Grapevine Cottage

This cute cottage houses a wonderful variety of foods, which include herbed oils, herbed vinegars, gourmet salsas, sauces, sausages, cheese, freshly baked bread, etc. Additionally, there were cute picnic baskets. stemware and other entertainment necessities available. And of course the star of the show, wine, is available in great quantities and varieties.
The gentleman working greeted us warmly as we entered, and offered his assistance if we should need it. An excellent selection of foods and items are available to host a nice party. The prices were reasonable for the high quality products offered. Thus, my rating is five stars. I plan to return.

I love everything about this place! We stopped in on Shop Small Saturday because they were participating with American Express ($ 10 off just for SHOPPING? Yes, please!). This place is broken up into several smaller rooms, so it’s really fun the first time you go in. There’s ANOTHER room full of wine… and ANOTHER one…
The first 2.5 rooms have things that pair with wines — charms, openers, dips, cheeses, etc. There’s a really fun selection. If you need a gift for a housewarming, hostess gift, someone you don’t know well or your BFF, you will truly find something here.
There there’s the wine. Again, room after room after room of it! All good quality. I saw several familiar bottles and a ton I have never heard of. I didn’t ask for a recommendation from the staff, but I will do that next time. They were all very friendly.

Killer wine selection. REALLY GREAT!
Awesome foods to go along with your wines as well.
This is my go to wine spot!

Today my mom and I went to the Wine Guys store since neither of us are wine gurus. I had been here once before and found the owners and staff to be extremely knowledgable and friendly. When we walked in we were greeted by the owner who directed us to an all star employee named Dan. Dan spent 45 min with us discussing the types of wines we wanted and helping us pair our holiday menu with different wines. He was so informative without sounding like a know it all. He even gave us a handy sheet to write down what we thought of each wine so the next time we return we can hone in on the perfect wines for our tastes. Such a great local wine shop that is competitively priced and with the provided luxury of your own personal sommelier!

I’ve heard a lot about this place from friends over the years, and finally had a free afternoon to stop in and give it a try. I can understand why my friends kept insisting that visit it.
It’s important to point out that I am in no way a wine connoisseur. I can’t remember all of the grape varietals, can’t tell the difference between a ’07 and an ’08, and don’t like to spend much on wine. $ 10 is a good price for wine. $ 20 is on the high end of my budget. I also think people are trying to sound smart and sophisticated when they say they can taste the «hints of so and so» as they drink it.
Saying all that, I do have some standards. I know wine doesn’t belong in a box, and «Boones» isn’t the maker of fine wine. I’ve also been told it’s bad luck not to finish a bottle of wine (or I just made it up. either way, no half-​finished bottles around my place.)
Enter Grapevine Cottage and their band of wine-​soaked misfits. For those wanting a step up from the two buck chuck from Trader Joe’s or something that will pair nicely with a dish or event, the folks here are amazing. Hundreds of bottles of wine, and they can speak in detail about pretty much any of them. Need a wine for someone’s housewarming party who doesn’t drink a lot of wine? Let them play 20 questions with you to drill down to the perfect wine (s) for you.
I could have spent quite a bit more time hanging out at the Cottage and picked up cards for several wines that I’ve had before that I remember. Each wine has a card with the description, price, ratings and highlights for the taking if you want to remember one.
Can’t wait to return!

A bit of a drive from my east side dwelling, but well worth the visit. The customer service was awesome from the greeting when I walked in, until I stepped out the door with my bag in hand. Gotta love the knowledge each person working here has to offer. The selections are well organized and easy to price. They carry mostly reasonably priced wines along with some high end bottles but nothing off the wall expensive. Nice little area in the back to select wine paraphernalia and gifts for wine lovers. The fresh baked bread was awesome as well.

If you’re looking for a step up from three buck chuck, but don’t want to break the bank this is the best place to buy wine. Although you can’t taste the wine there, it’s hard to go wrong considering the excellent descriptions provided by each bottle of wine and the fantastic advice that the folks there provide.
I highly recommend buying a case of wine to take advantage of the case discount, and buy at least one or two bottles that are pricier than the rest. Hide the receipt, and try to guess the price of each bottle after you have finished it. Through this process we’ve been pleasantly surprised by the quality of some of the more affordable wine, and enlightened to the reasons why other wines command a premium price.

This will be a somewhat short review, as there’s not a lot to say about a shop full of awesome wines.
I’ll get the negative out of the way first. We’re big, huge proponents of «local whenever possible,» and wine’s no different. We asked where their Indiana wines were and received a slightly mocking «we don’t have any Indiana wines.» Yeah, ok… whatever.
Anyway. This shop has a killer selection of wines from all over the world (except Indiana!) and in all price ranges. I’m sure the staff is quite knowledgeable, but we didn’t ask any/​many questions, after the dismissive response to the Indiana wine query.
We did purchase 2 bottles of wine, and we’ll likely return since we travel to Zville often-​ish anyway.

One of my favorite, if not favorite places to buy wine. They have an excellent selection of wines both popular and hard-​to-​find. I believe they do not sell anything with a rating under 85 (WS?), so you really can’t go wrong. I have found their prices to be great, and I can honestly say that they have never steered me wrong with a recommendation. Their customer service is great and they will hold a bottle or a case for you if you call. One thing is a must and that is the email list. Sign up and you will get excellent wine reviews and notices of what’s new, recipes, an occasional restaurant review and even a travel log once in a while.

This store is WONDERFUL. Doug and his staff are not only knowledgable about wine but take the time to educate you as well. Doug spends his time with smaller wine producers collecting wines that are most often rated 90 and above and are VERY reasonably priced.
One of my favorite Cab’s that Doug introduced me to was a $ 13.00 bottle. NOW at that price I brought home a case!
A MUST visit if you are passing through Zionsville or live in the area.
Amy W. C

The people who work here LOVE wine and they know a lot about it. They are mostly retired men who work part time who have a passion about wine. They all have hearts of teachers here. I love it.

Great wine selection and even better wine expertise behind the counter. A wonderful afternoon date is to pick up a bottle of wine and stroll around historical downtown Zionsville.