Wine Exchange on Vandy

old time brooklyn · August 2008

Months back I went out for some win after 9pm and Fermented was closed, Mei Liquors on Flatbush was closed, the joint on Park b/een 7th and Flat was closed and Wine Exchange was closed.

Tonight, different story. All were closed but Wine Exchange. Nice business move.

sneakyonstmarks · August 2008

pretty crappy wine selection, pedro needs to get a real somelier!!!

old time brooklyn · August 2008

I'd rather pick my wines out elsewhere but when it's late, hey, who cares. It was open. And that's the point.

thelambchop · August 2008

crappy and expensive. but, yeah, in an emergency...and it's crazy that 9pm=late for a wine shop in the summertime!

gypsy · August 2008

I tried giving wine exchange a chance, esp. because it is an option later (I think they close at 9 on Sundays though FYI) but after buying 2 bottles that had turned I won't go there again. Fermented keeps there wine really well and has a great selection imo.

old time brooklyn · August 2008

Did you take the "turned" bottles back?

old time brooklyn · August 2008

And their selection is fine. For the summer, they have nice cheap $10 whites. Though I didn't see the VRAC that they used to have which was the best one.

thelambchop · August 2008

selection is "fine" but not very good. yes, you can find a decent bottle there if you know what you're looking for, but it'll cost you $5 more than elsewhere.

gypsy · August 2008

Yes I returned them. They wouldn't give me a refund, made me get another bottle which was annoying. The white I returned was maderized, I just don't think they store their wine properly.

old time brooklyn · August 2008

Legally, I'm not sure you can get a refund. Alcohol can't be returned I don't think.

smokin joe · August 2008

Old Time Brooklyn wrote: Legally, I'm not sure you can get a refund. Alcohol can't be returned I don't think.

regardless, any business that wants to keep its customers should offer a full refund -- and an apology -- for a spoiled product.

fwiw, as much as i like to support the ladies at fermented, where i am a regular, they refused to take back a bottle from me once that had a rotten cork.

bad business.

theindecisionpigeon · August 2008

ok i can't actually vouch for how late they're open, but the liquor store on the corner of washington and bergen is like 1/2 a block from my apt and is open pretty late from what i've seen - and they have wines. a cooler of white chillin in the front, and a surprisingly ok selection of non-chilled whites and reds for a corner liquor store!

mr. tips · August 2008

Smokin' Joe wrote: [quote=Old Time Brooklyn]Legally, I'm not sure you can get a refund. Alcohol can't be returned I don't think.

regardless, any business that wants to keep its customers should offer a full refund -- and an apology -- for a spoiled product.

...even if its illegal.

Anyway they're call the "Wine Exchange" BAWHAWHAWHAHAW

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