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July 2024 by Jake Sandoval
Definitely needs to be turned into condos soon.
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June 2024 by Evan Kruse
Very helpful
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June 2024 by Danny Lewis
Great selection, knowledgeable staff, and great tastings!
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June 2024 by Derric Ciccone
Great shop looks like heaven for wine drinkers and buyers, I found lots of stuff I wanted. Had to give 4 stars because I only had my Amex and me so I had to pay cash and I could only get the gift I came for not all the other stuff.
Make sure you have a card other than AMEX or cash.
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June 2024 by Spiral Tote
1June2024 First time here. I stopped in after looking at the former building of Sandra Bullock’s Bess Bistro(which is permanently closed)was located.
This store is stocked with various wines and vodka’s and more libations. The people that work in here a friendly and it makes for great shopping.
The exterior is rustic and looks as if the business is non operational. Once you walk in it is a drinkers, sommelier’s, or whatever connoisseur’s dream.
Excellent drink water for a table for two or and over the top cognac presentation. Some Saturdays there’s a wine tasting. Pop in an check this space out.
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June 2024 by Stu Barrett
Best wine store in Austin, maybe Texas, for Burgundy and Italian wines. Very good selection of wine from all over the world. The owners have a very rigorous selection criteria on the wine they offer. Good selection of spirits as well.
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May 2024 by Samuel Q (Raz Kli)
I’ve seen this place for a long time but never was really in my mind. A month or two ago I was looking for a bottle of my favorite absinthe *somewhere* and no one had it EXCEPT The Austin Wine Merchant. Was pleasantly surprised. They look like have a good selection of a lot of other things too, some which I don’t usually see, say at Twin Liquors or something. Cool spot.
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April 2024 by Doris Elaine S.
Great wine! Excellent pairing suggestions. Visit here on the way to your dinner party.
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April 2024 by Dante's River Oaks
Best selection of wine in Austin!
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March 2024 by Gilbert
Very nice selection of all categories of alcohol. Found some local and unique stuff! The only reason why this isn’t a 5 star review is that it was somewhat difficult to navigate through the store, and the staff was not very welcoming or prompt with their assistance.
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February 2024 by Sydney Blake
Beyond rude and passive-aggressive service! I am visiting Austin, and I wanted to bring back home some wine. We went in, and the first woman was super nice and helpful and showed us the local Texas wine (the only reason it didn't get one star). Not even two minutes into looking another woman pops her head around the corner and asks if we need anything. It seemed a bit off since she just saw us getting helped, but we said we're still looking. The woman gave us a look and walked away. We then started browsing other wines and the same woman interrupted us mid-conversation to have me put my wine up at the front. At that point, I just decided to check out because there was such a negative atmosphere. She asked for our IDs (which we gave), and not even 30 seconds later, another man working there said, "Make sure you get their IDs." Then the woman looked back at us and asked,"Do you guys have a shopping history here?" You would think after looking at 2 out of state IDs, you could assume the answer. After that, we paid and booked it out of there. I can't help but think that I was stereotyped for my age. She treated us as if we were going steal and constantly monitoring us. Ridiculous! I have never experienced that before. I will NEVER shop here again.
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February 2024 by Ben Dickey
Always the best
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February 2024 by Kristine L.
A fantastic selection of wines from all different wine regions - Napa, Italy, France, Spain, they even have a few Texas wines! You can also find a fair amount of sherry, port and liquor. They keep the store chilled and most wines are stored horizontally. That's when you know they take good care of the wine. I love coming on Saturdays for free wine tastings from 12-3pm. Each week they feature a new winery, region, or producer. The staff is very nice, knowledgeable and willing to help while you shop! There's a mini parking lot next to the store or you can opt to park on the street.
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January 2024 by Joe Kocks
This is the best wine store in Austin.
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January 2024 by Clau B.
We came here the week before Christmas to buy some wine as a gift. We don't know much about wine so when we walked in, we knew we were going to need some help. This place has their own parking lot which makes it so much more stress-free with being downtown. As soon as we walked in, the gentleman asked us if we needed help and we told him what kind of wine we were looking for and the price range and he was able to show us a few different options. We trusted his recommendation and went with the bottles he suggested. The wine we bought was going to be a gift for our family members so unfortunately, we didn't get to taste it (I'm not much of a wine drinker anyway). I loved the inside of this place because it had all the wine bottles displayed easily to read in every aisle. Overall, our experience here was amazing! We will definitely be back!! :)
