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If your taste in vino is a cut above Andre or Barefoot, you'll probably want to look a little further than your local Publix as far as wine selection. And there's no better place to get personal service than a boutique, family-owned spot like Wolfe's Wine Shoppe. Sure, you might pay a few bucks more than at Total Wine, but isn't the undivided attention and carefully cultivated selection worth the price of a PBR? The staff at their Coral Gables outpost is more than willing to help you find that perfect bottle of booze, whatever your budget. And if your wine knowledge needs some extra oomph, hit up one of their frequent tastings.
BEST WINE STORE Wolfe's Wine Shoppe 124 Miracle Mile Coral Gables 305-445-4567 www.wolfeswines.com Wolfe's does not have the largest selection of wines in town. Most Publix supermarkets carry more labels. Wolfe's doesn't stock every big-name winery on the planet. The closest you'll get to that is Crown Wine and Spirits. You can't even buy beer or liquor or sodas or beef jerky at Wolfe's. But there is a good reason this place takes the honor once again: Sometimes less is more.... More »
Jeffrey and Christie Wolfe opened their boutique wine store in January 2001, bringing to the enterprise substantial experience. Christie had been marketing manager for Augustan Wine Imports while Jeffrey had worked as sommelier and general manager at Norman's restaurant. But experience alone does not guarantee survival for new business ventures. Furthermore, when you want to sell wine and nothing but wine, and you refuse to stock supermarket brands, relying instead on small, family-owned... More »
Given the pedigree of the husband-and-wife owners -- 34-year-old Jeffrey Wolfe was formerly general manager of Norman's restaurant, and 29-year-old Christie was marketing manager for Augustan Wine Imports -- we had a suspicion this place would stock some pretty eclectic bottles gleaned from family-run wineries like Napa's Livingston Moffett Winery and Sonoma Valley's Frank Johnson Vineyards. We also kind of thought, since they'd originally wanted to open a café/wine bar along with the... More »
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"Anyone who isn't mad or drunk is just a fool," writes Tuan Ts'ai-Hua in The Feast of Flower-Pattern Wine. In Drinking Alone in the Moonlight, Li T'ai-Po notes that "only those in the midst of it can fully comprehend the joys of wine; I do not... More »
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