Brix NYC

Awesome unpretentious little neighborhood wine shop!!! Came in and was offered multiple different wines to taste. Many solid options in the ~ $ 12 – 15 dollar range. Great place to find some new fun wines to try.
Keep in mind they primarily hold normal 750ml bottles and don’t really have any 1.5L sized options, but that’s to be expected in a small neighborhood wine shop. Will definitely return!

They erroneously sent a check to my house, not for me. I took time out of my day to let them know they had made an error. They did not even have the decency to email me in return to tell me to tear up the check, send it back, etc.

Brix has an amazing selection at reasonable prices and Beatrice has never, ever recommended a wine that wasn’t absolutely amazing

I was glad to walk in and discover a section of wines that were casually priced — bought a $ 10 Malbec and was very happy. This place is cute and not pretentious. Will be returning frequently.

I live upstairs from Brix so I am here at least 3 – 4 times a week — the staff is crazy friendly & helpful, the selection is great, and sometimes there are cute french bulldogs hanging out :). As a frequent wine shop visitor, Brix is definitely my favorite in NYC.

Brix is by far the best wine shop in the village and possibly all of nyc! The owner Beatris and her staff are very passionate and knowledgeable about wine.
I was visited Brix earlier this week for a sparkling Rose. I described the style that I liked and was recommended «Willm Cremant d’alsace brut rose». This $ 20 bottle taste like an $ 80 Laurent Perrier rose. Fantastic!
Another time I went in, I asked for a rose that was comparable with «Domain Ott». The staff excitingly recommended another mind blowing rose that was ¼ the price of «Domain Ott».
Brix has also been a good learning experience, letting me try wines that I normally may not select. I love the passion they have for wine! It makes me excited as to drink and learn!
I highly recommend this amazing wine shop for trying new ones at a good price & sold by passionate people!

I love these people! Great price point. Great selection of wine and holiday gifts. Knowledgeable sales people.

Brix has a huge selection of Rose wines, and they do a good job of keeping at least one of each chilling in the fridge. They also carry a nice array of tasty, lesser-​known varietals, often at a bargain price (especially for NYC). I was very impressed to see Lugana, Arneis, and Aglianico options.
Everyone there has been very friendly and helpful, with occasional free taste offerings! And I have yet to get one bad bottle from them (which has been occurring frequently at other stores lately).

I guess I’m a regular as I try to make many wine tastings, if only to expand my palate. They sometimes have generous samples of nearby Barnyard’s cheese and meats to go with the wines, and it’s a nice touch. I love the variety of wines by the half-​bottle, as well as proseccos. Still, I’m counting down to sangria season, about 7 weeks away.

Unilocal is obviously built on opinions. I respect that; it’s why I joined. We have to know and accept that, occasionally, the reviews of Unilocalers will paint an inaccurate picture of a business.
Scrolling through some recent reviews, I have to say that’s precisely the case with Brix.
I’ve been to this wine and spirits shop hundreds of times over the years, and it’s consistently great. The staff is helpful, courteous and knowledgeable. The selection is terrific, and — with the mostly under-​$ 15 Brix Picks section right at the front — the value is outstanding.
This nonsense about Beatriz, who’s given me countless spot-​on suggestions, being rude and/​or apathetic is just that: nonsense. She would never brush off a patron. It’s a small store that’s built on relationships with customers. If you only have 3 minutes to find a bottle of wine, maybe you should go to the grocery store where they have 4 terrible bottles next to the mustards in aisle 3. Please don’t blame that on the store, and degrade it with a 1-​star review.
There’s also no chance that Brix intentionally overcharges patrons. It’s just patently false. Again, I’m a loyal customer and I’ve never had an issue. I doubt the familiar faces I see there every few weeks would be familiar if this happened to them, either.
Bottom line: Brix is a great East Village wine shop. Does it have everything? Of course not. But it’s not what some people have unfortunately claimed it to be here.

I can always find something great at Brix. The owners are really nice people and always have a perfect suggestion for a wine to pair with what ever I’m making for dinner. The employees are helpful and friendly and my two dogs love this store too… there are treats behind the register!
I live around the corner and this is the kind of business that we need. It is owned by locals and run by locals who care about the neighborhood.
The Friday tastings are fun and I’ve discovered some great finds there. A bonus for keeping previous purchases in the system, now I don’t have to take a picture of the label when I find something I really like.

This is a very cute, well-​stocked wine store, but when it comes to retail, there are some unforgivable mistakes that can ruin a customer’s perception.
Brix’s unforgivable flaw is the fact they over-​charged my credit card and would not fix it.
Granted, there is a possibility – although very slim, miniscule, actually – that this was my mistake. But even so, isnt the customer always right?
I bought two bottles of champagne here. Each had a label saying it was $ 10. When I purchased the bottles, I was told I did not need to sign the receipt because the total was under a certain amount. I then told them I did not need a receipt because I would remember buying two $ 10 bottles of champagne.
A few days later, i see they charged my credit card $ 28. I remembered that they keep track of every bottle of wine that someone buys, so I thought it would be an easy fix, they know which bottles I bought and should fix it.
However, when I called, they were adamant that one of the bottles I purchased was $ 16 and not $ 10, and they declined to fix the charge.
Maybe the six on the label looked like a zero, but they should have listened to the customer. I, in fact, live one block away and would have been a returning customer – as I go through several bottles of wine a week – but they have lost my future business.
The fact that they would not fix this error has completely turned me off from coming here. Yes, the bottles I bought were good, but I will not come back on principle.
Moral? ALWAYS get a receipt.

