Pike and Western Wine Shop

Fun weekend getaway with my hubbie and we stumbled into this gem right outside Pike Place. Picked up a beautiful Pierre Paillard Bouzy Grand Cru! Small cozy wine-shop feel, great selection, and incredibly knowledgeable staff. Absolutely recommend to anyone looking for unique bottles and top notch service.

If you like your socks, don’t come here - their recommendation (based on my vague description of “something nice”) blew mine off. Worth it!

Wish we had walked in here on an earlier trip to Seattle. Excellent wine selection at good prices. Customer service is outstanding.

Mike and crew are the best! Awesome selection from all over the world. Not a single wine in this shop that isn’t delicious! A Seattle institution and I feel giddy every time I step foot in here to shop! Wine club is an amazing value and I’ve gotten to try some wonderful stuff I would not normally go for. The wine club comes with a an awesome document with notes and pairings for the wines, plus a discount in the store!

Best wine shop in Seattle hands down. Great selection, good values and the staff really cares. Good options from both the Pacific Northwest and old world classics and some cool food items as well. They also have Friday tastings and other special events, a well curated wine club, and many other features. Highly recommended!

As many have pointed out, Pike and Western Wine is small, but has a great collection of curated wines. The staff are very knowledgeable and willing and able to help you make great choices for wines that will go well with your meal and mood. Clearly have many devoted customers as denoted by the items on hold in their shop so you can't miss with this store.

Michael and team are some of the best in the business. He sparked my joy of wine 30 years ago. Excellent selection, service, and reasonable prices. We enjoying shopping there when we visit Pike Place Market.

I live in Seattle and have been shopping here for more than 25 years. Michael and his staff are knowledgeable and passionate (overused word, but I think it applies) about wine--European wines in particular--and supporting the people who produce them. At Pike and Western, I've never felt pressured to spend more than I'm comfortable with, and I've always felt welcomed when walking through the door. And IMO, their wine club is, as they advertise, the best deal in town!

It was a decent sized wine shop and reasonable price. I came here for ice wine and the man at the counter was quite knowledgeable and explained why we cannot see that many Canadian ice wine. He recommended washington state one, well, because that was the only ice wine they had. Regardless it was quite fun visiting here.

What a total disappointment. I stop here to see what the place is about and to see if I can sample or even get a glass of wine. First of all the place is smaller 1000 sq Ft but in the front not much room to move around, but I'm a large guy and use to that. I walk in and start to look around. This woman giving a speech to maybe 5 people said sir you need to step outside and wait your turn and someone will be with you. She was so smart about it. I said I'm on the opposite side of the room, she said no can't do that. Terrible customer service. Lost any type of business you'd get from me.

Nice wine store. Friendly and helpful staff. When we're not ordering wine online delivery, we'll buy our wine here. Recommended!

Nice little wine shop in the middle of the Market District. We stopped in for a quick purchase. I walked around for a couple of minutes and was approached by Mike. I told him I was looking for an Aussie Sauv Blanc. I meant to say New Zealand. Well, he said he had a Great NZ Sauv Blanc walked me over to the Seresin Sauvignon Blanc. I told him I needed another bottle similar- and he led me to the Lobo Hills Sauvignon Blanc. I took them both and were outta there in just a few minutes. It is a nice shop. They have a good selection of wines. The staff provides knowledgeable information and recommendations. Being what I consider a "Boutique" wine shop the selection is, of course limited and the prices are a little higher. But all in all a good place to go.

A 5 star note to support a great local business. Excellent friendly staff, lots of interesting and eclectic selections, and some very unique tasting events being hosted here. Prices are a touch on the high side, but if you join their club, the 15% discount brings it down to an acceptable level. Worth a visit.

This place is located right by the Pike place. Cute and rustic store. I loved the way the wine bottles were displayed...all laying down so it's easier to read the labels. Great selection of amazing vintage. Got a bottle of Barbaresco 2009 vintage as a gift.

