Alcoholic Beverages
Apple Wine
Big Apple Wine by Wolffer (90 miles)
SIP, Park Slope, Brooklyn
Apple Cider, Hard, Sparkling
Eve's Cidery (179 miles)
Union Square Market, Fridays year-round
Warwick Valley Winery & Distillery (46 miles)
Doc's apple, pear, and raspberry ciders, online ordering
Apple Cider, Hard, Still
Eve's Cidery (179 miles)
Union Square market, Fridays year-round
Blueberry Wine
Four Chimneys Winery (204 miles)
Organic wines including a dry blueberry wine, online ordering
Cordial, Black Currant
Warwick Valley Winery & Distillery (46 miles)
Cordial, Sour Cherry
Warwick Valley Winery & Distillery (46 miles)
Liqueur, Bartlett Pear
Wine (Grape)
There are a number of excellent wines from North Fork, Long Island, from the Fingerlakes area, and increasingly from the Hudson Valley area. However, the availability of local wines at retail stores in the city changes weekly, making it impossible to keep track of them for The Guide.
Below are some wineries selling via farmers markets, as well as mail order. In addition, I've listed some wine and liquor stores that consistently carry a decent selection of local wines. Ask your neighborhood wine store to carry local wines! It is ridiculous that I have sometimes found East Coast wines in San Francisco more easily than I can find them in NYC. To get an idea of what you should be able to find at your local wine store, visit Uncork New York.
Anthony Road (212 miles)
Red, white and dessert wines.
Union Square market, Saturdays year-round
Astor Wines & Spirits East Village, Manhattan
Good selection of NY wines in the store and online ordering
Buzzard Crest Vineyards (210 miles)
Grand Army Plaza market, Brooklyn, Saturdays year-round
Four Chimneys Winery (204 miles)
Dry and sweet red and white organic wines, online ordering
Pizzadili Winery (144 miles)
Red and white wines produced with a minimum of chemical additives, online ordering
Tickle Hill Winery (197 miles)
Dry white and sweet red wines, online ordering
Grand Army Plaza market, Brooklyn, Saturdays year-round
Borough Hall market, Brooklyn, Thursdays March to December
Das Hammarskjold market, midtown Manhattan, Wednesdays
Union Square market, Fridays year-round
Mister Wright, Upper East Side, Manhattan
A small but consistent collection of New York wines
Red, White, and Bubbly, Park Slope, Brooklyn
Carries a variety of New York wines
SIP, Park Slope, Brooklyn
Wolffer merlot, Wiemer riesling
Warehouse Wines & Spirits, 735 Broadway btwn. Astor Pl. and Waverly Pl.
Scout's tip: look in the back under the 'More US Wines' sign.
Warwick Valley Winery & Distillery (46 miles)
Red, white, and blush wines, online ordering
Vodka
Heart of the Hudson Valley Apple Vodka (72 miles)
Red, White, and Bubbly, Park Slope, Brooklyn
The Tuthilltown Gristmill, online ordering
Whiskey
The Tuthilltown Gristmill, online ordering (72 miles)
Astor Place Wines, Manhattan
Beekman Liquors, Manhattan
Le Nell's, Redhook, Brooklyn
Park Avenue Liquor, Manhattan
September Wines & Spirits, Manhattan
The Greene Grape Wine Company, Ft. Greene, Brooklyn
Thirst, Ft. Greene, Brooklyn
Scouts Needed!
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