Where is the Best Wine Store in Seattle, Washington?
Seattle’s best wine shop? Not by a long shot. It’s a nice little shop and I LOVE Michael’s wordy little POP signage (except for those times when he wanders off into some prosey digression) but the selection is waaay too limited to be “Best” in any way. His stock, while fairly well chosen, indicates a couple of aggresive biases toward overpriced Washington boutique wineries and eccentric French stuff. Asking questions is kinda dicey, too. His salespeople tend to smirk at requests for anything not annointed by Pike & Western. I can think of half a dozen shops that offer twice the selection, better sales help, and FAR better prices.Pros + location, "serious" wine shop, nice layoutCons – condescending, OVERPRICED, limited selection
We went down to Portalis for a glass of wine and ended up calling friends and making it a 4 bottle evening. Very good dishes! The staff was engaging and fun. The back bar wine selection was well above average! I am saving the best part for last… on Wednesday nights they nix the corkage fee (which is normally $11, a fair price) and you can enjoy any wine in the house, at retail. I would guess they have over 200 to pick from. We had a ball and we will be back!Pros + friendly staff, tasty dishes, great selection
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