Kudos to the manager and staff here at Pike & Western! During my Seattle visit, I was able to check in here and pick some local wines. I specifically wanted local wines from Washington to bring back to California. Something that would compliment BBQ red meats and grilled white fish. I picked up six bottles recommended by the staff for my upcoming dinner parties. I didn't want to lug these bad boys home on the plane so I opted to have them shipped. Shipping was less than $20.00 so it was so worth the added cost. It took about two weeks for my delivery to arrive. They ensured that the wine would travel during safe temperature conditions (via UPS ground). Upon arrival, I opened up my purchases and immediately into my wine cellar. They have a supreme way of packing your bottles. I even kept the cardboard holders for the bottles. I haven't cracked them open yet but i'm excited to host my summer dinner parties. So I'll save the last remaining star for the wine tasting. I can't share the wines I bought at this time. Stay tuned. Make note that this place is pretty expensive because its in the tourist area of Pike's Place. So expect the dealers mark up. Helpful Hint: If you're having your wine shipped to you, the best way is to ship to your work address. We all know UPS will drop your precise package unattended on your door step.

[Out-of-Towner Review] The name isn't lying. They got you. Wine, the cheap stuff, the middle range stuff, and the expensive stuff. They've got the white, the red, the bubbly, and of course the trinkets. We weren't greeted when we walked in. We perused the store. Found the section we were looking for - local wines under $20, specifically a Cab Sav. I think I was a little irked by the fact that the owner/employee didn't even acknowledge us when we walked in -- we were the only other humans in the small shop. He only spoke to us when we found our bottle of wine and brought it up to him to purchase it. We made small talk and he was nice, but he'd already left his impression on me. I thought it was cool, albeit touristy, to stop in this store. We love wine, so it was a no brainer for us. But when walking from PPM, you could easily miss this spot at the end of the street. Lucky for us, we had been siting across from it at their outdoor seating and charging (outlets for the public to use) stations. It caught our eye, so we went. Local wine without a touristy price!

We stopped in since it was the first wine shop along the way to Pikes. I was curious to see what brands they carried and price ranges. I spoke with the employees, who provided excellent choices to what my wine preferences were. I ended up buying 2 bottles of wine, one of which was an amazing blend - rosso and brachetto for about $20. The night I arrived back to SD, I busted out the blend at dinner. IT WAS DELISH!!!!!!! Trying to find the blend here but to no avail....

Favorite wine shop in the city It has all of my old world favs Excellent value wines from the smaller houses in the bargain bins Finos and manzanillas Nice Oregon selection too I only come down to pike place for this place

I love getting my wine here. The staff is very knowledgeable about their selection and will help you pick out what you are looking for. I personally gravitate toward the "party like it's a Tuesday night" section where the wines are $9-15. I paid $35 for a year membership so now I get 15% all my wine purchases.

Pike and Western Wine Merchants have a great selection of wines. The staff is very friendly and knowledgeable. I'm a Fan of Ice Wines, one bottle caught my eye...not to many places carry Ice Wines from Canada. I purchased a bottle of "La Face Cachee de la Pomme - **Neige** Cidre De Glace --- Ice Cider. Its an apple ice wine that is produced in the depths of the Quebec winter..a mixture containing a blend of 5 kg of Mcintosh and Spartan apples. The Liquid is a Golden color & has a complex aroma of freshly picked and very ripe apples and achieves the perfect balance between tart/mellow. ----This Bottle will set you back about $35 Now I'm just waiting for a Special Moment to Open it... =D

