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Bernard Weiser, son of the late owner Joel, runs this shop with an ever-evolving inventory of 8,000 bottles.

This handsome UWS store asserts itself as the oldest wine shop in America.

Unapologetically low-budget, this family-run wine shop skimps on the pretense but delivers the basic goods with a decent assortment of bottles under $10.

The first shop in New York to market itself as a natural-wine source.

The newly christened and handsomely arch-ceilinged Astor Center improves the original store's broad selection and egalitarian vibe.

Whether you’re looking for a bargain bottle or a rare Burgundy, Chiyoung Chung’s corner wine shop has you covered with its 5,000 brands.

See the profile of this NYC store at 500 Lexington Ave. in Manhattan.

A specialty spirit shop in Midtown.

Color-coded categories like Soft, Juicy, and Luscious may sound amateur to an increasingly wine-savvy public, but when owners Josh Wesson and Richard A. Marmet opened their first store in 1996, the approach was "revolutionary."

Color-coded categories like Soft, Juicy, and Luscious may sound amateur to an increasingly wine-savvy public, but when founders Josh Wesson and Richard A. Marmet opened this first store of their East Coast chain in 1996, the approach was considered "revolutionary."

Low prices and a good selection from developing wine regions draw Park Slopers thirsty for interesting, everyday wines.

Dumbo’s source for wines and spirits with a growing roster of ecofriendly vintages.

Entrepreneur Tom Geniessie has geared his wine shop toward consumers with one of two thoughts on their minds: What am I eating tonight or who am I buying this for?

The family behind 20-year-old wine shop Elizabeth & Vine relocated to this Bowery building in 2008, ushering in modern updates like a refrigerated cold room, a spacious tasting area, and an expanded selection of rare and small-scale spirits.

A Chelsea wine store that caters to educated and novice palates. 

This mom-and-pop emporium has expanded five times to reach its current size: 2,400 square feet with 2,500 different wines and 1,000 spirits that fill the store’s shelves.

Sommelier Guy Goldstein's antiques-and-barrel wine shop.

A little shop with a big international selection of natural, organic, and biodynamic wines.

A cavernous brick space with close to 1,000 wine varieties and a focus on small producers.

Go for the gadgetry, stay for the wine.

Drop the city-slicker superiority and discover what suburbanites have known for years: Costco is the ideal place to stock up.

Drop the city-slicker superiority and discover what suburbanites have known for years: Costco is the ideal place to stock up.

Drop the city-slicker superiority and discover what suburbanites have known for years: Costco is the ideal place to stock up.

Design considerations make the special bottles of this big-name-backed shop accessible.

High ceilings, soft-spoken staff, and generous space between displays encourage browsers to quietly wander among the bottles at this atmospheric shop.