wine with a beef braised in beer dish

[Thomas]

I understand what you mean about the grocery stores, but NY City is quite unique in that regard. We still have a goodly amount of neighborhood shopping, on foot, and a good density of residents per block. is-wine also provides trained wine people who can recommend wine based on a person's meal, apprehensions, likes, dislikes, et al. We also do not stock wines that easily flow (excuse the pun) through the normal pipeline, choosing instead to deal with quite small distributors whose portfolios, not to mention the sentiment of the owners of these companies, simply has little appeal at large operations where volume takes precedence over service and knowledge.

I believe a shop like ours, and there are about 8 or 9 in the city, have a wonderful niche that will get better as soon as the large chains wipe out the horrible liquor stores that surround us.