Really top notch service here. I had just picked up some fresh sockeye salmon form one of the many fish locations on Pike place and with a couple of extra sides to prepare I was worn out. No way did I have the energy to look through the bottle selection they had here. This was the first stop at Pike Place anyway. But since the idea of cooking fish wasn't formed till after going around the place, I figured that buying the wine would come second to actually finding something to pair it with. No need to have the buggy lead the horse. Coming back in here I asked what they would suggest for a pairing of Sockeye Salmon as well as the sides of greens that I was going to grill up. Michael Teer was more than happy to jump on the case! He pointed me out a couple of the wines and my taste buds were in his hands. Really was beyond helpful. Asking me what kinds of wines I had in the past, which ones I liked. Which ones were not my favorite. I had explained that I was but a SoCal boy. So this new and strange mass amount of Washington wines were exciting to me. Though to be honest, I have had my fair share of WA wines. Just don't let him know that. Finally we nailed it. The perfect wine for the meal. At least so I entrusted him to lead me to it. Later on once the Salmon was grilled and the food was sitting plated and all, pouring out the chilled bottle really worked wonders with the meal! I'll never doubt you, MT. Never again. Awesome and helpful all around. You should take an adventure of just making an entire meal out of all the items you find at Pike Place. Top it off with a bottle from Pike and Western.

My experience here is a bit limited. My girlfriend and I were in Seattle for a week's vacay and Pike Place Market was on our to do list while we were there. Wandering from the farmer's market area we stumbled into Pike and Western Wine Merchants. I, personally, am not to big on wine. No me gusta. My girlfriend, however, is an enthusiast. So, of course, to make her happy, I fought and fought and pleaded to not go in. But after a short, one-sided battle, she won like she always did. We stopped inside and I stayed uninterested to wine as ever. But luckily for us, on Saturday's local wine vendors come in and let customers sample their wines; so we got to do a miniature little wine tasting. To be honest, the wine that the vendor had out wasn't too shabby. I actually enjoyed a good majority of what he had to offer. I liked that they give locals a chance to show off their goods. It really shows a bit of hometown comradery.

Maybe I'm a sucker, but on Friday afternoons between 3 and 6 you can walk into this place and sample wines for FREE and then buy something if you want to. The sucker parts comes in when I buy a lot of wine. Almost too much to carry back to the car without a follow up visit to a chiropractor. You can ask dumb questions about what you're drinking but you won't be made to feel dumb, and whatever is on the menu for the tastings is always good.

Wandered in here while strolling Pike Place. Its a small shop, but they have a large selection of wines. The staff was great, I explained what kind of wine I liked and the guy helped me pick out two new wines (Chianti and Rioja). He was very knowledgable and you could tell he had personally tasted each wine he talked about and he was honest about which wines were good, not so good, and great for the value. The prices range from very affordable ($10) to super expensive ($100+). He also took down the name of a dessert wine I've been looking for to see if he could find it somewhere. I would be notified by email if they did. I came back a couple days later to pick up a gift (wine saver) and another bottle of wine. Once again, staff was very helpful and I have a new wine to try out! It's helpful that they have written descriptions for many of the wines and I saw signs saying you could get 10% or so off when you ordered 6 bottles or a case, something I might take advantage of in the future. They also have free tastings on Fridays. Great service, knowledgable staff, large selection of wine from all around the world (Italy, France, Spain, Germany) as well as wine from the Northwest. Also, they remembered my name from my first visit! Always a plus!

Needed to pick up some wine for my parents & I during our hotel stay. Super knowledgeable staff who are friendly & genuinely interested in getting you the best wine for your taste & pocketbook. Will be making this my go-to for when I'm in town in business again.

This place was recommended by a nice fellow at Sweet Iron. I was having a small gathering at my hotel suite and needed some great wine without breaking the bank. Maureen spent some time with me, and I ended up buying five unique bottles (all different) for less than $60. My guests went nuts over all of them: Rioja, temperanillo mix, WA state wine that I loved. I love coming to Seattle, and I am a fan of Pike and Western for life. Thanks, Maureen- we will see you next trip.

Nice little wine shop in Pike's place. Great selection from all over the world, fairly competitive prices.

I wasn't in this place for very long, but boyfriend and I popped in to see the wares. They have an excellent selection of reds, whites, desserts, d everything in between. I bought a bottle of Yakima Valley Late Harvest Riesling 2007 (my absolute favorite! They only carry it at the Whole Foods market near where my boyfriend lives, and I can't find it anywhere else) and they also had the Ice Wine version in a smaller bottle, of course. Prices were slightly higher than in CA, but scarce things demand to be purchased!

