Prospect Wine Shop

My new year resolution. Drink more grappa.
So today I venture to 7^th avenue to look for a bottle of Jacopo Poli, the best grappa around, second only to his brother, Giorgio Poli, who by virtue of smaller productions and more traditional methods gets a better product. But… unless you are in the bassano area in north east Italy forget about ever finding a bottle of Giorgio Poli.
I go in and ask for a bottle of grappa. Not many customers do, apparently. I am welcomed with a thank you! Thank you for??? I am thinking… Well «thank you» for reminding him how wonderful Poli grappa is, and to remind him to order more. Exactly two of each kind he would like to stock. He thinks that this Poli bottle, Sarpa is just incredible, you can see that he is tasting it with his eyes, he is clearly excited. I am too.
He also think that i have a pretty cool, yet unusual new year resolution, and saluts me with saying that he’ll see me in a couple of months for the next bottle.
As january gym joiners only know too well, I may, or may not see my new year resolution through.

Almost every time I go into Prospect Wine Shop, one employee or another is incredibly rude. I’ve never been to a liquor store in which the employees seem to judge the choice of a customer. I’m not talking about a simple recommendation. I’m speaking of blatant judgement of the customer’s choices. The staff are just not friendly at all. I really wish this place would open under new management. This place is seriously in need of an attitude adjustment.
One time I was there they couldn’t accept credit cards because the system was down. You’d think that the staff would make an announcement and/​or put up a sign at the door, but that didn’t happen. After 10 – 15 minutes of making my selection, I proceed to the register and I try to pay with my credit card and I’m told that they can’t accept them at that time due to the credit card machine being out of order.
This place really just needs to make some changes before I’ll be back!