of us normal people. :)

It may only sell wine, but its very economical. The selection is low to mid end, but you can stock on decent, great tasting wines and not break your budget. I tend to over buy when i am there because there is so much good. They even have bottles refrigerated if you need it to be cold and drinkable right away. The shp has brief descriptions of the brands/​types, which makes it easier to shop on your own. The staff is always personable, helpful, but not up your butt… you know the type. Only thing I can say that is negative is that the check out line can be very long.

Awesome wine store! Tons of affordable wine options and great knowledgeable staff. Very hardcore though on checking ID. Even if you are 35, they still card you. Blessing and a curse.

Excellent prices and service. As you walk in and make your way along the left wall, there are several varietals arranged in order, mostly from California but with some other New World wines thrown in the mix. Here you can get great private labels like TJ’s Grand Reserve cabernet sauvignon. The next few aisles are organized by country, such as France, Italy, and Spain. Along the back wall is the infamous Charles Shaw two-​buck (or three-​buck) chuck. I’ve long overgrown it for drinking but it’s still indispensable for cooking, because I can’t tell the difference after the alcohol’s been boiled off and the flavors softened.
One thing to note here is the ridiculously fast turnover. I remember less than a year ago, the entire inner left wall was covered with Charles Shaws, while now it’s cabernets and pinot noirs. Just a few weeks ago I picked up a Grand Reserve Yountville cab, and when I returned this week, it was gone and replaced with a Reserve Napa Valley cab. This can be both good and bad; you get to try lots of wines which are constantly being refreshed, but on the other hand you might not be able to find the same wine you enjoyed last time again.
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Great selection of wine, and as always Three-​Buck Chuck is always worth the 3 dollars. They revamped their wine displays and I much like it more since it seems much more open and airy.

If only the trader joes in queens carried wine, the world would be a better place. This place is heaven and the prices are extremely reasonable. I love the fact that trader joes carries its own blend for $ 2.99!

I’m a bit embarrassed to say the amount of money I spend on wine each month (and how much I drink), but needless to say it’s probably more than I ought. Before I moved to Brooklyn, I used to buy most of my wine from Costco… however, I was quite disappointed that the Costco in Brooklyn stopped selling wine a while back, and instead has allowed the adjacent liquor store (not affiliated with Costco) to take over it’s wine-​selling duties. This is where I had replenishing my reserves, until I found this Trader Joe’s Wine Shop in East Village.
This place is awesome. Decent selection, great prices, friendly staff, and fast checkout. Some of my go-​to wines were actually a little bit cheaper here than where I was buying them before. Plus, it’s right next to Trader Joe’s…so you can conveniently get all your grocery shopping done at the same time. What’s not to like?!
My new favorite place to buy wine!

Got a bottle of wine here for my beau. I know nothing about wine so I was thankful for the shop associate, as well as a friendly customer, who lent their advice on what I should buy that would pair well with the dish I was making.
The prices of the wines range from super cheap to super expensive, so there’s a good amount of choice and something for everyone.
The line was pretty long and the store was crowded, but I guess that’s par for the course on a friday night. The wine shop is separate from the adjoining trader joe’s supermarket and the supermarket is always packed so I’d gander those patrons come over after doing their grocery shopping, which makes for a busy store.

What better place to do my 1000 review than this amazing inexpensive wine store.
I really love this store and I’m surprised I haven’t reviewed before since I come here every time I’m in the area.
They have wines from all over the world and the best part is the prices. Wines start at $ 3 and they are actually decent.
If you have any questions feel free to ask any of the employees since they are always super nice and depending on your budget and taste they will recommend something.
Beware the lines here are super long but the cashiers work fast. Try to come off peak hours if you mind the wait.

Yep 5 Stars. Its hard to get these from me :)
I love the sales associates, the people who shop here. Its organized, shelves are clean and easy to shop. I really love everything about this please.
Oh yeah don’t forget there are lines, BUT it moves sooo fast you will be there shortly.
Smashberry
Menage a Trois: white, California red blend, midnight
Charles Shaw Cab.
Dark Horse
If your looking for a few options for a gathering at your house (under 20 bucks) come here.

Oh my Sweet Sweet TJ’s… where WERE you when I was living in the Palladium just above you?! *sigh*
I was too soon and you were too late, but that doesn’t keep us apart now! Mwhahaha.
I am cheap. I will travel for cheap booze (as noted by my journey’s to the discount liquor store on B’way near NYU despite me living in Queens. There is nowhere as cheap (for wine) as TJ’s wine shop. Now, I have heard the stories about 3 buck chuck, but I don’t care. I still drink it. just not as my like first bottle of wine in the evening. My favorite is the Italian wine selection — their $ 4.99 Montepuciano is one of my favorite, easy drinking wines.
The staff is pretty great, too — offering suggestions if you’re looking to explore something new. Huge selection. Even their boxed wine is great.
Yeah, I’m classy.

Trader Joe’s Wine Shop… we finally meet.
You don’t have to be a connoisseur or a vinophile to know what you’re buying in here. If it sounds good, just grab it… cause it’s cheap, duh! There are nights where you don’t necessarily have to chug down a bottle of vodka like a party animal or be basic on beer, but you can be fancy (or at least pretend to be) and sip on wine. I wish I could say I’m a wine snob and tell you the differences between Merlot, Pinot Noir, Chardonnay, blah, blah, blah, and everything there is about wine, when in fact, I only grab what remotely sounds good.
There’s every kind of wine you can think of in here, and then there’s a whole wall of different Charles Shaw blends… buy at your own risk. If you’re really lightweight, it’s safe to say that you can get away with getting drunk for just $ 3. The Pink Moscato is a favorite of mine if you like sparkling, fruity scents. Oh, and they also sell champagne here. I wish they had smaller bags for those who buy a bottle or 2 at a time because all that space ain’t gonna fill itself!

Update 10.1.2015:
Fast 6 Jahre nach meinem Erstbeitrag, einer von hunderten, aber der einzigste in deutscher Sprache, war ich mal wieder zufällig am Union Square und so nahmen wir Wein mit.
Alles unverändert. Diesmal fielen mir viele Kisten mit Trader Joe’s Eigenmarkenweinen auf.
Die deutschen Weine mit Rheingau bezeichnet waren Weine aus Rheinhessen mit mir unbekannten Winzern.
Wir entschieden uns für 1 Fl. Riesling aus dem State New York von den (5) Finger Lakes und einen Californischen Sauvignon Blanc mit dem schönen Namen «Joel Gott».
Mit gut über 13% ein Schwergewicht, aber gut. Und vor allen Dingen trocken. Ganz wichtig.
5.2.2009 Erstbeitrag:
Bekanntlich ist in den Staaten der Wein etwas teuerer als hierzulande.
Da wir in einem Studentenviertel wohnten, fanden wir auch eine relativ günstige Weinhandlung, in der sich die Studenten eindeckten. Hier ist jeden Tag geöffnet.
Das Sortiment ist nicht umwerfend, aber für NY Verhältnisse ausreichend. Es gab sogar Riesling aus Deutschland! Ich persönlich bevorzuge in den Staaten immer Chardonnay, sicher ist sicher ;-)
Trader Joe‘s ist eine Weinhandelskette, vornehmlich an der Ost– und Westküste der USA