A great selection of wines from Washington and pretty much all over the world. I love wine but not an expert and the shop owner was very helpful. He asked what flavors I liked and my price range. From there he led me to a selection of wines that were exactly what I was looking for. Very friendly staff. The prices range from very affordable ($13) to $$$$.

I am at a loss for words right now! You will not believe what just happened! Unfortuntely I had come into the shop and was ignored by whomever was working that day. I hadn't been back since but now I feel obliged to go back! Michael, the owner of the store took time out of his day to personally apologize to me over the phone. He explained his business philosphy to me and I felt assured that the incident I had was neither customary or acceptable to his standards. Michael even offered me a giftcard but really I was just grateful that for once someone seemed genuinely concerned. :) I really can't say enough about how blown away I am right now.

I found this place to be awesome. Helpful and knowledgeable. Normally I go into a place like this expecting to get ripped off. I did not have that experience here at all. It seems reasonably priced and super helpful. They should be able to hook you up with a good wine any style and any price range you want. I ended up with a 13 dollar Walla Walla and REALLY enjoyed it. He helped us with cheese options and sent us over to Beechers to get a cheese to go with it. Not a tourist trap or over priced, just friendly and helpful.

At this same location for 40 years, Michael Teer has fostered the development of, and then eschewed due to overpricing, the local wine scene, and then moved on to the best of small producers from France and Italy. When we lived in Seattle, the weekly tastings were part of our schedule, and I'm pleased to see that those continue. If you want honest recommendations and from producers who care about their wine, Pike and Western is the place. Maureen and Michael are the best.

I have been here both times I visited Seattle and have been pleased with my wine selection. I tried their recommendation "Dead Horse" (I think that's what it was called) and liked it quite a bit. I am glad that they feature local (Oregon = local?) wines from the Northwest. Being from California, I thought it was a waste of space to have California wines. Besides, I personally don't think California wines are all that exciting. I really think they should focus their store on local vintages, especially since they are in a tourist area and are probably frequented mostly by tourist types like me. They don't seem to carry any inexpensive (under ten bucks) wine, but I suppose this isn't supposed to be a place to get table wines. Most of their selection ranges from 15 to 45 bucks or so. In any event, it is a great store to duck out of the Pike Place Market summertime heat and cool off. The staff are friendly and seem willing to help out with good recommendations. Don't worry if you don't know a whole lot about wine.

Wine can be scary, daunting, and snobbish. Pike and Western is none of these. They are kind, and helpful, especially when you are seeking a wine for your friend's wedding that will age well for them to open on their 10th anniversary. Their email list is also great, if you want to start learning about wine and what they are stocking these days. If you are in the market, check it out.

Wow !!! What an awesome shop. Jason is so knowledgeable and really makes you feel at home. His wine tasting notes are spot on. Wish all wine salesmen were as good as Jason, what an asset to his shop!! All three of the wines he recommended were fantastic and were not Parker rated, but his notes were awesome and our dinner party was a success. Thanks you so much. I know when I am in Seattle I always go to Pike & Western Wine Shop. If everyone had the great service as this shop it would be so fun to shop for wine. Especially loved the Rottie.

This shop has become one of my must stop places whenever I visit the city. They carry an excellent selection of wine and the staff (at least the ones I have encountered so far) are very friendly and knowledgeable. The store itself is well organized and has a sophisticated yet relaxed feel to it. I love going to the market first, picking up some delicious food (mmm, fresh oyster shooters and smoked salmon anyone?), a few snacks from different stalls, then head over to this wine shop and grab a few bottles to enjoy back at the hotel. I would let the staff know what type of food I have with me, my price range, and then ask them for pairing recommendations. I like to do both congruent and complementary pairings, and so far, the staff there have been pretty spot on. There is no pressure to buy and you can tell that the staff truly enjoy what they do! Yes, since it is a "boutique" wine shop, the prices are a bit higher compare to a local grocery store. At the same time, you are paying for high quality service and valuable information on wines. Totally worth it in my opinion. Towards the back of the shop, there is a sales section featuring a variety of wines at discounted prices. I love digging through this area and picking up something that I would not normally consider to try.

