WineStyles

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  We have been going to the Peoria WineStyles since they opened.  I enjoy the wine tastings (free to members on Tuesday nights!) and the events that they have (bunco, special tastings, food pairings, art shows, etc) but I especially love their wine and their personal service.  Bryan and Tawna are very hands-on owners, and most often you can chat with them while they are working.  Their staff is great, Richard is a stand out, and their selections of wine is decently priced (check out their 6 wines for $60).  I have brought several friends to the store and we really enjoy a nice glass of wine before or after a movie or dinner at Grimaldi's next door.  Great place.  Nice atmosphere.

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  Posted on 04.29.12 Barbara H.

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  We go a few times a month for their Tuesday wine tastings. Have a tasting buy a bottle of wine an get food from one off the places in parkewest. Their wine club is a great value. 2 bottles of wine a month, free tastings on Tuesdays and 1/2 off on Friday and Saturdays.

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  Posted on 06.14.11 Al C.

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  Horrible experience! We went here because we heard they had free wine tasting from a couple of friends and we thought we could try a few new ones out since we were from Napa valley and love wine our selfs. Well we got treated like we were there to steal stuff. We asked the person in the store if we could try the free taste of wine selections, they said they would go in back and see what bottles they had free to open, we said OK. The person comes back out and asked us if we were going to buy anything and the free wine tasting was only for buying customers. WE were SHOCKED being that this was starting to feel like a bait and buy situation now!! We said we were not sure because we wanted to taste some wines . So we got denied a free wine tasting even though they had a sign up saying they had it and then we were told we had to buy to get free wine..Really? I am from wine country and know how things should be run and this places gets a big zero on customer satisfaction and there wines were also over priced compared to many other retail stores I have been to and also winery's. I hope they change things.

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  Posted on 02.17.11 Ian T.

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  Went here yesterday during the farmer's market. They had a very friendly guy at their booth that said they were doing FREE wine tastings in their store. Since Thanksgiving is coming up, they are premiering their "Thanksgiving" wines.
  
  My mom and I went in and sat at an open table. The store is small, but they have a decent selection of wines.
  
  The free tasting included a champagne and 3 different wines (riesling, pinot noir, and some french red). The sommelier (not sure if that was her "true" label) served us nice little portions of each wine. However, she skipped one and when we asked about it at the end, she almost had an attitude as if we were lying that she didn't serve it to us. She did appologize, but she almost insisted that she did serve us the wine.. Kind of turned me off.
  
  I also noticed that she wasn't explaining what the wines would pair well with and why they were "Thanksgiving" wines.. I did overhear her doing this to the other tables, so I don't know why we weren't given the same service. I understand it was a free tasting, but the whole point of doing that is to market not only the wines, but your shops quality of service, too. For me, they missed the mark.
  
  The wines were very good, however, and we did end up purchasing the Pinot Noir for our upcoming Thanksgiving dinner. My mom and I have been wanting to do a true wine tasting and pairing, but I don't think we will come here to do it.

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  Posted on 11.21.10 Greg M.

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  Unfortunately, my Avondale around-the-corner location closed down, so this is my new location. It recently opened (end of 2008) and is located in the Park West shopping complex at the 101 and Northern, just west of the 101.
  
  All of the WineStyles have the same concept - see my review for the Avondale location if you want the complete rundown. This new location has a lot of room, quite a few high tops, and a decent-sized bar in the back. I was here recently for their $5 wine tastings on a Saturday afternoon and had a nice time. The selections were very nice and they gave out a printed sheet with names and descriptions of the tastings.
  
  I didn't leave with a bottle this visit, but I'm a WineStyles fan so I will definitely be back. If you get on their email list, you'll be in the know about the many events they do including wine tastings, dinner events, bunco, and much more. Drink up!

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  Posted on 03.03.09 Kym S.

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