Didn't have what i was looking for, but great customer service. Staff engaged me, new the product i…read morewas seeking (& had drank it before), They looked it up in the state computer system & let me know a different location (nearby) that i could purchase. Thanks !!!

We all know that state run liquor stores suck. But in Idaho, what's the alternative besides buying…read moreyour booze in another state and bring it home. Hmmmm....sounds like "bootlegging" to me. I love this liquor store. They recently (in the past few years) expanded and that brought a smile to my face. I no longer feel claustrophobic in this location anymore. The variety and stock is ample. The staff has always been super friendly.

Idaho is one of the few remaining states that has state owned liquor stores. Many states have ended…read morethis socialist experiment, but the Liquor Stores in Boise keep the tradition alive. This store is located between downtown and the airport and is large with lots of parking. These stores are the only place to purchase spirits in Idaho. Beer and wine are available at supermarkets and other stores, but you must come here for the hard stuff. Fortunately the selection is rather impressive with lots of options and sizes. Prices are rather high although most neighboring states have high taxes on booze too. I found a great selection of Idaho potato vodka here which is perfect! This location is large with a nice staff, but the hours and prices are difficult. You have to buy booze from the government Liquor Stores so you don't really have a choice anyway.

It's a Liquor Store. The have liquid delights of all varieties. Better yet, you don't have to put…read moreyour money through a turn stall and you don't have a fear of getting robbed or stabbed. You can be in and out in just a minute if you know what you want or you can peruse the aisles for a while. What more can I say? It's clean and the staff are friendly... And oh yeah... THEY HAVE LIQUOR! WHY ARE YOU STILL READING THIS? Step one: Liquor. Step two: there is no step two. End of story.

This place has a vast array of beers for every palate. There are tastings several times a week and…read morean upcoming 4/20 festival in the parking lot with vendors. The service is informative and helpful even with the decision paralysis due to the amount of beers. Just yesterday I had an inactive beer (flat/broken)and they replaced it. The vibe is sports, cribbage, and sometimes a record player with awesome tunes. Everyone is welcome--even your four-legged friends.

A great spot to meet up with friends or grab a beer to go. They have just about every beer you…read morecould think of. The staff is friendly and knowledgeable.

Great selection and great service They also have a patio…read morethat you can sit on and enjoy your glass of wine!

Really Great helpful people with great prices and big selections. It's worth the trip.read more

We all know that state run liquor stores suck. But in Idaho, what's the alternative besides buying…read moreyour booze in another state and bring it home. Hmmmm....sounds like "bootlegging" to me. One of the smaller state run liquor stores in Idaho. I only visit this location if I'm desperate or hard up.

Good prices and great selection! I'm from Hawaii and they had lots of tequilas and bourbons that we…read morecan't find here. Highly recommend.

Blanton's on the shelf at retail. Hardly anyone in this country does that. This store is awesome!read more

I walked into the shop, but no one was available. When someone finally came out, they seemed put…read moreout. Did not offer any help. Just stood at the counter waiting for me to bring bottles to him for payment. This was not a good experience. I could get behind this shop if the staffing were more considerate. There are too many high-priced European wines and slim Pickens on domestic wines. Domestic wines can be less expensive and sometimes better than their European counterparts. If you enjoy a glass of wine with your meals daily like most Europeans do, you would not find anything like that here. Nor would you see a "cocktail" wine (no food necessary to enjoy) at this shop. I would visit Trader Joe's in Boise for acceptable wine with a smattering of name brand top-of-the-line wine vendors. Many great wines come from Oregon, Washington, and California, a short distance from Boise. Consider carrying this lot in addition to the current stock. Buying American is a "great thing," as it's being thrown around these days.

From across the country I was able to order some wines for a friends birthday. Not only was the…read morewine selection outstanding (I wish there was a place like this close to me) but the sommelier was incredibly knowledgeable, warm, friendly and accommodating. I'm very very very much so looking forwarding to coming here in person when I visit Boise. TLDR: A WINE DELIVERY INSTITUTION - ORDER YOUR WINES HERE!!!!!!

Excellent service! They had just what I needed and were kind enough to hold it for me until I could…read moreget there later that day!

