I'll admit it, I wasn't looking for anything highbrow here at Hudson Vine.
All I wanted was an affordable bottle of cold, drinkable white wine that I could sneak swigs of while freeloading at a friend's pool.* Hudson Vine had me covered.
The friendly guy behind the counter somehow knew exactly what I was up to, and even offered a few cups to go with the bottle. Sure, it turned out that he only had one cup, but it's the thought that counts. (Or, it would be, if my friends didn't have communicable diseases that we now all share.)
But seriously, the wine selection is pretty solid, the staff is cool, and they've even got a sizable selection already chilled. You could do a lot worse. _____________
*Actually, now that I think about it, that's about as highbrow as I get.
They have an OK selection of wines. The leftmost row has European wines, mainly from France and Italy, which I'd say is the best part of their collection. Their selection of Spanish wines is quite limited, as well as wines from Australia (unless you like Yellowtail). They have a whole row of California wine, but most of it is either trophy wines from Stag's Leap et al. or sub-$10 plonk; I didn't find any that interested me, despite usually being a California wine drinker. On the rightmost wine rack they have whites, such as New Zealand sauvignon blanc and Burgundy. Then there are a few aisles of beer, including what seems like a decent variety of craft beers. Liquor is at the far left. I don't drink beer or spirits outside of a bar so I wouldn't be able to judge.
Ugh! Every time I call this place they aren't making deliveries! If it's after 6 I get told they only make deliveries before 6. Today, I called before six and STILL no deliveries. Really disappointing.
Decent size location with a pretty good selection.
Prices are reasonable and inline with other establishments.
I'll admit it, I wasn't looking for anything highbrow here at Hudson Vine.
All I wanted was an affordable bottle of cold, drinkable white wine that I could sneak swigs of while freeloading at a friend's pool.* Hudson Vine had me covered.
The friendly guy behind the counter somehow knew exactly what I was up to, and even offered a few cups to go with the bottle. Sure, it turned out that he only had one cup, but it's the thought that counts. (Or, it would be, if my friends didn't have communicable diseases that we now all share.)
But seriously, the wine selection is pretty solid, the staff is cool, and they've even got a sizable selection already chilled. You could do a lot worse.
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*Actually, now that I think about it, that's about as highbrow as I get.
They have an OK selection of wines. The leftmost row has European wines, mainly from France and Italy, which I'd say is the best part of their collection. Their selection of Spanish wines is quite limited, as well as wines from Australia (unless you like Yellowtail). They have a whole row of California wine, but most of it is either trophy wines from Stag's Leap et al. or sub-$10 plonk; I didn't find any that interested me, despite usually being a California wine drinker. On the rightmost wine rack they have whites, such as New Zealand sauvignon blanc and Burgundy. Then there are a few aisles of beer, including what seems like a decent variety of craft beers. Liquor is at the far left. I don't drink beer or spirits outside of a bar so I wouldn't be able to judge.
Ugh! Every time I call this place they aren't making deliveries! If it's after 6 I get told they only make deliveries before 6. Today, I called before six and STILL no deliveries. Really disappointing.