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Pop the cork: Upscale liquor store opening at 43rd and Chestnut on Tuesday

September 9, 2013

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Those of you who like to knock one back now and again will be happy to learn that premium wine and liquor store at 43rd and Chestnut that has been discussed for what seems like a few years will open – on Tuesday!

The free booze will be flowing at the Premium Wine and Spirits Shop – if you are 21 and prove it of course – beginning at 11 a.m. on Tuesday. The store has been in the works for a long time and was approved by the city, despite some protests from neighbors. It replaced an adult video store and check cashing joint. The store’s “premium” label means that no pints will be for sale. Read the whole saga behind the opening starting here.

The store’s opening will likely take much of the customer pressure off the store near 49th and Baltimore, which absorbed much of the traffic after the liquor store closed near 41st and Market in January 2012.

Here is the tasting schedule, according to Philly.com:

11 a.m. – 1 p.m.:

• Grand Marnier Raspberry Peach
• Hennessy VS Cognac
• Moet & Chandon Imperial Brut
• Chandon Napa Brut

4 p.m.– 6 p.m.:

• Barefoot Cellars Pinot Grigio
• Barefoot Cellars Malbec
• Barefoot Cellars Red Moscato
• Barefoot Bubbly Moscato Spumante

The store hours are: Mon-Sat 9 a.m. – 9 p.m.; Sun noon – 5 p.m.

6 Comments For This Post

  1. mds chill Says:

    Excellent.

  2. Bruce Says:

    Based on the tasting schedule, it’s somewhat upscale if you drink in the middle of the day. If you wait until the end of the afternoon, however, definitely not.

  3. LW Says:

    Well, you probably won’t notice by the end of the day …

  4. Mike Lynch Says:

    Thank you LW!

  5. April Says:

    WOO HOO! I am so excited for this! Are they only open till 6 though?

  6. Corey Says:

    Nope. Standard 9 to 9 plus sunday afternoon.

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