Ownership and name change for this small local wine shop in roughly January 2023 when Erickson Fine…read moreWines became Eagle Wine Merchant with Kent Schmidtke at the helm. If you recognize Kent when you walk in, it probably means you've been a regular shopper (hand raised) at the remarkable Boise CoOp Wine Shop at that Boise downtown store where Kent was on staff. Wine Merchant in the new name for this Eagle neighborhood store is apropos with Kent as new owner as he is a man who knows his stuff about wines to source good ones across all price points and recommend them to buyers. CUSTOMER CARE: It took me a beat to place Kent when we walked in here for the first time since the name change given he was out of context from the usual place we'd see him at the CoOp shop. That he recognized my husband and me instantly and greeted us warmly might tell you two things: first that we were frequent shoppers for wine at the Boise store and second that Kent has excellent customer care skills. The latter is definitely a true thing! ENJOYABLE SHOPPING LAYOUT: The shop seems lighter and brighter with layout easier to navigate. Wines are organized by country for foreign and for domestic wines by state and there are ample shelf / hang tags with information on many of the wines. All of this makes it easier to hunt if you're on a mission for something specific and fun to gather if you're wanting to browse for something to strike your fancy. EXPERTISE MATTERS: Kent is in the house every day to provide as much assistance as you need or to leave you to your own devices if you just want to wander. On a recent "we need whites" visit he was helpful in recommending two wines to complete a mixed six pack we were buying; bottles we might not have considered without his first hand knowledge of drinking them himself. There are a lot of places in Eagle to buy wine, a good number of them grocery store shelves, but the reason to shop at store run by a merchant like Kent is for the knowledge that comes along with the great customer service. SATURDAY TASTINGS: Saturday afternoons there is wine tasting between 2p and 4p. Sign up for Kent's email when you're in the shop and you'll get a heads up on what is being poured each week and other new finds he's added to inventory. Our first visit was, serendipitously, on a Saturday and we got to sample Day Wines, boutique bottlings by a woman winemaker in Dundee who has been getting NW wine press coverage, Brianne Day. (Oregonian wine writer: "... working with 25 grape varieties from 32 vineyards in the Willamette Valley and southern Oregon. "I don't have strict regulatory systems like they do in Europe telling me what I can and can't make. I'm a wild card with the freedom to satisfy my curiosity," Day said.") This coming Saturday when we pop in to pick up a bottle of Portteus (Rattlesnake Hills AVA) that is a fav of my dad's to tuck in a gift for early Father's Day visit to him, we look forward to trying one of the wines being poured, a WS 93 pt Syrah from Unnamed Series. PRICE POINTS: 10% discount on six or more bottles. Pricing is competitive and we noticed, as one example, his price for Robert Sinskey Vineyards Abraxis was two bucks lower than the competition. TIMING IS EVERYTHING: For a new merchant building inventories, your business matters now. Vote for local expertise with your feet and wallet! LOCATION: In a strip mall next to nail salon and across a double wide parking lot from The Griddle breakfast / lunch eatery. ACCESSIBILITY: Shop is level in the door and all on one level with ample floor spaces to look at, taste and pay for wines. Just right for ADA compliant equal access for shoppers like me (I have had MS since college days) who might be winos using wheels...umm...oenophiles with mobility challenges. PARKING: The private lot is generously sized. ACCESSIBLE PARKING: Lot violates ADA. This is the lot owner's error to fix not the store owner's. The only accessible parking spot in entire lot and is around the corner tucked in a side alcove of the building requiring disabled persons to travel further to get in the door. Per US ADA and Idaho code there should 2 spots in the main lot (given the number of total spaces) so shoppers with disabilities have the same equal access route to the building door. NICE GUY STORY: When in store one afternoon, a couple of young women walked in at brisk pace, laughing together then stopped short and went silent once the door closed behind them. I thought they might just be enjoying the wine "ahh...roma" but Kent intuited right away that they were lost. He asked, cheerfully, if they were looking for someplace else. They asked if he sold tequila. He explained Idaho liquor sales were by state run stores (there are two Hilton hotel chains nearby that get out of state visitors) and provided directions to the nearest one. :-)

Stopped in to see what selection they had, and an employee snapped a customer trying to commiserate…read moreover a jammed up receipt machine. He made the entire visit kind of awkward so I left. After the snooty way I was treated over a bottle of scotch I was buying a couple of years ago, I don't think I'll be returning to this location.

The old lady working here need to consider a new profession. Dropped close to $1k and she was not…read morenice. Customers behind me were visibly disturbed by her stank ass attitude. Good selection otherwise.