Wine Library

changing their name to the titanic… going down ! This is what happens to lowball wine retail shops in a competitive wine market. All the good wines get bought up by real and fair paying buyers.
This business model is dead and the foot traffic at the store and inventory show it.
So many other places to find good wine at a great price with service along with it !
RIP Wine Library…

Giovanni is the best!
if you are new to this or know a bit of everything. find her.
My bf is a wine head, I have a tiny bit of an idea of what I am doing. We both learned a lot from her. She has been working at the Wine Library for about 5 years, so she was well versed.
The wine prices are VERY competitive — actually beyond better than most and the selection is beyond impressive.
The check out time was also fast (though we left with 32 bottle of wine) and everyone who worked there from the floor people to the cheese guy were very helpful!
They also have tastings and other events.
Very happy with this place, very much worth the drive and Giovanni gve us her business card and asked us to email her with our feedback regarding her suggestions for us, which also means a lot.
Very great place

I really love coming here and don’t mind the 30 minutes it takes me from Wayne, NJ. The GM is very educated and will not upsell you when communicating you are looking for a bottle for X amount. The selection is fabulous and this includes the dairy section they have filled with Italian cheeses, olives, pasta, nuts, fresh bread, etc. If I find a wine I love, I now order on-​line but still love coming to the store.

Update: Dec 27, 2015 — came in today and this place looks run down, dirty and the cashiers just looked and acted miserable! Literally zero customer service from the front staff. No «hi or bye». Officially not impressed by this store anymore. Ice machine leaking by the exit and just a bunch of old towels around it soaking it up. Come on wine library, you’re better than this!

Ordered 3 bottles of hard to find locally wine as a Xmas gift for my daughter who had visited this small vineyard and really loved their wine. Was excited to see the great price for this wine. I became concerned when over a week went by and the wine still had not arrived. After several frantic back and forth e-​mails (which they ALWAYS responded to very promptly which is very refreshing) they finally got the wine out to me and upgraded me to overnight delivery. The wine arrived and my daughter will be so excited when she sees that I got her the wine she mentioned once in passing. She had no idea I wrote it down. She is tough to surprise so am really looking forward to it. Thanks to Emily, Stacy, Shawna and all of the people who made sure I got this wine in time! Happy Holidays!

Good service; VP (Brandon) seems a very cool guy who wants to get you great service. Will buy again from them.

one star for utter lack of service. This is my go to place but not anymore. I was there trying to pick up few boxed gift items and I couldn’t believe how inattentive service has gotten. I was like one of maybe 5 customers at the store since it was late in the evening and not one person would look up or acknowledge that I might need help in selecting. I am going to look for another wine store go forth.

WL has a vast selection of wines at reasonable prices – a very good place to check for reasonably priced foreign wines. You can order online and pickup when you arrive, skipping the worst long lines.
They will try to order wines they do not have and respond to inquiries very quickly.
Their owner was one of the first wine people to exploit the internet for publicity.
Numerous cold wines and beers for when you do not have time to chill them yourself.

Five Stars Plus for Customer Service
An order got messed up on delivery date to me.
When I called they had one bottle rerouted to the hotel I was heading to so that I could have it for my client
They took ownership of the problem. Kudos!
Also have some of my slightly off beat favorites at good prices

This is such a gorgeous store. We try to stop in whenever we are in the area. Dark wood and a mezzanine do indeed suggest a library. Consultants are employed liberally to give advice and guide you to the right section. And the deals positioned near the doors truly are good deals, not an effort to unload overstock or junk. We are loving their own label called The Neighbor, a velvety friendly wonderful Paso Robles blend. And it appears that you can now ship wine to PA. Sign up for their mailing list and get a free shipping coupon.
I normally hate logo stuff but not here and wish they had Wine Library merchandise for the librarians in my life. I’d love to go to one of their tastings too. They were setting one up for Barolo ($$$) when I was there, but I guess it was later. I’d like to see them get smaller grocery carts like PA stores have. Nice selection of glassware and other supplies.

I don’t give a 5 star often, but when I do it is for good reasons. This is by far the best Wine and Liquor store I’ve been two. Huge wine selection… I mean HUGE! Knowledgable staff that will take you exactly where you want to go. Their cheese selection is also the best, so many cheeses to sample and the staff is willing to make terrific recommendations and will allow you to taste whatever you want… within reason I’m sure. Killer liquor selection. Everything you’d be looking for, and even a lot of things I’ve never seen. Well worth the trip to Springfield to stop at Wine Library.

Huge, but very first time entrant unfriendly when I went yesterday. No floor staff. Randomly placed best buys. Signage is really only noticeable when you are on top of it. The aisles downstairs were marked with various liquors and only on a second pass did I see that there was wine in the aisles and the liquor was only on the end cases. I am sure the prices were fine and if so inclined to browse maybe wandering would have been fun. Other places are very easy to navigate and don’t require scouring every aisle and up and downstairs to find something as non esoteric as a Pinot Noir or Nero D’Avola. Fortunately there are other more user friendly wine shops in Millburn.

