Stew Leonard’s Wine & Spirits

Great selection. The staff is super friendly and helpful. Will hold a selection for you if you call ahead and are willing to help at all times. Plenty of local tastings as well. The selection is tailored well across brands and styles.

Loved this place! Stopped during a road trip. Great selection of beers from all over. Nice wine selection with good prices. I especially liked «Weekends with Larry» which was a complete wine tasting. We picked two wines from that grouping. Also gave the sangria a try that was on tasting, which we loved. Anyway, beautiful big store and such friendly people. Would shop here all the time if I lived in the area.

So cute! They like to make their own versions of things. A lot of markets are doing that, it seems (Trader Joe’s Unsweetened Almond Milk, anyone? It’s practically tap water) — I like the efforts SL has put in so far.
Lines can get long during peak hours. Seasonal items can get very cute!

A decent large shop. A lot of private label wine. Nothing wrong with that, but they are generally getting that on the cheap for next to nothing. How can you tell it’s private label? Google it and see if only Stew Leonard’s shows up as carrying it. Still not open until 9pm early in the week, like other large shops are. Not bad, if you are in the area, but Total Wine up by the Merritt is a lot better.

I have mixed feelings about Stew Leonard’s wine store. I like the large selection, the prices are reasonable and they layout is good. I like to try new wines and frequently rely on the rating systems of the Wine Spectator or Wine Advocate as a guide. Stew Leonard’s provides labels with these rating on many of their bottles. But after closer examination, I often find that the year of the bottle available is different than the year of the wine that received a high rating. I asked one of the attendants about this and she said that sometimes they forget to update the label when they re-​stock the shelves with new inventory. I am often suspicious of these explanations when the outcome benefits the proprietor. At the very least, the store should be more diligent about their labeling practices to assure that they don’t mislead their customers. The year of a wine matters and after buying a few bottles that were not as advertised, I experienced the uncomfortable feeling of being duped.

Extremely pleasant place to shop for wine. Nice beer selection too. All around a fun place with good prices for all your boozing needs

Solid spot for wine, beer and spirits in Norwalk but then again… it’s Stews, what else did you expect?
Agree with another post to the extent that their beer selection could be better but I am being picky.
Free tastings on Saturdays (Wine/​Spirits) and friendly staff (not so much the cashiers) will always be there to help with a suggestion.
***Handicap access and parking spot right in front however it is on a slight incline***

Went to the Norwalk store around 1100 on a weekday. I was the only person in the store yet not one employee would even look at me never mind ask if I need help. Too snobby for me

The location is convenient, right along route 1. But, the selection could use work, particularly the beer selection. If you want the basic macros or more popular craft beer like Dogfish or Thomas Hooker, you can find it here. But, they really need to work on casting a wider net of the craft beer that they carry. And even with spirits, selections of some options are limited. I recall only one option for Akvavit, which not a ton of people in CT drink, but a store like this should have options. And the other downside, is ¾ of the employees do not have the proper knowledge of the products that they sell.

My go-​to place for wine. I was just there today and picked up some great prices on some great Merlot. The staff is friendly and when I am there they are never intrusive, yet available for questions. They are so knowledgeable and have an incredible selection.
Stews has the best meat, dairy and produce and they have the best wine selection, too!

I rarely give 5 stars to any establishment, but this one has earned it. The service here is absolutely incredible. We came in here today for a couple of bottles of wine, and ended up having an impromptu wine tasting with an employee (owner?) I think his name was Caesar (or maybe not — I’m terrible at remembering names).
The guy had no problem spending 20 minutes going through and finding us just what we wanted. He then gave us a 15% discount at checkout.
This place has a great selection, and the employees go above and beyond to make their customers happy.

Great selection and great prices. Some fantastic lower priced wines and a excellent place to find some of the harder to get top shelf stuff. In addition, the beer selection is awesome!

Stew’s wine store has a good selection of beer and wine, but I really hate buying beer from them. Their employees aren’t terribly friendly, and every time I go in I have a variation on the following conversation.
Them: «Oh that’s a neat beer. We got a bottle of beer in from Italy that’s good.»
Me: «What kind is it?»
Them: «It’s brown.»
Me: «It’s a brown ale? It’s just brown colored? What’s the name of it?»
Them: «I dunno.»
I only shop at Stew’s when I’m running late, because they’re open an hour later than Elmer’s who are considerably better.