LOVE! Not to be missed, especially if you are doing your own sideways tour of Washington State wines while in Seattle - they ship so you can pick up your favorites to bring home. Found a couple of hard to find boutique wines that the producers are sold out of - like the kick ass KUNG FU GIRL Riesling (Why Kung Fu Girl? Because Riesling and Girls kick ass!) by K Vintners from Walla Walla and Domaine Pierre Noire, Viongier. I found the staff super friendly and knowledgeable but, I agree I think they should ditch the California wine all together! Im so enamored with the Pacific Northwest I may just have to open my own store!

As a local I have shopped here many times. No longer. Walked into the shop today and was greeted by one of the surliest people ever. She was no help when I asked if they had a particular wine that I had the opportunity to drink last week in Oregon. Instead of saying "gosh, I haven't heard of that wine. . ." her response was to go on about how it tasted when it was the complete opposite. Then, instead of assisting me or trying to suggest something comparable she basically ignored me and gave me an "eye roll." I ended up purchasing two bottles of wine only because I was in need of a gift. No thank you, no niceness. I am no longer shopping here again (Pete's Wine Shop in Bellevue) is much better and friendlier staff imo.

I don't know how they get so much wine into this place, but I do know that I love their wine. I interact frequently with the good folks at Pike & Western, and they haven't yet steered me wrong. Go in and ask them for a good bottle of wine and name a price point, they'll steer you in the right direction after a few questions about your preferences. They are always pleasant, helpful, and I have a hard time imagining a more pleasant wine-buying experience. Kyle is my homeboy.

While visiting Seattle I had to pick up a couple of bottles for a particular host and talked to a gentleman/manger/owner? The host has a heavy palate so I was looking for unique finds in particular a priorat. Picked up a 2016 Pissares priorat which opened up beautifully after 45 minutes. I then wanted to find something off the cuff and forgot the name of an Italian varietal in resurgence called cesanase, which after describing the region of growth he pinpointed to the 2015 ciolli silene worked perfectly as a precourser to the priorat. Overall a great experience for someone like myself who used to work in the wine industry. Why 4 stars? The selection while thoughtful and selective was not deep in competitive wineries but that was probably due to square footage of the shop. Still a good selection of regional varietals except South African (which I understand as the terroir of South Africa can take some getting used to) I would give 4.5 but yelp doesn't allow 1/2 stars

Really limited options and expensive to boot. I was looking for a Montepulciano, or even a Barolo, and they had ONE kind of Montepulciano (not to my liking) and their Barolos beyond my price range. I will spend anywhere from $10 to $30 on a good bottle, but this place is more miss-than-hit. If you want a good deal on exceptional wine, go North for one quick block to Cost Plus World Market.

Contrary to what some of the other reviews have said, the people who work here can definitely be snobbish and condescending. But they have a pretty good selection. So do if you want more help than you will get at Safeway and are willing to tolerate some possible rudeness, this place is alright.

cute little wine shop at Pike Place Market. I was in the area and headed to a bbq later that day so I stopped in here randomly looking for some wine. super knowledgeable staff and was given great recommendations to bring to my bbq. Got 1 bottle of riesling and 1 bottle of cab - wish i remembered the names but both were delicious and all the guests loved them! i was on a $15-20 per bottle budget and i had no problem staying within that with my selections. also love that they sell and support local WA wines and proud to say that both bottles i purchased were local to the area :)

My husband and I were planning a trip to Seattle & cruise to Alaska and wanted to take our favorite wines on the cruise plus a bottle of Dom to celebrate our 25th Wedding Anniversary. I found Pikes & Western Wine on the Internet and sent them and a couple of other wine shops some email explaining what I need and the wines I was looking form. From the start Jason was wonderful. He was quick in responding to my message and getting me the information I needed. They gave me a great deal on 2 cases of wine and worked with me to have the wine couriered to the hotel we would be staying at before we left for the cruise. Jason and Pikes &Western Wines made this an incredible experience. Thanks Jason!

