Streetlevel: Olivino Part Deux Opens in Bed Stuy
Two years after opening her flagship location of Olivino Wines at 905 Fulton Street in Clinton Hill, Katrine Pollari (along with her dog Olive) has launched a second location, this time on Marcus Garvey Boulevard in Bedford Stuyvesant. “The idea was to situate ourselves in proximity to businesses we admire close by on Lewis Avenue,…
Two years after opening her flagship location of Olivino Wines at 905 Fulton Street in Clinton Hill, Katrine Pollari (along with her dog Olive) has launched a second location, this time on Marcus Garvey Boulevard in Bedford Stuyvesant. “The idea was to situate ourselves in proximity to businesses we admire close by on Lewis Avenue, and be well positioned between both the local Kingston/Throop C station and the express A Utica stop,” said Pollari. With the new buying power, Olivino plans to step up its offering of organic and sustainable vintages. The eastward move isn’t all business either—Pollari plans on finding an apartment near the new shop soon. Did anyone stop in this weekend?
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to the ignorant bigot that started off this post. will you be kind enough to elaborate why you believe olivino will fail in bedstuy. this site needs to do a better job at limiting people from making ignorant comments unless the are able to substantiate or defend their comments.
4:19,
I didn’t know you had to be “sohisticated and educated” to drink wine.
Hip Hip Hooray!!! Unfortunately, their prices are high, but as someone who loves wine, lives in the hood and is in walking distance, I’m sure there are times I’ll go there when I can’t get to the better priced stores.
As for the commenter regarding a need for good bread, check out the cute new cafe on Malcolm X between Putnam and Jefferson. Yep, I did say on Malcolm X, the first of hopefully many more nicer stores on that once grand avenue (known as Reid Ave then).
As for the nasty first comment, that less than enlightened person obviously has no idea that there are sophisticated, educated people of all colors.
Again, Hip hip hooray!!
this news has made my day!
4:04:
I’m pretty sure 2:48 was being sarcastic, using irony, what have you. That is, I read it as joke. And I assumed the writer was black — don’t know why.
Did anybody at all read 2:48’s fine post? It doesn’t matter if gentrification is on its way or not or what. This place will succeed because – shocker – black people drink wine too. Jeepers, you guys. Have you ever been friends with one single black person ever in your lives?
3:13,
Well, then gentrification must be well underway, as I’m not trying to convince you or anyone else of anything. The evidence is already there for the world to see.
Good night!
Oops, sorry, now I see the cross street is Marcus Garvey.
This is indeed excellent news!! I love Olivino. But the map is wrong–what’s the address?