Sutton Place Wine Merchant

Friendly, knowledgeable staff. A good selection of wine, separated by regions, so if you are looking for a California, or Australian wine, you don’t have to look all over. We settled on a wonderful Barbera from Italy that was recommended by the clerk.
Reasonable prices and very centrally located if you are staying downtown.

Quite convenient of a place to pick up wine and can make wonderful recommendations!

Decent selection. Great location. Friendly staff. Dreadfully overpriced.

I have to admit that they have a large selection of wine that would be hard to find elsewhere. But be prepared to endure some employees’ pompous attitude coupled with lack of knowledge about wine while talking non-​stop. It may be better to do your research before you go, and just get the wine there and leave. Depending on your luck, it’s not always a good idea to ask the employees for wine recommendations.

I have to say, going to normal wine stores, I feel bad being the 20-​something I am and not being able to afford $ 50 bottles of wine to take to dinner parties. But at Sutton Place Wine Merchant, the staff is incredibly helpful at suggesting the BEST bottles of wine for whatever price point you quote them, without turning their nose up at the dust bunnies and flies coming out of your wallet.
Don’t get me wrong, I’m sure they have some wonderful expensive, downright luxurious bottles you can purchase. And maybe when I win the lottery, or rob a bank, I’ll do so. But for now, Sutton is helpful and friendly at helping me find wine for any occassion, without submitting to the Liquor store wine curse of «Naked Grape.»

selection isn’t great, especially walking distance to the alberni bclb shop or marquis on davie. staff seem ok.

I bought a bottle of Oregon Pinot Noir from them and it was horrible. One of the worst if not the worst wine I have ever had and I’ve had some bad wine. Be careful what you buy and when you make a mistake — nothing you can do about it. At BC Liquor Stores they will let you exchange for something drinkable.

Friendly, helpful staff and very convenient to pick up a bottle or four on the way from work (or to) depending on your disposition. I like how the staff wrap alternative bottles with tissue paper; a nice touch. Prices are slightly higher than BCLDB of course but for the location, no issue here.
The Law will return…

The Sutton Place Wine Merchant has the most convenient hours ever. It proved a life saver on NYE when the BC Liquor Store closed at 6 (on the dot) and I was referred to this store. And boy was I pleased with the referral!
The place may be small, but I feel it is this cozier size that helps to provide more personable and warm service. Information desks are a little out of the way and sterile, but here a nice chap standing aside was ready to help me find a bottle of Zinfandel. His descriptions were helpful and the selection turned out rather well!
They offer a range of prices here and the decorations are lovely, especially for the holidays. And adding the convenience of its location, the Sutton Place Wine Merchant is a solid place to shop for your wine.

Rarely do I come here, even though it’s right across the street.
I find it overpriced, staff is condescending, and they don’t have much selection.
I also have a big issue with places that do not sell cider.
Never my choice. Downtown needs more cold beer & wine stores!

This is a decent sized wine store located right on the main drag.
The wine selection is OK and I didn’t find anything out of ordinary.
The staff can be snobby at times which I didn’t appreciate. The prices are a tad higher than comparable stores but I guess there isn’t much of a choice in this area. Good place to grab something last minute if you are in this area.

This is a nice place. Nice décor, wine tasting area, decent selection of wine given the store’s size. There’s a good selection of Old World and New World wines to choose from.
I am on their mailing list and as well, I am a wine club member here. You can find out more details about membership benefits on their website. The wine tasting schedules are also located on the website.
Prices are not bad. A tad bit more than the government owned stores, but you have to expect that because of the monopoly the government has over the sale of alcohol in this province.

Quelle petite phrase bouleversante au coeur d’un être?

Being a last minute guy, I was looking for a somewhat rare bottle of wine. Google said they carried it. Google was right.
Though it is the Sutton Place it doesn’t feel la-​de-​da. Staff is super friendly and knowledgeable. Selection is diverse.
If you’re looking for some higher end booze or something unique, it’s a dandy place to visit.

Sutton Place Wine Merchants saved me from a sober NYE. And for that I am grateful.
I had just finished seeing a movie at the Scotiabank Theatre with Lex B. and we set off to Alberni street to pick up our last minute booze before heading out for the night. To our absolute horror, we found out the BC Liquor Store at that location had closed down! NOOOOOOOOO! It was probably closed for awhile but we don’t live downtown so we had no idea.
So, in the freezing cold, we headed back up to this corner because we saw Sutton Place Wine Merchants earlier. and assumed it would be too pricey for our East Van wallets.
I was wrong.
All of the employees here are incredibly helpful, knowledgeable and enthusiastic. I can’t remember the name of the delightful girl who was assisting me, but she knew I wanted to keep the prices low, and managed to find me a bottle of cheap champagne and a lovely Shiraz, each for under $ 20! The selection here is pretty decent too.
The store itself seems very classy and pretty upscale. The décor is lovely and they even have a doorman! Or maybe that was just for NYE? I really appreciated that they didn’t treat me like white trash for wanting cheap booze in a place like this.
Thank you Sutton Place Wine Merchants! I drank too much and vomited in a park, but it was worth it.

They’re open on Labour Day!
Great, cause I needed an unoaked Chardonnay stat for a marinade in progress.
I found a decent bottle of BC vino for about $ 15 (not much more than BCL) and so far I think my marinade is pretty stellar.
They have a really impressive selection of wines here, of which almost half were from BC. Quite a few I have never seen before too.
The staff were pretty cheery for having to work on a holiday, although I didn’t test out their wine IQ this time. I think working on a day that is all about not working was enough for this visit.