Harwich East Liquors

Yes it’s a liquor store, but the very first time I walked in, I noticed a nice selection of wine that was really good. Some fabulous inexpensive Italians that I was looking for and some local stuff that fascinated me (wineries in Cape Cod? Really?)
They were also having a wine tasting coming up (with a Cape Cod seafood twist) which I really thought was a fun idea to liven up the winter. Add that to the tastings they do daily (they have some tasting pour machines set up) and not just for wine! Well, I was sold.
I found #johnthewineguy to be very helpful. Pointed me in the right direction for a couple of really great bottles, both in the $ 10 – 13 range, which was right on the money — no pun intended ;) It really is all about the people.
They even deliver. DELIVER! I was snowed in for 5 days… If I had only known!

Fantastic selection of Wine. They offer a superb variety of wine. I live in Northern California and this place feel right at home. The staff is very knowledge and helpful.

Selection: decent, but not great, particularly poor selection on the middle-​lower price range (i.e. difficult to get a decent wine at that store below $ 18-​$ 20).
Service: inexistant and unfriendly. They do not care about any customer walking into their store, at the most you may be greeted with a nasty look from the old guy behind the counter.
Don’t bother to ask a question about their wines, they just don’t know. Perhaps they their beers or other alcohols…
Bottom line, there are many other liquor stores in the area and I rather drive to Chatham or Orleans to do my shopping. If you don’t mind the unfriendliness, lack of knowledge, and price range, then this may be a good place for you as it is conveniently located across Stop & Shop…

I’ve got to say, Harwich East is a great liquore store if you’re looking for wines at reasonable prices. They carry a wide variety, and the staff are super-​knowledgable and helped me select two botled of red in a matter of minutes. Both were under $ 12, and both were excellent. Seriously.
Years ago, they steered me towards my now most favorite wine ever, which is a Nero d’Avola. At the time, it, too went for about $ 12 a bottle and has since gotten up to nearly $ 20 per bottle. Harwich East’s taster and owner make it a priority to select wines that are not only delicious and of great quality, but of a certain price point. The bottles I went home with could have easily passed for $ 20 — $ 30 bottles, but because they’re from lesser-​known vineyards, they’re able to keep the price down. I like this a lot.
They also offer 20% off a case of wine, have a huge spirits selection and a decent offering of beers. They fact that it’s across the street from the market and up the road from CVS and has a huge parking lot, to boot makes this one of my favorite places to buy my booze on the lower cape.