Gowanus Wine Merchants

Gowanus Wine Merchants Curated wine shop in the heart of Gowanus. Natural wines and Old World Classics. Tasted by us, chose

Owners Tom Hyland and Rick Lopez met several years back at Morrell & Co. Last summer, over some great wines and food, Tom said "Hey Rick, do you want to open a wine shop together". Rick responded, "absolutely!" One year, a few great lawyers and a liquor license later they opened Gowanus Wine Merchants!

MEET THE WINEMAKER TASTING! Friday Jan 24, taste the Piedmont wines of Marchesi di Grésy with Alessandro di Grésy. Try t...
01/21/2025

MEET THE WINEMAKER TASTING! Friday Jan 24, taste the Piedmont wines of Marchesi di Grésy with Alessandro di Grésy. Try their Barbaresco, Barbera, Dolcetto, and (plot twist!) Langhe Sauvignon from vineyard sites that have been in the family since 1797. The single-vineyard Barbaresco, from the largest ‘monopole’ in the region, is particularly great; ask Alessandro about what makes the Martinenga vineyard special. Friday, January 24, 5:30-8pm. Free.

Make your New Year’s sparkle with us! We are open New Year’s Eve 12-8pm. We will be closed New Year’s Day and have speci...
12/30/2024

Make your New Year’s sparkle with us! We are open New Year’s Eve 12-8pm. We will be closed New Year’s Day and have special hours Thursday, January 2nd, open 5-9pm. Happy New Year, Gowanus!

CHAMPAGNE TASTING NEW YEAR’S EVE! 2-5pm on New Year’s Eve, come taste some French sparkling wines, from tasty under-$20 ...
12/29/2024

CHAMPAGNE TASTING NEW YEAR’S EVE! 2-5pm on New Year’s Eve, come taste some French sparkling wines, from tasty under-$20 Cremants to two fine Grower Champagnes, including a Grand Cru from Pertois-Moriset! Free!

HOLIDAY HOURS: Monday 12/23 12-9pm, Tuesday 12/24 11am-6pm, Wednesday 12/25 CLOSED. Thursday 12/26 back at it: 12-9pm. H...
12/23/2024

HOLIDAY HOURS: Monday 12/23 12-9pm, Tuesday 12/24 11am-6pm, Wednesday 12/25 CLOSED. Thursday 12/26 back at it: 12-9pm. Have a safe and wonderful holiday, everyone.

TICKETS AVAILABLE! January 28: Taste six Augusta Distillery luxury bourbons, including distillery exclusives, under the ...
12/21/2024

TICKETS AVAILABLE! January 28: Taste six Augusta Distillery luxury bourbons, including distillery exclusives, under the guidance of whiskey expert John Preston Bundy. Compare different styles of bourbon and taste whiskeys aged 8 - 15 years. Seating is limited! It’s a great gift for casual whiskey fans and bourbon aficionados alike, a 2 hour sit-down event featuring custom tasting mats and charcuterie. Tickets are $49.99 each and going fast! We have fancy red envelopes for the tickets and everything.

SATURDAY SUPER TASTING! Scotch, Award-Winning Bourbon, Barolo, Champagne, Chablis, Volcanic Cabernet Sauvignon! All deli...
12/20/2024

SATURDAY SUPER TASTING! Scotch, Award-Winning Bourbon, Barolo, Champagne, Chablis, Volcanic Cabernet Sauvignon! All delicious, all there for you to try. Taste Scotch from longest continuously operated distillery in Scotland, best small-batch bourbon-winning Tennessee bourbons filtered through charcoal from a BBQ pit, Tequila from a woman-owned and -run distillery. But first check out some spectacular wines, including Premier Cru Champagne and a Barolo from a historic royal vineyard. Saturday, Dec. 21, 4-7pm. Tastings are free.

WILLETT TASTING! Saturday 4-7pm, come taste Willett’s excellent whiskeys, from Pot Still Reserve to Noah’s Mill and thei...
12/12/2024

WILLETT TASTING! Saturday 4-7pm, come taste Willett’s excellent whiskeys, from Pot Still Reserve to Noah’s Mill and their justly famous Family Estate Bottles Small Batch Straight Rye. Also: during the tasting ALL WILLETT WHISKEYS WILL BE 10% off, including allocated bottles like Wheated and Purple Cap! We’ll also have Amaro from around the world and around the way for you to try. Saturday, December 14, 4-7pm.

