Best Bottles
“I'm glad that finally Best Cellars is on the West Side.”
“I have tried other wine shops in the Upper West Side and they do not compare.”
“They seem to emphasize careful selection of the individual wines and have good descriptions posted.”
Best Bottles
Accepts Credit Cards: Yes
Bike Parking: Yes
Wheelchair Accessible: Yes
Price range.
$ Price range Inexpensive
6 reviews
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I like their will to continue their tradition of exposing different wines for tasting, even though I feel that the selection is not that varied. Prices are very reasonable, though. The staff is helpful, but their attention tends to decrease as the store gets more and more crowded during the weekend. Sometimes I feel I'm bothering them when I enter their shop to taste their wines.
I just opened the bottle of sparkling rose I bought at Best Bottles. The store name seems dangerously generic but when the counter guy announced that the concept was non commercial bottles for around $15 –
I was listening.
He seemed honest and friendly, he offered me a sample of the day upon entry, which was a really nice white. He asked if he could help me, and I was looking for a rose. I perused the ample but not to overwhelming selection of wines and found them to be quiet good – at least one representation of most styles.
When I asked him which he would pick out of the still or sparkling rose or the sample white – he suggested the sparkling rose as "not too heavy for a late summer afternoon."
I'll drink it in about an hour or so. I explained.
The sparkling rose was bubbly and complex, strawberry notes, medium body almost – for $15.
Felt like Europe.
That this store is affordable in the upper west side, and across from my much loved Jewish deli Zabars, which doesn't sell wine, it's like mannah from heaven.
The store has all the bottles cold in the back, so just grab what you want from the display racks and they will switch it out with a chilled bottle, however on my visit the storage cooler wasn't working very well, to the clerks admission, but the value on wine here is well worth that flaw.
Where do I begin? This place is one of the best accidents that I've made in a long time.
After getting off of the bus on a very hot day in the middle of June, I ran in here to see what I could find that was alcoholic and cold.
White wine instantly became the plan.
Looking up I found that they had the different types of white wine divided easily for the "everyman" to find what they want. Instant zoom in on some Sauv Blanc. I then found a bottle that I really wanted…only then to find out that it was only $9. I bring it up to the front, thinking of just plopping in some ice to make it cold once I get home. As I'm scanning my debit card for the bottle, she comes back from going to the back with an ice cold, refrigerated bottle of the same wine. My jaw dropped. I never asked…I never thought to ask…and my expectations of this place were more than met.
Bravo Best Cellars. I'll see you again very, very soon.
I like this place. It makes wine very accessible – and it included some [small] tastes of wine [that we didn't like, but oh well. Can't complain.] A wine connoisseur might find this place too trendy or transparent, but the prices and the thoughtful descriptions make buying wine for any occasion easy and, in some ways, fun!
I like this place. It's organized very tastefully with all bottles in a pleasant array. They have wine tastings every day so go to the back and ask. Their prices aren't bad. I got a very good Merlot for $13. When I go back to this area and need to pick up wine, I'll come here. It's got that lovely upper west side local flavor.
We stopped in here after picking up picnic supplies at Zabar's. We were so pleasantly surprised. The wine supply is very curated, so not tons of options, but the signage and limited selection make picking out a bottle of wine way less intimidating.
The staff was awesome- they gave us samples, provided guidance & knew we were drinking at the park, so they gave us chilled wine and to go cups.
Such a great little wine shop! Totally recommend for those looking for a cheap, but really good bottle of wine– or looking to learn a bit about the wines. 🙂