Motor City Wine, Detroit

Who are we?

Wine shop? Wine bar?
In July 2009, husband and wife duo David Armin-Parcells and Melissa Armin-Parcells couldn’t find any place in Detroit for a good, interesting bottle of wine. They spent plenty of time at Roast’s happy hour, but to buy the kind of bottle they wanted to enjoy at home they’d have to trek to the suburbs. It wasn’t just that Detroit’s wine scene wasn’t great: it didn’t exist. So, in the middle of a recession and with no signage, no dedicated parking, and not much more than determination, they opened Motor City Wine. Tucked up a narrow unlit staircase downtown above Grand Trunk Pub, the shop was originally intended to be a primarily retail spot with a small European-style tasting bar. Ten years, dozens of tickets and a move to Corktown later, Motor City Wine boasts plenty of parking and one of the most magical patios in metro Detroit.

That’s right. We have a rather large, but not overwhelming, selection of wines from all over the world. Our selection changes weekly so please come in often! Wines are priced retail, and for a small corkage fee of $10, can be drank in our shop. That’s right, no huge 200% bar/restaurant mark-up here. Cheers.