Wine in St. Thomas

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gibber161
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Wine in St. Thomas

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I know you can get wine at cost-u-less and K-mart on St. Thomas, but are there any stores like the Starfish Gourmet Shot on St. Thomas that you can get maybe something a little more special.
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Capt. Jay mentioned Crown Bay Marina a while back when we were looking for the good stuff. Beer, that is.

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He's talking about Gourmet Gallery. Quite and extensive collection. There is one in Havensight as well.
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And Marina Market in Redhook used to have a nice selection - not sure if this is still true though - anyone been there recently?

In the Gourmet Galleries I would tend to avoid the older whites (they do have some stock that is past its prime usually - white burgundies, etc.) and on older reds make sure to check the level of wine in the bottle first (and I mean older - they have bottles from the 70s, etc.). If you are into serious wine though you will be surprised at some of the things you can find there though - really big California Cabs, etc. that are definitely out of stock everywhere in the states may still be available there. Definitely worth browsing -
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I did not stop this past trip, but we always used to go to the Marina Market in Red Hook for nice wines before Starfish Gourmet opened.
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Post by Schnell »

Marina Market had a wide selection of both beer and wine (actually alcohol wasn't bad either) in November. Would definitely make a stop there on the way to the ferry to check it out.
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Marina Market opened a gourmet wine store right across from the "large" Marina Market and they carry a more upscale selection than what is found in the "large" store.

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Post by gibber161 »

thanks everyone!!
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