Ditto Chambers re leaner, higher-acid wines. Very well chosen selection, covering the same regions where Chambers excels, except not so much Californian stuff. Like Crush and Flatiron, selections are skewed somewhat toward leaner, higher-acid wines.įlatiron: Not as big or as deep as Chambers, but doing very much the same thing.

If I had to survive on one store this would be it.

They have a strong focus on “natural” and low-sulfur wines. That means they offer a lot of offbeat types of wine and producers. These days a high proportion of their current-release wines they import themselves. I’m not in that area that frequently, and it’s not a place I’ve felt to make a special trip for.Ĭhambers: Great on older wines, particularly Piedmont very strong on Italian, German, Loire, Burgundy, Beaujolais, Rhone, Jura and new wave Californian. Best on Bordeaux, as I recall, including back vintages. Millesima: A decent place, but not as comprehensive as most of the others on your list. Prices are decent but not particularly discounted. Selections skewed somewhat toward leaner, higher-acid wines, across regions. Not a huge inventory, but very well chosen, particularly in Italy and Germany and Austria, and the staff are super knowledgeable. Note: Some of their inventory is in their warehouse so wines aren’t always available the same day.Ĭrush: Very good at smaller producers, offbeat wines and older vintages (which are in a cool room). That said, occasionally, they had something interesting that wasn’t easily found elsewhere. Worst thing I’d say: I used to work a block from there and walked by it every night on my way home and I rarely went in. Great service, but this isn’t the place you go to find passionate sales people. Generally high prices, as this aims at a Midtown business and Upper East Side clientele. Nothing special for Italian or Rhone wines. Pretty comprehensive regionally, but tends to stock larger producers across all regions, not small trendy ones. Sherry Lehman: Once upon a time, S-L was the place to go for Bordeaux, old and new. If you are focused on Burgundy, I’d suggest Chambers St., Crush, Morrell, Flatiron, Astor and Burgundy Wine Co. But let’s say you wanted to work with someone to assemble a few cases of 2014-16 Burgundy… would you have a “go to” retailer in that scenario? Names I see tossed around anecdotally are Sherry Lehman, Crush, Millesima, Chambers, Flat Iron, Astor Wine, Zachy, PJs, Italian Wine Merchants etc.

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