I've always been happy with the selection of beer here and their recommendations. The cashiers…read morehave always been helpful but also let me browse. I also don't feel that there is any comparison within a 30min drive.

This is the only beer store that I have ever frequented that leaves their doors open on very hot…read moredays because the do not air condition their store. If you are any sort of beer aficionado, this is not the place for you. I have walked in there when the temperature was over 90 degrees. Horrible for the beer and the employees.

Perhaps it is because Union College is back in session, though I thought it was because they just…read moredid away with the 10% senior discount until I thought about it and realized that I just paid $8.03 more for 1.5 liters of Bacardi ($31.07 as opposed to $23.04) than I had always paid. Cops. For $8 I'll drive to Empire Liquors on Central Ave in Colonie or wait until the next time I'm in New Hampshire.

This is a good find, the selection is out standing. They have some of more obscure kinds of…read moreliqueur, liquor and wine. Good quality, helpful staff, and excellent prices.I was able to find things I thought I could only get online or in NYC. A refreshing change from the local store in Schenectady that is geared towards college students and only has a good range of vodkas. I patronize this place as often as possible.

These guys are the best! So friendly and nice. I wouldn't consider going anywhere else for…read morewine/vodka. Plus they have a wide variety. Highly recommend.

Great selection of wines and spirits. Eric the owner is very knowledgeable about wine. The prices…read moreare very reasonable! I highly recommend!

Scotia Wine & Spirits moved to a fresh location in 2018 - a total upgrade in space and display…read morearea. [do you remember in the old building when you felt like you were going to knock over wine on days you were wearing a puffy winter coat? just me?] The prices remain reasonable and the selection is steady, with seasonal offerings and new special flavors when it comes to liquor and a heck-of-a-lot of vino to choose from for a store in a small village like Sco-town. The staff is always happy to help with recommendations, which has especially come in handy for gift giving to those who prefer things I dispise. Gin, I'm looking at you. We, along with so many of our neighbors if you ask our recycling bins, are so grateful this spot remained flexible and open during all the regulations in 2020.

Place looks great, lots of wine to chose from, good prices, good location, clean, locally owned.read more

Favorite little neighborhood wine store. Can't believe their rating isn't a solid 5-stars across…read morethe board. Staff is knowledgeable, friendly, FUNNY and they remember you/your selections/your preferred wines. Nice little rewards program too, so every now and then you get $5 bucks off. They also now deliver which makes it almost too convenient :) and their tastings are fun. Great small business to support.

I don't really consider myself a "wine guy" (in the sense that I really enjoy wine, but I'm by no…read moremeans an expert or even amateur oenophile - my idea of "laying down" a bottle is saving it for next week) but after visiting a few wine stores in New York, having lived in California for a decade in a county with a dozen vineyards in close driving distance, Trader Joe's, and very wine-oriented restaurants, I am starting to think I may have to reassess that, relatively. Consider that a disclaimer that I suspect your mileage may vary with this particular store. This store has a small collection that gravitates to the $15 bottle of wine, if I may, which could be nice in and of itself. That's the right range for a quick bottle to go with dinner, but this being New York, you can't get wine in the grocery stores, so you have to remember to make a special trip. Unless you're shopping at the Co-op next door, I don't think this has quite enough of a selection or incredible bargains to make it a "destination" wine store. The California stock is heavy on the usual suspects from Napa and Sonoma counties; they had very few from the less well-known but significantly better Monterey, Santa Cruz, San Luis Obispo, and Santa Barbara counties, and the staffer who was helping me didn't seem very aware about those vineyards. There were not a lot of South American or Aussie choices, which IMHO have produced some of the tastiest "bargain" wines in the $10-$20 range in recent years. The French selections are heavy on heritage vineyards, and in terms of value or specialness, I wasn't really sent by what was there. The Italians I thought were a poor lot. The grape selection is also very conservative - heavy on the merlots and chiantis and chardonnays, fewer choices in the cab francs and montepulcianos and pinot gris, if I can use that as a short hand for where I'm coming from in terms of taste. They had some decent syrahs, but nothing in what I'd call "full throat" labels. I obviously haven't tried every bottle in the joint, so take it fwiw this is just based on the selections I've had before. I will say of the half dozen bottles I took home, letting the staffer make suggestions, we haven't really had more than one bottle that seemed like it was a good wine at the price point. I give the store plenty of karmic credit, though, for having staff eager to help and coming out from behind the counter to try to answer my questions, and for that reason I'll come back a few more times while I comparison shop the weird world of New York wine sales and see if I can get into the "top shelves" here, as it were. I didn't look at the liquor in too much detail, as we don't drink a lot, but it seemed like a fairly thin selection. We have a couple of weirdo liquers (the two kinds of chartreuse) we drink on special occasions, that they didnt have, and the single malt scots whiskey selection was unremarkable. It's a local store, I appreciated their efforts, so as I said it's worth giving an extra shot to. Wine shopping is unusually an individual thing so the three-star rating is purely personal.

People are very helpful providing assistance and knowledge. Good prices. Clean shop. Easy parking.read more

We stopped in a Saturday to see if they had opened yet. The location is close to our neighborhood…read more It's also next to Stewart's. The owner, Bruce was very friendly. They are still getting set up and anticipate a more public opening soon. It's so nice to have a liquor site so close without having to fight Clifton Park traffic.