CHAMPAGNE MASTER CLASS TASTING. Thursday, Dec. 12, taste and learn with Champagne Collet’s Pascal Boye, who will pour fo...
12/11/2024

CHAMPAGNE MASTER CLASS TASTING. Thursday, Dec. 12, taste and learn with Champagne Collet’s Pascal Boye, who will pour four of their excellent champagnes: Art Deco, Blanc de Blanc, Rosé, and their incredible Esprit Couture 2012 Vintage Champagne. (That’s the one in the black bottle modeled after a 1920s perfume bottle — “haute couture in a glass”) Pascal is wonderful at communicating what makes their champagne, and champagne in general, so special. Master Class tastings will occur every 15 minutes from 5:30-7:30pm. Free.

ITALIAN WINE TASTING FRIDAY. Experience five big, luxurious Italian wines, from an Grillo grown on the site of vineyards...
12/04/2024

ITALIAN WINE TASTING FRIDAY. Experience five big, luxurious Italian wines, from an Grillo grown on the site of vineyards from 2,500 years ago to a classic Barolo. Then gear up for deep, gorgeous Tuscan blend that’s an homage to the earliest Chianti, and two intense, top-tier Amarone. All with a true expert to guide and chat with you. Friday, December 6, 5:30-8pm.

BOURBON TASTING THURSDAY! Try ultra-premium bourbons from Augusta Distillery of Augusta, KYwith whiskey expert John Pres...
12/03/2024

BOURBON TASTING THURSDAY! Try ultra-premium bourbons from Augusta Distillery of Augusta, KY
with whiskey expert John Preston Bundy. We will have just two bourbons for you to taste, but they’re
big ones: Old Route 8 Single Barrel Unfiltered Cask Strength 8 yr and Buckner’s Single Barrel
Unfiltered Cask Strength 10 yr Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey. Originally carefully sourcing
barrels, Augusta Distillery is now producing their own whiskey in a new 40,000 sq. ft. state-of-the-art
distillery in a former carriage factory under the command of former Wild Turkey master distiller
Alexandra Castle. Both bourbons are remarkable for their richness and how well they wear their
cask-strength heat (up to 120 Proof!). Learn all about them from a master. Thursday, Dec. 5, 5-7:30!

BOURBON TASTING THURSDAY! Try ultra-premium bourbons from Augusta Distillery of Augusta, KYwith whiskey expert John Pres...
12/03/2024

BOURBON TASTING THURSDAY! Try ultra-premium bourbons from Augusta Distillery of Augusta, KY
with whiskey expert John Preston Bundy. We will have just two bourbons for you to taste, but they’re
big ones: Old Route 8 Single Barrel Unfiltered Cask Strength 8 yr and Buckner’s Single Barrel
Unfiltered Cask Strength 10 yr Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey. Originally carefully sourcing
barrels, Augusta Distillery is now producing their own whiskey in a new 40,000 sq. ft. state-of-the-art
distillery in a former carriage factory under the command of former Wild Turkey master distiller
Alexandra Castle. Both bourbons are remarkable for their richness and how well they wear their
cask-strength heat (up to 120 Proof!). Learn all about them from a master. Thursday, Dec. 5, 5-7:30! Free!

BOURBON TASTING THURSDAY! Try ultra-premium bourbons from Augusta Distillery of Augusta, KY with whiskey expert John Pre...
12/03/2024

BOURBON TASTING THURSDAY! Try ultra-premium bourbons from Augusta Distillery of Augusta, KY with whiskey expert John Preston Bundy. We will have just two bourbons for you to taste, but they’re big ones: Old Route 8 Single Barrel Unfiltered Cask Strength 8 yr and Buckner’s Single Barrel Unfiltered Cask Strength 10 yr Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey. Originally carefully sourcing barrels, Augusta Distillery is now producing their own whiskey in a new 40,000 sq. ft. state-of-the-art distillery in a former carriage factory under the command of former Wild Turkey master distiller Alexandra Castle. Both bourbons are remarkable for their richness and how well they wear their cask-strength heat (up to 120 Proof!). Learn all about them from a master. Thursday, Dec. 5, 5-7:30! Free!

OPEN THANKSGIVING DAY 11am - 2pm + Two tastings on Thanksgiving Eve. Join us Wednesday for Italian cocktails from 2-4pm ...
11/26/2024

OPEN THANKSGIVING DAY 11am - 2pm + Two tastings on Thanksgiving Eve. Join us Wednesday for Italian cocktails from 2-4pm and wines for the big meal, including ICE WINE, from 4:30-7:30. And come by on Thanksgiving day for wines, spirits, or just stop by to allow us to wish you and yours a happy Thanksgiving.

