I wasn't blown away by Vin Master . We walked in on a Saturday afternoon as they were cleaning up from a pet adoption drive (love that they do this) . Inside was fairly quiet, just the two of us and one other person other than the lady running the shop.
The shop itself is very cool - they organize by flavor profiles similar to the old Press uptown .Inside the shop is the old scale which is great that they preserved a bit of the mill-history. They have lots of comfortable seating which is also a plus (outdoor too).
We looked around for a few minutes but weren't greeted for some time. We contemplated splitting a bottle only to see a $10 corkage fee- which I find to be a bit ridiculous if you purchase wine on site. We noticed most of the glasses were in the $10 range so we decided to just go elsewhere as for two of us to have two glasses would run $40, a bit steeper than we were looking for.
I would consider checking them out again though maybe for a special night out or when were looking to indulge a bit more.
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I received a message from Chris the owner explaining the $10 cork fee. Unfortunately, we didn't know at the time but it's good to know for next time!
Hi Shauna,
I'm sorry that you had a bad experience. The I e thing I need to explain is that the $10 corkage fee is only for the Friday night when we bring in a DJ. That goes directly to him. Unfortunately, the board did not get updated by the time you came in. So other than the 2nd Friday, we never have a corkage fee.
I hope you give us a chance to give you a better experience soon,
Chris