Madison Wine Shop, Madison, Connecticut. Home of Rick's Picks wine selections, educational wine tastings, and unusually fine wines at value prices!

Welcome to the Madison Wine Shop in Madison, Connecticut. Home of Rick's Picks selections, free educational wine tastings, and unusually fine wines at value prices!

Our mission is to demystify wine, by providing information that can be readily understood, sharing with you our passion, knowledge, preferences and prejudices; and above all, offering opportunities for you to taste a wide
variety of wines.

What makes the Madison Wine Shop Unique?

“Rick’s Picks” Wine Selections

We rarely buy wine we have not tasted. We pick wine for quality and value regardless of label, vintage or reviewer’s rating. We believe that you are entitled to an informed opinion on the wine we offer you.

Learn more about Rick's Picks.

and “Wise-up on Wine”—Educating our Customers

Wise-up on Wine reflects our belief that our best customer is a wine-knowledgeable customer. By “wine-knowledgeable” we do not mean “connoisseur” — connoisseurship all too often carries the connotation of one-upmanship.

The True Measure of Wine is neither Price nor someone’s Numeric Rating, but what Pleases Your Palate and Your Pocket. Comparative tasting, and knowing how to taste, liberates the wine-lover and the wine-curious from the tyranny of reviews, ratings and advertising propaganda and from the gamble of picking wine by divining labels.

Most of the “shelf talkers” in the store are written by us, based on our personal impressions of the wine. We never quote Robert Parker or Wine Spectator ratings and comments.

We will take the time to answer your questions, in person or by email, and if we do not have the answer we will tell you so and we will make every effort to get you an accurate answer.

WISE-UP ON WINE FEATURES :

	Learn why Wine Tasting is a top priority at the Madison Wine Shop.
	Our email commentary on wine-related matters and news regarding the latest Rick’s Picks. See past issues online.
	Our semi-annual newsletter brings you, on-line or by mail, irreverent commentary and descriptions of some of the wines in our inventory. See archive issues and articles online.
	This work-in-progress aims at enabling all of us to communicate when we talk about wine.
	A work in progress that offers recommendations on books, periodicals and online sources of wine information.
	Rick's Blog offers many in-the-know gems as he shares his years of wine wisdom as well as his new wine-related experiences.

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How to Find Us
Take I-95 North or South to Exit 61;
South on Rte 79 to Rte 1 (about 1/4 mile);
Left on Rte 1; We’re 100 yards on right side directly opposite Cafe Allegra; (For back entrance and parking, continue to light, turn right, then right into lot)

Rick’s I-95 Express
Free delivery in person, by appointment, at any south-bound I-95 off ramp south of Exit 61, or south-bound Merit Parkway off-ramp. Call 203-245-1090 or email now!

Delivery
We can deliver to many states, including Connecticut, via FedEx. Please inquire!

Special Orders
We will special order any wine if it is available in Connecticut.

Pricing
You will never see the word “sale” at the Madison Wine Shop. We choose our wines based on quality and value and we price fairly. We give a 10% case discount mix-or-match.

Rick Recommends
Rick Recommends these businesses
when you visit Madison:
Madison Beach Hotel
Tidewater Inn

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