Ok winos, time to break out of the routine and head up above 96th Street to the recently opened Vinyl Wine. Focusing on small and organic vintners, the guys running this cozy shop offer around 100 top-notch hand-picked selections. Most are reasonably priced in the $10-20 range with a few options for the high rollers (like fancy Barolos and Cabs) and a couple of choices for the struggling artist (cheap and tasty Roses and Tempranillos). It's a nice alternative for locals up this way to the bigger stores like
Mister Wright and
K&D. And for the perfect gift that will keep on drinking, let the owners work their magic and have them curate a case for you. You'll
save 15% and ensure that you'll be sipping unique wines for
weeks. And if you're too lazy to jump on the 6 train, they have free delivery on the east side between 86th and 116th streets. Or anywhere in the city with an order over $50. Unfortunately, thanks to antiquated NY State laws, they can't actually sell vinyl records. But they do have a turntable
in the corner. Be nice and maybe they'll let you BYOV.