You know what? I haven't stepped foot in this shop yet. But I called today to send a bottle of wine to a very sick friend of mine, and they bent over backwards to make it happen. They showed compassion, interest, helped the best they could, found the best products and options, and tried to save me as much money as they could. I haven't been there yet, but I will. When they don't know who I am but are able to show more compassion than people who do, they're my wine shop from now on.

Staff is very knowledgable and provided great recommendations. A local informed my friend and I that many restaurants allow you to BYOW (not sure about beer or liquor) for a corking fee. We did and the recommended wine was fantastic!

I think any person that was really into wine would appreciate this shop. They had so many white european options, which is the wine I really like. It seemed to all be in a pretty decent price range. I got 3 nice bottles for $44. Right when I walked in the guys behind the counter jumped up to help me and were so knowledgeable about everything they had in the shop.

Not just great selection -- it is, oh it is -- but great people. I had tourists in town last week and one of them very cleverly left her wallet on the counter...and didn't notice for 45 minutes. By the time she noticed, the shop had already phoned the number in her wallet (home number) and were waiting for her when she got back. Of course, my tourists thought they ought to celebrate with a bottle of wine or two to ship back; the email that the shipment was on its way reached her before we got to the Mariners game later that afternoon. Great selection and great people -- how nice is it to find *that* in the Market area?

I needed a quick gift for someone local and the staff was very helpful and efficient. I am a fan of anyone that can help me get the job done, especially when wine is involved!

Staff was so helpful when we went! They were more than happy to help us to select something we would like. There are cute/funny signs all around the store to tell you about the wine that we really enjoyed reading. Will be back!

The staff is very knowledgable in terms of the wine selections. They can describe and recommend just about any to you and what wine would go well with what foods. I would put this on par with the saint louis shop "The Wine Merchant".

Great wine selection, particularly for WA wines. Highly knowledgeable, wine-passionate staff. Prices are fair. We recently visited this shop and got great wine information as well as information for a local restaurant that blew us away. Get there.

I stop by most every Friday for the wine tasting. Jason and company have yet to steer me wrong. You may be able to save a dollar or two at a mega wine shop, but if you want to broaden your horizons without dropping cash on bummer bottles, curation is crucial. Pike and Western rejects the overpriced and disappointing wines so you don't have to. Buy with confidence and taste the world.

Knowledgeable staff and wonderful choices. Pike and Western has been part of Pike Place Market for a long time for good reason. Enjoy.

This shop wins readers' polls in Seattle Weekly and the P-I and, while it's a perfectly good small wine shop, I can't figure out what it is that people find so wonderful. Michael, the owner, is quite hyper-verbal in his display notes, which are sometimes fun to read but which to be tough going after a while. (If he's even still doing them) Their stock is tiny, very much a product of their vision - and what seems to be an ongoing desire to be either different or perverse - and their international stuff is sketchy at best. Washington is, naturally, given the best and most thorough treatment but their California stock is nothing much to speak of and their stock rotation is actually slower than most other local shops. None of this is to say that they're BAD or that this shouldn't be included in your visit to Pike Place. But I think they benefit unduly from LOCATION. Anyone who shops beyond Pike Market will find plenty of better wine shops in the area.

This place is amazing! I've been coming here for years to pick up a great bottle of wine for a friend's birthday or a thank you gift and have always received great advice on a bottle of wine within my price range. They've been so great with their recommendations that I even bought all my wedding wine through them and based on their recommendations. I worked with multiple people at the shop and all were very helpful listening to the type of food we were serving, the number of guests, the price range we were working in, and they even delivered the wine for free the day before our event! All of our guests were really impressed with our wine and champagne offerings and were thrilled when we told them that all of the wine was purchased from a local shop down the street. Thanks for helping to make my wedding wonderful!

Found a very nice Oregon Pinot Noir at a decent price. The staff were very helpful. Great location!