McCarthy & Schiering

This is a wonderful little wine shop! I went to their weekly free tasting today and tried 3 different whites and 3 reds. We had a couple that we liked and one of my friends bought a bottle of Argentinian wine.The ONLY disappointment I experienced was that we got way smaller pours than everybody else. I get that the others could have been regulars and they all looked 40+ (while we are in our twenties), but we're still new customers. Don't they want to grab our interest now and have us become loyal customers for many years to come?

Such a beautiful wine shop: amazing international and local wine selection. They have a master sommelier on staff who can recommend anything to your liking!

A neighborhood gem! The people here are friendly and knowledgeable. They have a great selection of wine with a wide range of affordable to high priced. I don't know much about wine, so I asked for recommendations. The last (and first) time I visited this store I bought 4 different wines, all recommended by the staff--all very good! This time I bought 3 different wines based on their recommendations and I can't wait to try them! They also provided a shipping box with foam at no charge so I could pack them for travel back home!

This is my go-to wine store for Washington reds. Their selection is great, their prices are fair, and their recommendations are spot on. Haven't been here for a tasting but I hear they are fun. Become a member of their club for a decent discount. Overall I plan on being a local customer for years to come. That said I wouldn't come here looking for imports - I don't think this is the right place for funky varietals either. That stuff I continue to order online.

I have been a customer at the Ravenna store of McCarty and Schiering for close to 25 years. Whether I am dropping in to browse or I am on a serious mission to purchase specific wines the staff has always warmly welcomed me, helped educate me about my options, and I have never experienced any pressure to buy a high end bottle of wine. I feel very at home at the store. The wine selection is great with strong representation from all the major wine regions of the world, and the tastings at the counter most weekends is a great way to educate your palate. I encourage you to become a member of the store: for a nominal one time fee I have saved a lot of money on my purchases as I receive a discount on what I buy. If you often purchase good wine then this is the best deal in Seattle. Drop in and say hello to Jay the owner and his affable crew. It is pleasant and fun.

Hmmm. Must be a hit-or-miss place. I thought the service was just fine, but wine selection did nothing for me. It was disjointed. I was with a friend who wanted big American reds - and there just wasn't any I could safely recommend in an everyday price range. How do you not have great reds for under $20 when you're a wine shop in WA state? Organization of the wine didn't make any sense to me either. Champagne selection was okay, so at least there's that.

Stopped at BevMo today just to see what it's about. It's about retail prices consistentlyhigher than my local merchants, McCarthy and Schiering. It had all the ambience of a 7-11 and no one asked me if I wanted help or even said hi during about ten minutes of looking around!Dan and Jay are the most knowledgable wine merchants in Seattle. Their retail prices are lower. Their shops FEEL and smell like wine shops and they have professional friendly staff.Join the Vintage Select wine club and you get 15% -17% off retail for EVERY purchase. Buy one bottle get 17% off for cash and checks, 15% off for plastic.Go there. Buy wine. Be happyRoscoe

I can't say I know a lot about wine, but to have the staff rub that in was a disappointment. I love good reds, have tasted some delicious Washington wines, and went in to purchase a decent wine for a Friday night at home with my sweetie. The staff member who helped me out was snooty and brusk. I asked for a recommendation and it was clear that she believed anyone in their right mind would only purchase a French wine. To a casual wine drinker, she was terrible at customer service. I'm sure they have a great selection of wines and that they know their stuff, but as a small business owner myself, I understand good customer service. I can't say I would go back after that brief but disappointing encounter.

I just noticed that some of the photos I posted from 2018 and 2021 should have been on the McCarthy & Schiering - Ravenna site, not the Queen Anne site. Anyways, I had just checked out Queen Anne Bottle Shop a few blocks west and decided to stop in M&S - Queen Anne before their closing time at 6pm Saturday (3/2/24). I used to live across the street from the Ravenna site and participated at various tastings and made purchases there for myself or as gifts for others. It's been awhile that I don't remember what year I joined their wine club. It was good to stop by here, to reacquaint myself with the Queen Anne shop layout.There was a group of four that scooted in after me for a tasting. This allowed me to give a full glance of the shelves, while the wine shop staff focused on them. It was nice to see that there's a section that have some half bottles or discounted vintages. Some French labels were intriguing. And a wide variety of champagne, if bubbles are your thing. It was nice to see many labels from WA and OR wineries.As I wrapped up my brief tour of the shop, I asked one of the retail shop staff about availability of Cayuse wines. He showed me the two bottles available from Horsepower Vineyards. Understandably well out of my price range at $175! However, he provided me additional helpful information on how to get on the contact list when the futures are released.

On a recent Saturday trip to the neighborhood, after a lovely stroll in Ravenna Park, we were walking back to our car when we saw that this wine shop was offering a free wine tasting! Intrigued, we went inside to check it out (we hadn't done a wine tasting in close to 2 years because of COVID). Sure enough, M&S is once again offering wine tastings on Saturdays from 11-5, so go pay them a visit! The woman who led us through the tasting was kind, knowledgeable, and never made us feel like we had to buy anything, even though we ended up coming away with three bottles... :) we tasted around 5-6 wines, both whites and reds, all from either WA or CA. She let us know the shop does themed tastings, so it changes each weekend--fun idea! After we finished our tasting, we perused the shop for some bottles and were amazed by the vast selection. There's some great affordable options and also some more pricey wines if you're looking to splurge. They have lots of hard-to-find labels here that you likely won't find elsewhere. The man who rung us up also told us they have a wine club, which is a huge cost savings if you buy nice wine regularly. We are even considering it ourselves since we have an M&S shop in our neck of the woods in Queen Anne! Here's a tip you won't want to miss: Don't sleep on some of the best saucisson sec (like hard salami) at the counter, which comes from the Italian restaurant Cafe da Pino just across the street. The owner over there makes his own sausage and salami, and it paired perfectly with the wines. Love to see these awesome neighborhood collaborations!