William Cross Wine Merchants
San Francisco, CA 94109-1841
Phone: (415) 346-1314
- Cross Street:
- Green Street
- Hours:
- Sun-Tue, Thu 11am-8pm, Wed 11am-9pm, Fri-Sat 11am-10pm
Editorial Review for William Cross Wine Merchants – by Amy Gurvitz
In Short
With a large section devoted to bottles priced at $15 or less and a welcoming, helpful staff, this Russian Hill wine shop is certainly beginner-friendly. The multitude of different wines, however, will please even the most discriminating oenophile. Different from most wine stores in that there's also a bar in back, themed tasting classes are offered on Wednesday nights, and wines by the glass are sold Friday through Sunday.
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Insider Tips
Know Before You GoWednesday night tastings and weekend wine-by-the-glass nights are popular, so get there early or expect the seats at the bar to be taken.
User Reviews for William Cross Wine Merchants
02/13/2007 Posted by skaplansears
I've stopped in several times since moving to Russian Hill and have always gotten good wine recommendations and felt comfortable browsing or just chatting with the staff. Every person I've spoken with there easily qualifies as a true wine enthusiast.
Pros: $15 and under wine, convenient location, wine tasting
09/21/2006 Posted by wirh
Great wine shop, and their Wednesday night wine tasting is fun - guys pouring are very friendly and willing to talk about the wines as much or as little as you want. The better known wine nights can get pretty crowded (italian wines, etc), but still worth going to. (Not really a singles pick up spot -- from a female perspective anyway -- more girls than guys as a general rule, and the guys that come are usually w. someone.)
Pros: small but great wine shop, staff very friendly, suprisingly good prices on stemware (limited selection though)
Cons: parking (it is in Russian Hill, after all)
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