Blanc & Rouge
“Very knowledgeable staff, very approachable and happy to help — no matter if your price range is under $10 or over $50.”
“They have a fantastic selection of wines in our usual under-$15 price range, but their selection goes alllll the way up if that's your thing.”
“A friend of mine had a lifelong dream of drinking whiskey at night on the Brooklyn Bridge, so we found the closest bottle shop possible.”
Blanc & Rouge
Accepts Credit Cards: Yes
Bike Parking: Yes
Wheelchair Accessible: Yes
Price range.
$$ Price range Moderate
6 reviews
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I used to dread purchasing wine, most notably because I knew nothing and would just nod my head to anything they said after I enlisted a touch of help.
Me: Yeah, dry.
Me: Yeah, oaky.
Me: Yeah, tannins.
Then one of two things happened – wine became cool or I got old enough to appreciate it. CNN will run a poll on this later tonight.
To my knowledge, Blanc & Rouge is the only wine purveyor in DUMBO and even if they aren't, you don't need to go anywhere else. The selection is not overwhelming, the prices are perfect and the assistance, that is still necessary for most of us, is always on point.
A foolproof plan would be to order pickup from Rice, swing into Blanc & Rouge, ask for help pairing your wine with your takeout, make the pickup and then take it all home. Of course in your foolproof plan, you have a fireplace, a super-hot woman or man of your choosing and of course, Babyface there to sing. What? It was your plan.
I come here often bc it's in my neighborhood. They have a good selection of wine and liquor and the staff is helpful. I really enjoyed the Old Grandad Tenessee Bourbon Whiskey I picked out here. So nice and smooth.
As this shop is nearby and we had not been, I made a point to come here with my husband and browse the wines. They have a seemingly impressive selection; not too much or too little. We purchased 3 bottles of different red varieties that we had never tried before at different price points. The 60.00 bottle was impressive so I "googled it" and was upset to find I could have bought it for 35.00 at a wine shop in upper manhattan near where I work. I could not believe the price disparity. Really DUMBO- Gah!
The man at the counter did have some knowledge about why dry oregon pinot noir was different than Sonoma County and what not. My hubby thought he sounded pretentious, but I appreciated his umm knowledge. However, total fail on pricing!
A Helpful employee helped us select 2 bottles that were fantastic choices. Also they have a section with bottles under 12.99, took a chance on a Cab from that area was also good.
Staff's knowledge seems impressive and there is a nice variety of wine here, though I'm not sure I saw anything for less than $15/bottle. I'd give four stars if this store offered a discount on 1/2 cases, which seems to be industry norm but they do not –they only give discounts on cases.
Beautiful shop in Dumbo! Perk here is that it's open on Sunday!