Scituate Package Store

This is an old-​school style liquor store. I love everything about its original style and the use of neon signs.
In the local parlance of the greater Boston area (and some other parts of New England), liquor stores are called package stores. If you’re really a local you’ll call it a «packy» as in «I’m going to the packy to buy some beah». (Read: «beer» but drop that last «r» and make the word two syllables). And indeed this is a «packy» in a good way; a place where you’d feel comfortable dropping in and finding friendly service with someone who might just remember what it is you like.
We stopped in as we strolled down Front Street which is the main shopping drag in Scituate. It’s a compact store but it has most of what anyone might be looking for.
I was pleasantly surprised to find a white wine called Ballet of Angels produced by the Sharpe Hill Vineyard in Pomfret Connecticut.
This is a winery we’ve had the pleasure of visiting. They make a number of wines that are quite delicious. It’s not always easy to find their wines though. So of course I snapped up a couple of bottles while here.
While the wine selection isn’t enormous, there are enough selections that the average wine drinker would be able to find a few interesting bottles to take home.
I appreciated that as I was making my purchase, the woman at the counter told me that she had recently tried the wine I was buying and how much she liked it.
It’s nice to be in a liquor shop where there is someone who makes a point of knowing something about what is being sold. I’ve grown weary of the liquor «supermarkets» where in general the staff is clueless and who just man the registers to ring up sales.
The prices on standard items are a buck or two more than you’d find in the larger chain liquor stores but for the attentive service and being able to support a local business, I’m in.