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Last month, one of Manhattan’s best wine stores relocated out of its longtime home at 148 Chambers St. in Tribeca three blocks east, to 79 Chambers St. (above). What the new Chambers Street Wines gives up in retail space size (and, to some degree, charm), it wins back by co-locating with the shop’s longtime warehouse, which allows for greater onsite selection.
A recent visit found the new location’s ground floor up and running, towering shelves filled with well-displayed bottles stretching deep into the narrow store, team members busy restocking. (A downstairs retail space remains under construction.)
Chambers Street Wines specializes in organic and biodynamic wines, particularly from the old world. With red snapper on the menu for dinner, I opted for a bottle of white wine from a personal favorite, cult biodynamic Sicilian winemaker Frank Cornelissen, a 2021 Munjebel ($54) — fruitier than one might expect from grapes grown in volcanic soil, and absolutely delicious.
The store delivers free of charge for all orders below Canal Street, and free to the rest of Manhattan and Brooklyn for orders of $175+ and $200+, respectively. National shipping via FedEx is also available for those far beyond the bounds of the triangle below Canal. –Lockhart Steele
→ Shop: Chambers Street Wines (Tribeca) • 79 Chambers St. • 10% case discount.