Review Update. Based on my Unilocal review, I received a note from one of the manager who wanted to make things right and make sure I had a good experience from Wine Library. Not only did they hook me up with their wine ordering process to get me some very hard to get ports, but they started stocking them too (you’re welcome for that tip Wine Library). While there, I bought some bitters and hard to find vermouth. They do have a pretty interesting selection and I’d go back if in the area. But ask for help, with so many wines, you need an expert to guide you around.

When I moved to NJ 3 years ago, I discovered the Wine Library and was thrilled. A good wine selection, plus fairly-​priced liquor, as well as a great curated beer collection? My husband and I nearly cried from happiness. Fast forward to today, and… man oh man. What HAPPENED to their beer section? The coolers were about ²⁄₃ empty (no joke), the endcaps were close to bare, and what was there was uninspired. Did the beer manager get fired? Are they getting rid of beer altogether? I’m really disappointed, as the Wine Library was my go-​to beer place, and I might need to find a new one now. Does anyone have any intel? To quote Otto in «A Fish Called Wanda»: «DISAPPOINTED!»

Not sure what happened to their beer section? A year or so ago it was solid; their fridges were filled to the brim, with a bunch of interesting bottles in the aisle. The past few months, the fridges are probably ¹⁄₃ full (with nothing particularly special) and the bottle section is probably half the size from last year. There’s always a lot of empty space in the fridges the past few months, for whatever reason.
There used to be fresh new releases and labeled «staff picks», but now it’s mostly year-​round offerings with not much in terms of seasonal or rare releases. I have to assume there’s a different beer manager than a year ago and they just don’t care as much.
Wine selection is solid as usual, but the beer selection is very lacking compared to a year or so ago. Disappointing.

What’s not to like here? Fantastic selection at all price levels, rare finds, and unique selections not found anywhere else are all staples at the Library.
We stopped in on our way back to Philadelphia after a weekend with family in NY and NJ. The store was busy and there were two separate tasting areas set up on this Sunday afternoon. The second floor had even more unique wines and a very cool selection of ports and aperitifs. They carry Fernet Branca, which I’m currently obsessed with.
The prices are not obscene. The parking is great. The staff is knowledgeable. My favorite wine store. Period.

If you like eating and drinking, you’ll find all sorts of things to love here.
Wine Library offers up a deep selection of liquors, including hard-​to-​find ryes like Lock, Stock & Barrel and Whistle Pig Boss Hog. They’ve got a good range of scotches — not just your standard 12 & 18-​year olds, but special bottlings & cask finishings, older bottles, etc. — as well as plenty of gins, vodkas, and the like. They don’t have everything, but what they have is very good, and for each spirit they offer both mainstream & boutique choices.
Pricing is surprisingly good for a brick-​and-​mortar store, let alone one located in this zip code. In many cases, the prices match the best ones you’ll find online, which is remarkable.
They’ve also got a good selection of cocktail accessories: a wide range of bitters, orgeat, Luxardo cherries, Coco Lopez, you name it.
The gourmet food selection is very good, worth the trip for that alone. Lots of good cheeses and cured meats, good coffee, all sorts of different salts, butters, etc.
All in all, one of my favorite area liquor stores.

This is really a great place to find some rare beers (as well as loads of wine, as evident by the name) at very good prices (for the most part). They also have an awesome cheese section with loads of free samples, which is always a plus. It’s a neat place that’s easy to get to and has plenty of parking. If you’re in the area and are a wine or beer enthusiast, I definitely suggest stopping in!

Wow this place is like a liquor museum. Cheese samples galore, all the rare old whiskeys and so much to explore! There’s two floors of alcoholic goodness.
Prices on some items are great, and not so great on others but if you know what you’re looking for, you can find some good bargains.
Nicest liquor store I’ve been to by far, coming here is an experience. It makes you feel like a connoisseur instead of a just a person that likes to get drunk.

Got a tour of the place from the Vice President of Operations. A tour of a wine store? Yes! The place actually feels like a library going into it and for someone like me, who enjoys a glass of wine but does not know wine from A to Z, it can be overwhelming. However, I was shown how working with the people who know far better than I leads to exploring wines I would find enjoyable and, to my surprise, not expensive at all.
They do have everything here — there is food, not a lot, but a good number of special items including a large cheese selection. (I managed to pick up some lamb bacon, and, no, I have not tried it yet) I am probably not going to touch on half of the things I learned but here are a few good points to know:
1. They have a great beer selection (though not available for purchase online)
2. They do have liquor (and a high end selection as well — all the way up to a $ 75,000 bottle of Louis)
3. Need wine for a wine pull charity event? Ask them to point you to something for that purpose.
4. Need a wine for a BYOB in the area. The chilled section is NOT just for the high end wines. It also is for ready to drink BYOB wines.
Bottom line — GO HERE — you will love the place!