Fresh Direct Wines & Spirits
“Adam has a great wine selection and is always willing to share suggestions in a completely unpretentious way.”
“and I am still craving another shot of the stawski krupnik "honey vodka" that they gave me, so I'm sure I'll be visiting them again soon!”
“Plus they have a punch card, so your 13th bottle is only 99 cents!”
Fresh Direct Wines & Spirits
Accepts Credit Cards: Yes
Bike Parking: Yes
Price range.
$$ Price range Moderate
5 reviews
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I haven't been back to this wine store in way way WAY too long. But I figured to walk over on a day off from work for the hell of it and grab my favorite 'fire wine'. That's not actually called fire wine but is a spicy tempranillo: Garnacha de Fuego. Told you. Fire wine. Adam and the rest of his business partners and family are always super friendly, helpful, and informative when you come on by! If its during normal evening hours often he has wine tastings. If you're lucky enough he will let you try his special honey vodka. It's one of a kind. Everything is categorized by country in a neat and orderly fashion. They also have a discount punch card for if you purchase what i believe is 12 bottles, you get the 13th for $1. I love this place enough that no matter where I've moved around to, I always find myself coming back out of curiosity to check on the place and pick up a bottle.
Adam was incredibly rude to me and my two friends when we went in on July 4th to pick up a bottle of vino verde for our party that day. I think he looked at three young women, heard my request for verde, and made some snap judgments: that we didn't know anything about wine, and that we'd still buy from him if he basically spit in our faces. He yelled at me (literally – not an exaggeration) that he didn't carry "poison" in his shop and continued for about 45 seconds before I cut him off. Extremely unpleasant.
Also, the store doesn't carry any small bottles of hard liquor. We wanted a small flask of gin, and the only large bottle they had was $30. Go down 5th to the liquor store near 15th street, and avoid Adam and his prices.
A great little shop that makes me glad to live in South Slope. Almost every type of wine is carried here with a considered and thoughtful selection and the service is friendly. I wanted to pick up a dry Riesling for a dinner and after telling the clerk my preference for dry and my budget of twenty dollars she recommended a bottle that I couldn't stop drinking. They'll also chill your wine for a few minutes so it'll be cool when you get to whatever soirée you're going to.
Give credit where it's due, and it's certainly due here. I have actually been in here before and was talked out of buying a more expensive bottle of wine because they thought that I would actually enjoy another (less expensive) bottle instead. I was glad I listened and got that bottle because it was wonderful. I was pleasantly surprised that they care enough about the products they sell and their customers to do this. P.S. we also once got talked into purchasing a polish honey vodka that is now a family staple – SHOTS!
Don't be swayed by the poor reviews. They come from good people who skim the waters of Adams like tourists riding jet skis. Me? I snorkel, taking a little more time to see what's going on beneath the surface. And the verdict is in: I've been to Adam's over 50 times now, and I love it just about as much as I do the neighborhood itself.
No matter how many wine stores you go to [the inexpensive but pretentious Big Nose Full Body… The rustic and friendly Slope Cellars… the scores of no-frills, borderline rip-off 'wines and liquor' shops scattered around the 'hood] one factor remains constant – Adam's offers an experience unlike any other.
If you accept the notion that you can find a bargain at any wine shop, then your competitive differentiator becomes knowing which wine shops make their bargains easiest to find. With that, nowhere makes finding a 'diamond-in-the-rough' easier than Adam's. The only catch is that you have to relinquish control to the man (Adam) who unequivocally knows wine better than you do. And relinquishing control, in general, is something that most wine consumers don't tend to like to do.
It's understandable, but most folks end up missing out. Adam's is a true neighborhood institution, one that's been here for over 30 years, and is owned and operated by generations-deep family members. It keeps its shelves stocked with great wines from floor to ceiling and laces your retail experience with a personalized, fiercely-local approach to service. Add to it the colorful supporting cast (staff) and undeniable convenience, and you've got one of the best (albeit one of the few) wine shops in South Slope.
All of that aside, if you just need a bottle of good wine at a reasonable price, Adam's has you covered there, too. Go, if for nothing else than to experience something different.