Madison Avenue Liquors — Local services in New York

What a fantastic wine shop!!! I stopped in for a couple bottles of wine, and the owner, Sara, was so helpful and friendly. Her wine knowledge is exceptional, and she made several recommendations for wines we hadn't tried before, and they were all a huge hit! She made me feel very welcome and passed no judgement on my limited wine knowledge - not always the case in other shops! She owns the store with her sweet mom, who was very friendly at the checkout. Great selection, excellent service, and supporting a local women-owned business. I've already recommended it to my friends in the neighborhood. It's definitely my go-to for wine...

I was in the neighborhood and was looking for a vodka called "Russian Standard". I've noticed the store and went inside. Store itself is farely small with very ordinary selection of liquors. However, I've noticed that they had "Imperia" vodka, which is produced by the same maker as the "Russian Standard", but for much higher price ($40 a bottle). I've asked the old man sitting behind the counter if he has any "Russian Standard", since I saw "Imperia" only to get a reply: "Why are you looking for ordinary? I don't want to hear about it. BYE!" and showed...

I cannot relate to any of the negative reviews. The wine selection is great, for the size of the store. They are knowledgeable and customer service oriented and any wine recommendation I receive is spot on. In a 10 block radius where I can choose any number of competitors, I repeatedly choose this location. Talk to Sarah,...