Ehrlich’s
“I always liked Bacchus but now Ehrlich's gives me a more compelling reason to visit.”
“They've cleaned up the store a bit, but they still have a feel of a slightly divey neighborhood wine shop.”
Ehrlich’s
Accepts Credit Cards: Yes
Wheelchair Accessible: Yes
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$$ Price range Moderate
6 reviews
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They had a nice wine tasting when I walked in yesterday. The person who served us wine was informative and not too pushy.
In the back of the store, I was struggling to choose a wine, and – I believe it was the manager – came over and asked if we wanted help. I gave him some specs – price and type of wine – and he picked one out that people at the party liked.
Prices were nothing to write home about, and the space was a little crowded (hard to pass by people), but otherwise my experience wasn't too shabby.
I am from Jersey. This is evidenced by how many times I mention that in my reviews, especially from pizza and chain restaurants. Anyway, one things that shocked me was the liquor stores in New York. I think it's a state law but I think it's odd that one can get beer and malt beverages in a drug store, but can't get it at a "liquor store." Huh. Anyway, it was culture shocky to me, but I had to realize that if I wanted alcohol or wine, I had to do it at a liquor store (beer was a different story).
Ehrlich's is a hole in the wall on the crappiest corner of the UWS. And I love every inch of it. It's another overpriced liquor store but you will be pleased with the selection there. I especially like that they focus on the "liquor" part of the liquor store and not just wine. I've recently started to mixing my own drinks at home b/c I'm sick of beer, so this place has been helpful.
Bacchus, a wine store that was literally across from Broadway, has recently shut down. It seems like Bacchus has poached some of their workers. Now I would never confuse the two, since Bacchus was a higher-end type of place, but they've started to introduce "pours" and wine tastings at this establishment. I always liked Bacchus but now Ehrlich's gives me a more compelling reason to visit.
During the hurricane Irene prep, this place was NEVER EVER busy. And they had premade hurricanes (SoCo) and white Russians (Kahlua) for Big Lebowski night. Of course, they told me they didn't carry it — but they have so much supply that I think they don't even know what they have! (they also didn't have the hurricanes on display but the guy knew what I was looking for). All in all, I love this place. It's my fave liquor store in the neighborhood. And being the hood drunk, I approve of this message.
Great selection of wine and prosecco!
Great wine selection and fair prices.
$29.99 for the small size bottle of Malibu?
I think not. In what world is a tiny bottle of Malibu worth $29.99?
Saw the prices and walked right out. I might as well go down to 54th and 10th and get a bottle for at least $10 cheaper for a bigger bottle.
I'm not one to skimp on alcohol – I'm willing to pay if I'm paying for top notch. But Malibu Rum is neither top notch nor anything fancy. It's the principle.
Although I'm fairly sure the man and woman working behind the counter aren't Mr. and Mrs. Ehrlich, it still has the feel of an old-school mom and pop shop.
There's a guy in the back who helps with chilled bottles. There's a guy up front pretty consistently, giving out free samples of wine (usually there's a selection of three or four) AND giving advice on what you're looking for and sometimes on what you've already selected.
Low-key atmosphere… There's a large barrel filled with bottles of discount/clearance wines for dirt-cheap, but other than that the bottles of wine aren't really priced to move… As for hard liquor, the selection is fine and the prices are fine, some things could definitely be cheaper, but other things are surprisingly cheap for the area.