Faccia Brutto tasting Saturday! Taste their full lineup of Brooklyn-made traditional Italian liqueurs, including the lim...
11/19/2024

Faccia Brutto tasting Saturday! Taste their full lineup of Brooklyn-made traditional Italian liqueurs, including the limited seasonal treat, Nocino. Nocino is a walnut liqueur with a rich bittersweet profile that makes it a perfect after-Thanksgiving digestif. (Or you can pour it over ice cream or dump a slug in your coffee if you want to feel like a millionaire.) Brilliant digestifs (and an ace aperitivo to replace Campari on your bar cart) is what Faccia Brutto does, some come taste them all and get expert cocktail advice while you’re at it. Saturday 4-7pm. Tastings always free at Gowanus Wine Merchants.

Bardstown Bourbon tasting Friday! Could you use a drink? Come taste the good stuff. Heck, the GREAT stuff. Bardstown has...
11/07/2024

Bardstown Bourbon tasting Friday! Could you use a drink? Come taste the good stuff. Heck, the GREAT stuff. Bardstown has been the contract distiller behind some of your favorite whiskeys, and now they’re applying that expertise toward their own bottlings. Their wheated bourbons (Pappy is a wheated bourbon btw) from revived Kentucky legend Green River and their own Bottled-in-Bond 6 yr, their high-rye 6 yr bourbon, and hold onto your hats… their limited Amrut Cask, a blend of 8 to 14 yr whiskeys finished in Amrut Indian Single Malt casks. It’s spectacular and free to try. Friday, Nov 8 5:30-8pm.

MEET THE WINEMAKER! Thursday, Nov 7: Taste wines from the California vineyard closest to the Pacific Ocean with winemake...
11/03/2024

MEET THE WINEMAKER! Thursday, Nov 7: Taste wines from the California vineyard closest to the Pacific Ocean with winemaker Rachel Martin. The aptly named Oceano wines is in Spanish Springs in the newish San Luis Obispo AVA. The ocean fog and marine breezes protect the grapes from harsh sun, ensuring that they never over ripen, making for vibrant wines that are naturally lower in alcohol. Come try her elegant Chardonnay and Pinot Noir, both or which feel distinctly California while avoiding the cliches that can dog lesser wines. Thursday Nov 7, 5-7:30 pm. Tastings are always free at Gowanus Wine Merchants.

MEET THE WINEMAKER! Friday, October 25: Meet Swick Wines winemaker Joe Swick and taste four of his expressive Oregon and...
10/21/2024

MEET THE WINEMAKER! Friday, October 25: Meet Swick Wines winemaker Joe Swick and taste four of his expressive Oregon and Columbia Valley wines: The Flood, Only Zuul, Chillable, and Bring It. All of Swick’s wines are natural in the best way — naked and raw as possible while fun and delicious. (“Wine that tastes like wine, not kombucha,” as Joe says.) Friday, October 25, 5:30-8pm. Tastings are always free.

Address

493 3rd Avenue (At 11th St)
New York, NY
11215

Opening Hours

Monday 1pm - 9pm
Tuesday 1pm - 9am
Wednesday 1pm - 9pm
Thursday 1pm - 9pm
Friday 1pm - 9pm
Saturday 1pm - 9pm
Sunday 1pm - 8pm

Telephone

+17184999700

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Thanksgiving wines? Come shop on this beautiful Sunday for a full selection of red, white, rose wines that will do your turkey proud. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . #thanksgiving #thanksgivingdinner #thanksgivingwine #gowanus #redwine🍷 #roséwine #whitewine #brooklynwine #brooklyn #wineshop #openthanksgiving

Chase the rain away with one of @socialhourcocktails new expressions, Sunkissed Fizz. Bright and juicy, this vodka fizz is a combination of yuzu, peach, key lime, and jasmine with Brooklyn-distilled vodka. Ripe and floral. We are thrilled to be one of the first shops to carry this and their other nee cocktails, Prizefighter and Strawberry Rhubarb Spritz. . . . . . . . . . . . #cocktails #readytodrinkcocktails #readytodrink #gowanus #rain #puddle #vodkafizz #vodka #fizz #yuzu #peach

Wine of the Week! Big and earthy, slightly smokey and spicy, Colle di San Domenico Aglianico Principe 2012 is 10% Off this week. With 6 years of age in bottle, this deep, dark, and smokey red is drinking beautifully right now! It has loads of flavors -- slightly smokey and spicy fruit notes of black cherries, black berries mingling with earthy tones. Generous and bold, Aglianico is the noble grape of Campania, Italy.

Taste Sancerre, Syrah, Amarone, Barolo, and a local Amaro! Or come by for the train set.

Try Vintage Champagne! Holiday Picks! New Reds!

Thanksgiving is almost here!
Thanksgiving is almost here!

Perfect cool-weather RED, great PIZZA wine, awesome versatile WHITE + Basque Cider in a 2000 year-old style.

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