West Side Wine

Great wine selection with knowledgable people to help guide the way. I’ve been able to pick up a few bottles that I wouldn’t have found elsewhere.

Really solid selection of wines and well organized. I have only been in once, but I’d come back again to find something that isn’t your everyday wine. They had a good variety of price points too — my level of $ 10−12/bottle, as well as nice sancerre’s for ~$ 22.
The staff seemed helpful, though i didn’t actually ask for assistance.

They let dogs in the store, and they allow them to run around. Disgusting. Imagine trying to taste a glass of wine with the stink of a dog’s ass everywhere. They even pass out treats to the animals. Health code violation?

They have a wide selection to chose from at varying prices. I came in and asked for recommendations based on what I like and they were super helpful. Great service. They’re only a few blocks away from my apt so I’ll definitely be coming back for more when I’m in need of a wine buzz!

I live right next to this place, and I was slightly terrified to go inside because it looks slightly expensive. However, there are wines for all sorts of budgets in here — definitely a relief! This will be my regular spot now.
The workers are very friendly and knowledgeable. The atmosphere and storefront are very nice and trendy looking in appearance. All sorts of wine available chilled as well. The only downside is that they close at like 9pm, so I usually can’t stop in if I’m walking home after having class downtown. But other than that, this place is great.

I grew up in Manhattan, and moved to Brooklyn a few years ago. THIS is what I think of when I hear the words «wine/​iquor store»…unfortunately, in Brooklyn we have two options: sketchy place with bulletproof glass, and high-​end boutique with only local small-​batch offerings. It seems like a pretty simple business model, yet is apparently difficult to duplicate in the outer boroughs…
West Side Wines has a little of everything, from $ 13 bottles of wine to «cellar-​worthy» vintages. There are handwritten tags around the store to highlight staff favorites. The store is laid out more or less logically. I know absolutely nothing about wine, but managed to find my way around the store and find something that looked nice and fit my budget. They also have a decent liquor selection that ranges from basics to more unusual choices, and again at a variety of prices.
The service was a little sleepy — no one offered to help me find anything — so that’s really the only thing that was missing.
Brooklyn liquor merchants could learn something — and Manhattanites, remember to be thankful for what you got!

This place doesn’t look like much, not a huge store, but they’ve got it where it counts — selection. You can find many very nice wines here, French and Californian especially. The fellow behind the counter is very knowledgeable, ask for help, and he’ll pose several suggestions for you. Nice to see so many of the well-​known names on the shelves, in stock.

I live a block away from here and Saturday afternoon in the pre-​Irene frenzy realized I had water and food and a full bath tub but was going to need copious amounts of wine to make it through. I called at 3pm and he said «yes, we’re open, but only for another two hours, max». That is customer service people, being open when you are most needed.
The store has an interesting selection, with a lot of wines you don’t usually see, and not a lot of the ones you do (a good thing, it’s refreshing).
When I left the store, this woman was walking towards me on her way in clearly in a panic and said «IS THERE ANYTHING LEFT IN THERE??».

The staff, specifically Raymond, is great! I walked in and bluntly said, «I want a good Pinot Noir, but don’t want to spend more than $ 15.» He got up, and pulled a few of his favorites off the shelf, and spoke to me about each of them. Very helpful!
I hope more friends move to this part of town, because now I know the perfect place to get a housewarming gift.

I really enjoy coming here — the staff is always very helpful. The tasting fridays kinda suck a bit — very little wine given.
But the wines I’ve been led to have always tasted good, and been reasonably priced, and that is what this place is all about.

Very friendly place, with very knowledgable and amicable people there to help! Decent selection, although as far as prices go — the wine shop on 86^th is cheaper.
I choose West Side Wine because of the unique and rich selection, good atmosphere, AND they always have these cute, fun messages on this shabby chic chalkboard outside their door every day :) I like a place with a sense of humor and zeal for life. especially when it has to do with wine!

I am a frequent costumer of West Side Wines. The staff, specifically Andy, The Wine Guy, is what make this a 5 star establishment. He is knowledgeable about wine, and able to make recommendations based upon your individual tastes and budgets.
Selection wise, they do a great job of getting new and different wines in, and keeping old favorites as well, I never feel like I am limited to a small selection of wine.
Also, this is vital part of the neighborhood. The daily changes to the chalk board messages are always interesting and often cause me a jaded New Yorker to smile, as do the frequent blogging posting.
If you are looking for a quick bottle, a gift or a relationship with a wine store, this is an excellent choice.

Ditto from my last review (Andy is a doll); however, a certain other reviewer needs to learn how to spell, speak properly, and, perhaps, gain some etiquette (which would include a total make-​over, somewhere other than K-​mart).
DV

If West Side wine asked me to marry him, I would say hell yeah!
then ask what kind of wine he would like us to toast to ;-)
Okayyyyyy back to reality.
This place is quite and quaint, with a great selection of wine and a friendly staff who willing to help you correctly pronounce and locate your favorite bottle of bubbly without making fun of you.
Needless to say I fell in love, then I went home and made out with a slice of PIZZA and some bubbly. Who says a good time has to be pricey.

I’ve only been here once, but West Side Wine had a varied selection of some interesting wines, and things I don’t often see in other stores. (i.e. Valle dell’Acate Il Frappato) I think this is how it should be, with each wine store offering its own finds, interests, opinions, etc…
The prices seemed on the reasonable side, cheaper than what I expected, perhaps a dollar or two more than I’m used to paying up at PJs for the wines that I was familiar with. Friendly service, selection not overwhelming but just right for a neighborhood-​y store.
(P.S. Wish it was my neighborhood)