The Wise Old Dog is, as any remarkable Team might be, made up of a very special group of buyers. Each of us brings our deeply personal preferences and objectives to the Farmtables, the vineyards, and the cellars where we taste. This said, generally, we reject industrial wine, petrochemicals, commercialism, excessive abv %, additives, profit-drivers, and all of the other pitfalls we witness drive markets, consumerism, and bad wine.

Our Family of Companies is deeply committed to localized need(s), specifically with respect to the food insecure, and, in a broader sense, matters of and related to women and children.

We offer, generally, several ways to shop our two distinct retail locations. You can shop in-store in West Hartford, our restored 1950s gourmet grocery space or in-store in our more rural location of East Morris in our late 19th Century New England Farmhouse (also home to the wildflower field and Farmstand of Hungry Reaper Farm) on a shy two acre parcel just South of the Litchfield Green. Both Shops also offer curbside pickup and free local delivery. We are now, with the help of our Team and SMAKK Studios, fully digital, too! You can shop from the comfort of your favorite chair any old time you like and enjoy convenient national shipping. If you want items that are in two different stores or our warehouse, we may ship in separate boxes, but your order will be complete and easy to track.

Well, if you’re nearby and can visit a Shop in person, we are always staffed up and ready to assist, open seven days a week. If you need assistance more remotely, please email concierge@thewiseolddog.com or phone one of our Shops during business hours. We are delighted to walk you through your questions, special orders, corporate gifting, dinner plans, or most other things on your wine-mind.

The Wise Old Dog Wine Club Subscription is a collaboration among our Staff members in Hartford and Litchfield in concert with our friends in the vineyards throughout the World and the trusted mentors who bring us special bottles to share with you. Throughout the year we relentlessly taste, study, review, and explore. Our Wine Club(s) is where we share this insider information. As a member of our Wine Club(s), you enjoy the opportunity to ‘eat first’ and purchase otherwise very limited items prioritized for our subscribers.

You must be at least 21 years of age to purchase alcoholic beverages. By placing your order you have represented to The Wise Old Dog (Hartford County) and/or The Wise Old Dog South Farms (Litchfield County) that you are at least 21. All pickup/shipment of alcoholic beverages require an adult's (at least 21 years of age) proof of age.

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A brief moment on this: We work relentlessly to price all of our items mindfully and very very competitively on a national level. We additionally offer deep promotional discounts from time to time and honor a net 10% discount on most 12 pack cases of wine, mixed or uniform, exclusions may apply. There are times when we cannot honor our discount policy because State or Federal law supercedes our ability to do so (matters of minimum pricing or similar), and we additionally will need to routinely prevent more than one discount from applying to any one item. Finally, like most retail establishments, we reserve the right to limit or excludeitems from discounts at our sole discretion. We are not responsible for typographical errors with respect to pricing and reserve the right to correct a price difference while reviewing any completed sales.

No.

Yes, many times. And, no, I do not like it.

Probably Cantina del Pino Barbaresco in any form, format, vintage…and, while we’re in there, our favorite distillery is probably Mortlach in Scotland.