Grapevine Cottage

Specialties

Grapevine Cottage carries at least 1,200 different wines rated «Very Good» or better by the major wine publications, as well as a nice selection of accessories, cheeses and other gourmet foods, and craft beers.

History

Established in 1997.

Before Doug Pendleton was a wine merchant, he was a frustrated consumer. Every place he shopped for wine had plenty of products to choose from, but little or no information on which to base purchasing decisions. He thought that if he ever had a wine shop, he would do things differently.

His idea was simple: Every wine sold in the store would be accompanied by a card describing it, with its review and rating from one of the major wine magazines. Further, wines would have to score at least 85 points («Very Good» on the magazines’ grading scales) to make it into the store, and wines that cost $ 20 or more would have a minimum score of 90 («Outstanding»). Gourmet groceries would be part of the mix too, along with glassware and other wine accessories. In 1997 his first store opened in Zionsville, with a second location in Fishers following in 2011.