NYC Wine & Spirits

What NYC Wine & Spirits does

NYC Wine & Spirits is an independently owned wine and spirits retailer operating a single brick-and-mortar storefront at 2381 Broadway in Manhattan's Upper West Side (New York, NY 10024), complemented by a City Hive-powered e-commerce site with local delivery and in-store pickup. Its catalog spans approximately 526 red wines, 338 white wines, and 72 rosés, plus sparkling, dessert/port, and organic options across roughly a dozen wine-producing countries (France, Italy, Spain, USA, Argentina, Germany, New Zealand among others) and a spirits range covering vodka, whiskey, sake, tequila, rum, gin, brandy, and liqueur from brands such as Grey Goose, Yamazaki, Johnnie Walker, Casamigos, and Bacardi. The store layers merchandising features on top of this catalog — Staff Picks, New Arrivals, On Sale promotions, gift cards, in-store tasting events, and SMS-based exclusive-discount marketing — to drive discovery and repeat purchase.

The business operates with 1-10 employees and runs extended retail hours (Mon-Sat 9:30 AM to 11:59 PM, Sun 10:00 AM to 10:30 PM) with delivery available 9:00 AM to 11:55 PM daily, supporting a hybrid physical and digital revenue model. Pricing is purely transactional pay-as-you-go unit pricing with no subscription tier; basket examples range from entry-level wines around $19.53 to premium spirits at $169.99+. GTM motion is direct-to-consumer across two channels — walk-in/retail and online — with no disclosed B2B, wholesale, or contract-revenue lines.

Revenue derives entirely from retail wine and spirits sales plus ancillary gift card and event revenue; there is no disclosed funding, no parent company, no partnership network, no management-team disclosure, and no financial reporting. Customer base is horizontal: individual NYC-area consumers purchasing for personal consumption, gifting, or events, with no named enterprise or anchor accounts — meaning the business model rests on long-tail consumer repeat purchase within a geographically constrained Manhattan catchment.

Name

NYC Wine & Spirits

Legal name

NYC Wine & Spirits

Website

https://nycwineandspirits.com

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

NYC Wine & Spirits is a privately held, single-location wine and spirits retailer on Manhattan's Upper West Side, operating a City Hive-powered e-commerce site alongside its Broadway storefront and serving individual NYC consumers for personal consumption, gifting, and in-store tasting events.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Wine and Spirits Retail

NAICS

Beer, Wine, and Liquor Retailers (4453), Beer, Wine, and Liquor Retailers (44532)

akta.pro primary industry

Liquor Stores (Off-Premise Spirits Retail) (CRANABAA)

akta.pro secondary industries

Wine Shops (Off-Premise) (CRANAAAB), Fine Wine & Luxury Spirits Retail (CRANABAE), Premium, Rare & Collectible Alcohol Retail (Fine Wine/Spirits) (CRANAAAJ)

Keywords

• Wine retail store
• Spirits retail
• Alcoholic beverages
• Wine tasting events
• Online wine shop

Headquarters

HQ city

New York

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Operations, Supply Chain, Personnel, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Retail Wine and Spirits Sales: The company generates revenue through direct retail sales of wine and spirits products. Customers purchase products either in-store or through the company's e-commerce platform. The business offers delivery services and in-store pickup for online orders.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

NYC Wine & Spirits is a single-location wine and spirits retailer in Manhattan's Upper West Side, selling wines (red, white, rosé, champagne/sparkling, dessert/port, organic) and spirits (vodka, whiskey, sake, tequila, rum, gin, brandy, liqueur) sourced from multiple countries including France, Italy, Spain, the US, Argentina, Germany, New Zealand, and Japan. Products are sold via in-store purchase, online ordering with local delivery, and in-store pickup, complemented by curated staff picks, gift cards, and in-store tasting events.

Product overview

NYC Wine & Spirits operates as a brick-and-mortar and online wine and spirits retailer based in New York City. The business is built on a core platform powered by City Hive e-commerce infrastructure, offering two primary product lines: wine sales (Red, White, Rosé, Champagne & Sparkling, Dessert & Port, and organic options) and spirits sales (Vodka, Whiskey, Sake, Tequila, Rum, Gin, Brandy, and Liqueur). The company enhances its retail offering with curated Staff Picks collections, New Arrivals featuring recently stocked products, promotional On Sale/Deals sections, in-store Tasting & Events, Gift Cards, and delivery services with SMS marketing for exclusive discounts.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Wine Sales

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

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Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• Total Wine & More: Largest US specialty retailer of wine, spirits, and beer with deep assortment and aggressive pricing. Comparable as a category competitor but operates at much larger scale and does not specialize in the UWS neighborhood niche.
• BevMo!: Multi-state specialty beverage retailer with strong assortment across wine and spirits. Comparable category competitor to NYC Wine & Spirits but a broader, chain-format incumbent rather than a Manhattan neighborhood shop.
• Spec's Wine, Spirits & Finer Foods: Large Texas-based off-premise alcohol retailer with broad assortment and competitive pricing. Comparable as a category incumbent in off-premise wine/spirits retail, but at much greater scale and outside NYC.

Direct peers

• Astor Wines & Spirits: Long-standing Manhattan wine and spirits retailer with a deep catalog, in-store tastings, and a strong e-commerce site. Directly comparable in product mix, customer base, and omnichannel model to NYC Wine & Spirits.
• Bottlerocket Wines: Independent NYC wine shop with a curated, staff-pick-driven model and tasting events. Closely comparable in the emphasis on curation, neighborhood retail, and small-format omnichannel operations.
• Wine.com: Largest US online wine retailer with broad catalog, delivery, and curated picks. Directly comparable to the e-commerce, delivery, and curation side of NYC Wine & Spirits' business, even though it lacks a single Manhattan flagship.
• Morrell & Company: Manhattan wine retailer with strong corporate gifting and curated selection programs. Directly comparable on geographic market, customer overlap (Manhattan professionals and gift buyers), and product breadth.
• Sherry-Lehmann: Iconic Manhattan fine-wine and spirits retailer serving a similar UWS/UES affluent customer base with curated selections and in-store events. Closely comparable on premium positioning and local store economics.
• Acker Merrall & Condit: NYC-based wine and spirits retailer/auctioneer carrying rare and collectible bottles. Comparable to NYC Wine & Spirits in premium spirits assortment and Manhattan customer base, with overlap in high-end SKUs like Yamazaki.

Regional players

• Wine Library: Large wine and spirits retailer based in northern New Jersey. Comparable catalog and customer profile but serves a different primary geography from NYC Wine & Spirits, with limited direct overlap in the UWS trade area.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Investors

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M&A

Investments

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