In the mood for a nice wine, I stopped into Brix on my walk home from work the other day. I was VERY pleasantly surprised to see many offerings under $ 25! So refreshing for a small place to have such a wide variety of affordable and delicious choices. Friendly service and good atmosphere, can I get a what-​what?!

I like this wine store a lot. Since I moved to the block, I have been in quite a few times, and I came by for one of the tastings. The owner is a really sweet woman, and she did not try to up-​sell me or make fun of me because I was on a budget that day, and walked out with two relatively cheap bottles!
Anyways, there really isn’t too much to write here, because it is sort of «in and out» if you know what I mean. It’s not like I spend much time in the store. They have a huge, awesome selection of wine, and a pretty good selection of beer and liquor, and I even noticed some weird «bitters» for sale by the cash register. I think you use these to mix in your liquor drinks.
Pros:
–Great owner. Beatrice (spelling?) is very helpful, and sweet.
–Big selection. I could not decide what I wanted, and ended up just staring at the long aisle of reds for 5 minutes.
–Cool ambiance. They were actually having a little get together of friends and staff outside. Everybody was drinking wine and there was a little barbecue. Maybe I will join some day before it gets cold!
Cons:
–A homeless man has been sitting in front of the shop, blocking the entrance, two out of the ten or so times I have been there. This same man harrasses and yells at me often (I live on the block, and he never leaves). I would suggest the shop not let him sit there.

I had perhaps one of the most off-​putting customer service experiences of my life here last week.
My sister and I were waiting to be seated for dinner at Esperanto, right next door to Brix, and my sister decided to duck into Brix to pick up a bottle of wine for later while I held our place. Fast forward 10 – 15 minutes later, she returns empty handed. I was seriously hankering for a glass of wine, and demanded an explanation. Her response — the woman working there was so rude and unhelpful that she refused to stick around any longer to buy something.
I, of course, assumed she was being ridiculous, and walked off to Brix to see for myself. I walked in past 2 couple who were sampling wine/​checking out at the counter and stood in front of the refridgerator. The first thing I noticed was that maybe 1 or 2 bottles had prices on them, but nothing else was labelled. Hmmm…
After a few minutes, the salesperson (owner?) emerged from the back and I tried to catch her attention.
She started to walk past me, but noticed my stare and asked, «Do you need any help?» I said «Yes, I do…», waiting for her to perhaps stop or ask what I was looking for. Instead, she walked right on past me, up to the counter, and proceeded to spend at least 10 minutes chatting away with the couples there.
I stood there the whole time staring in her direction, clearly waiting for the assistance she just offered, but she didn’t even glance in my direction again. She seemed to be «ringing up» one of their purchases while gabbing away, but I don’t even think she got to taking money from them. Normally I would just help myself in this situation, but there were no prices on any of the bottles! Finally I was so irritated, I walked out without saying a word.
Needless to say, I wont be returning to this store.

Great selection of wines and completely unpretentious and friendly. I felt completely comfortable asking for a suggestion for a very inexpensive red wine to go with my grilled cheese sandwich I bought from Barnyard cheese shop around the corner (same owners, I think). The woman working gave me a great selection for a $ 10 red. She also mentioned that they deliver, which could come in handy sometime. A fun, neighborhood-​y place.

This place deserves 5 stars for its excellently priced wines, knowledgeable and friendly staff. Plus the owner is a peach and if you bring cheese from the barnyard over she will help pair it with cheese.

Brix is the Wine shop in Alphabet City.
Beatriz knows her stuff and has something for every budget.
Also they have tastings most Fridays with 10% off featured wines.
And neighborhood delivery.

Buried in the depths of Avenue C is what I consider to be one of my favorite wine shops. Brix Wine Shop accomplishes exactly what it sets out to do: be a «friendly neighborhood wine shop where the selections are smart, the staff is enthusiastic & knowledgeable and the atmosphere is so friendly that you want to come back again and again.» The store offers wines that are a great value. They also offer tastings and discounts for buying a featured wine. I also love their selection of bitters. But one of the most wonderful peculiarities of this store is the homemade summer sangria. Every year between Memorial Day and Labor Day, Brix sells a red and a white sangria — both of which are made by owner, Beatriz. They are absolutely delicious and quite strong. The red is much more traditionally flavored while the white is refreshing, sweet and fruity. Beatriz recommends that you serve them over ice and with a little bit of sparkling wine to give them some effervescence. They are only available for a few more weeks, so stop by and pick one up. At $ 10 a pop, they will make for great additions to your «end of summer» parties.
P. S. If you are looking to pick up some great cheese to go with your wine, be sure to check out sister store, Barnyard, around the corner.

Brix is an amazing wine shop
Beatrix, owner/​operator/​ceo and wine diva, makes the place feel like home. Each wine «Even the brix pix» ($ 15 and under) are hand selected by «B» to represent not only good values but also to show that region or that grape as it was meant to be.
There are always instore tastings or something interesting going on at this excellent neighborhood wine shop. I wish it was closer to my apartment!
If you need some cheese to go with that wine, jump around the corner to barnyard cheese shop for some formage and/​or some salty meats!
All on Ave C and 9^th St? Who woulda thunk it?