Comings and Goings: Bottlerocket Wine Opening in June

Bottlerocket, a New York wine and spirits shop, will open a Westport branch in late June, according to founder/owner Tom Geniesse, at Westport’s 1790 Post Road East in the former Rugged Bear space in the shopping center anchored by Stop & Shop. According to the Bottlerocket website, Geniesse, who was in Westport today overseeing the new store’s renovations, opened his first Bottlerocket shop in 2006 at 5 W. 19th St. in Manhattan’s Flatiron district. New York Magazine said of the store: “If Romper Room carried wine, it would look like this. The philosophy is wine buying made fun and easy—all 350-or-so choices are arranged by country along one wall, then redistributed in central kiosks as partners for food (chicken to takeout) or by style or value (cheap to cheapest).” It notes that the store has a play area that keeps tots occupied during browsing. (CLICK TO ENLARGE) Dave Matlow for WestportNow.com