Westgate Wine Store

They have a very useable website, good support staff who are knowledgeable, good wine selection, and good prices at different price points.

This is our favorite place, bar none, to try and buy wine. The staff always has choice wine at the best prices. Skip the masses at the big-box store and come here first!

This place is close to our home, so I really wanted to like it. Sadly, we didn't. We went on a Saturday afternoon specifically because that's when they have wine tastings. The center of the store is filled with rectangular folding tables and folding chairs, which is where they conduct wine tastings. It didn't look very comfortable and certainly isn't charming or even attractive. But all the seats were taken, and we inquired about participating in the tasting. We were told (pretty bluntly) to come earlier another day because the "regulars get here early." Okay, then. I guess we're SOL.We wandered around the shop looking at the inventory, and no one ever offered to help. I noticed they carrued several wines from South Africa and asked if they had more. The staff member said they did, but he clearly didn't know where it was located in the store. Nor did he know anything about the wines.The shop is warehouse style. I'm good with that if the inventory is well organized and the retail prices reflect the no frills environment. Neither is true at Westgate.We did purchase a half dozen bottles (rather blindly since we couldn't taste or get assistance from the staff). I waited to write this review until we had opened most of those. None were outstanding values, or even good values, but all were serviceable. We see no reason to return.Now that I've written this out, I'm wondering why I didn't give them one star. . .

Little gem to buy great wines for cheaper than you can find them. Also, come in for free samples and tastings on the weekends.

I am a frequent online purchaser.Great pricesGreat serviceLove this place.I order nationally: K&L, Lincoln, BestWinesOnline, etc.These folks deliver on everything.

I have used Westgate a fair amount in the last few months, and I am satisfied so far. I am aware that one of the owners had a store that went under, and I understand there were bridges burned. However, in asking Westgate about this, I've been told that the financial backer for the new company is actually running the business with special legal considerations for avoiding any risk at all of the property seizure that occurred at Carolina Wine, and is handling all business logistics, and allowing the other owner to handle wine selection, etc. All that to say, so far so good, and I recommend giving Westgate a new try- don't take my word for it! Find out yourself! Cheers.

Had a fantastic tasting here last Friday and stocked up on some hard to find gems that Chrish and I both agree are drinking like wines 2-3x their price.Folks were knowledgeable, generous and very helpful in ordering some wines for us and helping select some value bottles for an upcoming party.We'll certainly be back - might bring some cheese and bread along for the next tasting too :-)

Very nice people. I went to a paid wine tasting for South America wines that was good. The store is a pretty basic setup. Lots of boxes all around, lots of bottles. Good if there is a lot of turnover but I wonder how long they keep the wine. It's like any wine store. Everything is stored standing up. Lots of sunlight but most things are in boxes.

Westgate Wine used to be Carolina Wine Company, who filed for bankruptcy protection and left lots of customers (including me) without wines that they had purchased as futures/pre-arrivals. The same person who started Carolina Wine Co started Westgate Wine and has no ethics. I had pre-purchased a bunch of wines (Bordeaux futures as well as pre-arrival Italian wines), and lost nearly a thousand dollars because of this company. What was especially unethical was that they kept saying "we're getting your wines in any time now", and that kept going on for weeks, then months. After I realized that they were just stringing me along, I asked for refunds, but they would not give any. They simply held on to my (and other customer's) money.If you're looking to buy wine that they physically have in their store, and they have a great price on it, by all means, go for it. However, if you are ever offered any wines to pre-purchase or as pre-arrivals or futures, I would highly recommend that you stay away from these people. They can not be trusted as I and hundreds of customers found out the hard way. The owner should be banned from the wine industry and never allowed to rip off customers ever again.

I was down in Raleigh from NYC and my friend took me to her local go-to wine place. At first glance I was skeptical (the decor leaves a bit to be desired!) but the staff are incredibly friendly and knowledgeable and they made me feel comfortable, despite my less than expert wine IQ.They immediately greeted us and invited us to sit and taste their wines of the day. After I expressed my interest in rose (it is summer after all) they gave me a taste of their personal favorites and helped me pick out the perfect bottle. I left with a couple of my favorites and some newly discovered wines! If you would like to visit a wine store staffed by passionate and knowledgeable wine lovers, this is absolutely the place to go. They care about their customers and their wines alike - I now understand why it is my friend's favorite spot!