Reviews of Old Port Wine Merchants (Winery)

Christopher R.

Knowledgeable staff, reasonable prices.

John Brooks

Great merchant that is there to sell you what you want and not on what they think you need.

Michael Pinnick

A+

Charles Brodzki

i was at wits end until i discovered this wonderful shop. i had been looking for a special champagne/chocolate/cheese wedding gift basket, but confronted stupid maine alcohol beverage law restrictions with various online retailers and local retailers, including the hotel where my wedding party had a room. but alas, Jack and Lori saved the day. my friends loved the custom gift package and love me more. if not for this terrific shop, i would have been totally out of luck. they were patient, understanding, caring and prompt in fulfilling my needs all the way from montana. i endorse this business enthusiastically for all customers requiring quality personal service.

Matt Warise

My apologies for the one star review..Must have hit a button on my computer while searching places to visit in Portland. My wife and I were there yesterday and I can assure you the place is fabulous! Great, friendly staff extremely knowledgable and passionate about wine! Definitely a five star establishment. We even happened in at the right time...4:00 pm wine tasting!..win, win! Again, my apologies.

David Meyers

I'm giving him 5 stars because he gave my 3 kids free empty cigar boxes! Haven't tried the wine yet.

Arnold Flores

Good prices

Brian Robertson

Very knowledgeable and an experience like no other. The owner is very hospitable and entertaining. He made us feel at home and helped us pick out a great wine.

Mark LoGiurato

Nice find in Portland - good selection at decent prices.

Susanne Laforest

Beautiful downtown area

Ian Nichols

Amazing selection, awesome people! Don't miss out!

Paul Lalancette

Magnificent selection

Jerry Slavonia

Super friendly, quality cigar and wine shop with good pricing and selection.

Charles Covington

Stopped in while in Maine for a wedding. My original intent was to browse (kill time), but discovered all they had and was amazed. The staff was extremely helpful and sincerely kind and friendly. I look forward to my next visit, I will definitely stop in again. This is a storefront that deserves the business.

Hal Incandenza

Owner is super nice. They have a great wine selection.

Jules Schaefer

Took 2 bottles of wine to the counter, the proprietor rand them up and I noticed the total seemed higher than it should be. I questioned it and it seems one bottle was incorrectly priced with a sticker ($3 difference). He said the price was wrong and said he didn't know who did that. I said neither did I. He did not honor the price on the bottle and stopped short of accusing me of doing it Would never go back to a place that treats customers in such a way. Also possibly a scam as is it really possible that out of hundreds of bottles I pick the one that has an incorrect price?

Kimberley Koper

Stopped in there to pick up some wine to enjoy during our three day trip to Portland. We were helped by a very friendly, knowledgeable, and enthusiastic gentleman who clearly loves his job. What a pleasure!

Kat Champigny

Great wine for all budgets. Good cigars too!

Donald Fitzsimons

I visited many years ago. A very friendly family owned operation.

Melissa ODoherty

I can't say enough regarding the kindness and helpfulness of this shop and the owner. I wish I had caught his name. We popped in at random and found a beautiful bottle of Luce wine which was uniquely special to us. The owner went out of his way to find the original wooden box for us to put it in which was simply amazingly sweet. The selection of wines of all varieties and prices was spectacular.

David Millward

As much a labour of love as business, I have never been disappointed by a bottle of wine I have bought there

Michael

Great knowledge on ALL of their selections, Beer, Wine Cigars.. staff here (especially Kevin!) always seems to go out of their way to help make a selection.

Stephanie Lawrence

Great shop with a really cool selection and very nice staff. Amazing variety for Maine. I grew up in the Napa Valley and enjoyed what I found here!! I cannot wait to return!

Karolyn Sandoval

Nice selection but parking is a pain.

Travis DiRenzo

My fiancé and I were looking for a particular box of "It's a Boy" cigars and a bottle of champagne to celebrate the upcoming birth of our first son. Jacques was extremely friendly and incredibly knowledgeable in the wide variety of cigars, wines, champagnes, etc that they carry, a true gentleman! Our wedding is scheduled for September and we will certainly be revisiting again prior to. Thank you again!

Jerry close

Always friendly and a great selection of wine and cigars.

Jahred

I really enjoyed my first try at mead here. Helpful staff as well.

Jeffrey Houser

good selections of wines from the United States and around the world. Very friendly staff or willing to help you make a selection. Also has a humidor in the store with a modest selection of cigars.

Kathleen Jarvis

Jolly old elf will great you.

BILL BRASKY

My experience was ok. My girlfriend and I just had dinner in the Old Port; and I felt like having a cigar while she shopped. The staff was fairly pleasant, he asked if I had any questions. I found my way to the humidor and there was a decent selection of cigars. You would find any typical cigar you would in any other walk in humidor. Due to it being the Old Port, I found the prices to be a little more at this place. The markup on a good cigar was 3$-4$ more than my favorite cigar lounge. I took my time looking, and usually a good cigar/wine sommelier will chat it up and to see what you like; but in this case he did not. I found a middle of the road $11 dollar smoke, and the gentleman did offer to cut it for me and prepared the smoke wonderfully and gave me good quality Oliva pipe matches. All in all I'd say it was okay to a local like myself, but I can see the charm it has (being the Old Port) for the tourists on the ships we get. On a scale of 1-10 I'd give it a 6 1/2.

Galen

Go in for the wine, stay for Jacques telling you stories about his time in Honduras.

Yianni Galiatsatos

Went in to look at cigars and found out that Maine is popular for their mead. I purchased a bottle of lavender mead for a very good price

Liz Sayre

Love this place.

Thomas Waterman

The fine gentleman that owns this shop is one of a kind! Always willing to help and the cigar selection is great!

D.Orman Cummings

Very helpful

Ron Gagne

Good location very visible from the street. The store was well stocked and the prices are not bad . The employees here are always friendly and I get in and out fast. Parking close to the store can be a little tight sometimes but if you do not mind walking you can always find a spot.