The Wine Room of Forest Hills

Great selection, wonderful service! Donovan knows his wine and is always ready to recommend something tasty and affordable. We’re so happy to have this fantastic shop only a few blocks away! Cheers

Awesome selection, reasonable prices, knowledgeable & friendly service! I recommend leaving your name with the cashier to get points towards future purchases. So glad to have an alternative to the sub-​par wine and spirit shops in the neighborhood!

The best wine shop in the area, if not Queens. The owners are really friendly and knowledgable. They know their wine and have made some great recommendations.

My favorite wine spot. Awesome staff they are nice, friendly, knowledgeable and helpful. The wine shop is the place I go when I need that special bottle of wine and to purchase presents weather birthdays, anniversary or even a thank you gift. I Just tell the staff who the gift is for and like magic they’ll find you the right wine for that special person.
Don’t forget to put yourself on their mailing list, or you may miss the next free wine tasting. Wine tasting at the Wine Room is like no other simple, AWESOME!
Thank you guys, see you soon!

I went there for a wine-​tasting party not too long ago and had a wonderful time! The owners and staff are so friendly, not to mention incredibly knowledgable about wine. I left there knowing which wines came from which region, how they were made, and what to pair them with. The store is cozy and warm. And they have a great selection to choose from at reasonable prices. I intended to buy only one bottle, but I ended up leaving with four! It’s tucked away on a quiet, out-​of-​the-​way street, so unless you live in the neighborhood, you might miss it, which would be a shame, because it’s a gem.

I was visiting a friend and forgot the wine. Lucky thing I did. I had the pleasure of stopping in the Wine Room. Place decorated beautifully, huge selection of wine from all around the world, and the associates were extremely friendly and helpful. This place will definitely be a regular stop for me.

The Wine Room is under new management!
The new owners are certifiable wine experts, super friendly, and do a wonderful job of recommending just the right wine, how long to let it breathe, etc. Come back to the Wine Room of Forest Hills! The new ownership is as good as it gets! Great prices, great selection.

This place has only been reviewed by 1 person in the past few years, and all the other reviews were great. I’m thinking ownership has changed? Because this place is kinda pathetic. I walked in asking for a rosè and the person working there– a gentleman in his late 50’s I think, glasses, on the shorter side, proceeded to find a wine with the label name of Roses. I said no, sorry– rosè wine. Still, he was at a loss. I just looked on my own. I was there one other time just looking around because I am new to the area. A woman was looking for a petit Syrah. The man, I think same one, was completely at a loss. There was a vendor there talking to the wine shop worker so he helped the woman find what she needed. I’m sorry but you can’t compete with other shops when you have incompetent people working for you. That was the last time I will shop there. Plenty of other wine shops in the area.

Always seasonally decorated, The Wine Room of Forest Hills is a sweet little shop to procure your adult beverages. The display racks and shelving for the wine look impressive and well thought out, as the owner definately puts an emphasis on aesthetics.
The wine selection is superb, all the top tier Italian and French are well represented which are my particular preference as to regions. Super Tuscan to Pauliacs, precious wine from the world’s best grape varietals.
California wines seem to be the most well represented and for any of you that read my reviews, you know I’m partially antiCali. As it is the predominant wine across America, I will have to make some adjustments or buy a winery.
Prices are inline with most all neighborhood stores, but nobody makes the pilgrimage off of the major streets and avenues.
I fear The Wine Room of Forest Hills may be struggling a bit, please patronized their store and grab a slice at Lillians pizza, the best pizza in Forest Hills, ad it is on the same block.

This is my go to place to get wine in Forest Hills. It is a nice place with a classroom/​tasting room in the back of the establishment and it definitely not a «liquor store that happens to have wine.»
The main specialty here is Italian wines. They do have small selections of wines from other areas as well though.
The front ¾ of the store is filled with wines over 10 dollars and the back ¼ is 10 and under. The staff is friendly and helpful and are not averse to engaging in conversations about wine or just anything in general. They really do love wine and they really are friendly.
You can sign up for their mailing list and they will alert you to wine dinners at neighborhood restaurants, classes, and wine tasting held in the back room. I was there on ⁵⁄₁₄ for a wine tasting and they had 8 wines to taste along with crackers and cheese and bread and salami.
Whether you are new to wine or think you know it all, it’s a nice neighborhood place to stop by and talk wine or buy it as the owners always seem to have time for you.
As for parking, there always seems to be free street parking out front and at worst within a block.

The staff is very helpful and friendly! My sister and I go there to purchase the brachetto and muscato, which are two very good dessert wines that one should try! The brachetto is great when paired with fruits, especially chocolate covered strawberries!!! They offer a rewards program to customers, which one ought to inquire about if you are into wine.

I know this is like a complete 180 from my last review, but after a couple of great experiences with this place, I had a very bad experience. I asked for advice on selecting a bottle, and the woman working suggested a bottle that she assured me tasted much richer than its price. Well, as it turned out, it did not. I may not be a wine expert, but I know from good wine, and the bottle she pawned off on me was plain BAD, with a dried out cork. I won’t shop here anymore.

Knowing that I was going to be in Forest Hills Queens to visit my Aunt on Thursday afternoon, I looked up a wine shop to go to afterward. Tucked away down from the tennis stadium on 96^th Avenue, I found The Wine Room of Forest Hills. A nicely designed wine boutique owned and operated by Carolina Grunner.
When I arrived they were having a tasting. I tasted all three selections, and nothing really struck me, so I looked around. They have a good selection of over 400 wines leaning heavily toward Italy. The staff are very friendly and seem knowledgeable. I spoke mostly to Gary Grunner, Carolina’s husband.
The prices seemed a little high for some things and low for others. They had the Produttori del Barbaresco that I had tasted in the video the day before for $ 20, when in The City it’s $ 19. They also had the Masi Campofiorin Ripasso for $ 15 when in The City I paid $ 17.50. Not a big difference, but it made me wonder how a small shop out in Queens goes about buying their wine. I imagine that they have to buy a lot less of things than the bigger shops.
At the end of the day Forest Hills is lucky to have a shop like this, with friendly folks that care about wine. I bought a bottle of 2006 — R Wines Boarding Pass, Shiraz ($ 20).
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