bottle shop

American

noun

a store that sells wines, liquor, etc., by the bottle; liquor store.

bottle shop British

noun

Also called: bottle store. a shop or part of a hotel where alcohol is sold in unopened containers for consumption elsewhere

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Etymology

Origin of bottle shop

First recorded in 1925–30

Example Sentences

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“For next year there’s not really a great plan in place, except to hopefully get these consumers to enjoy this wine,” said Craig, 45, who owns a small wine club and online bottle shop.

From The Wall Street Journal

"When you go to a bottle shop and they look you up and down and go, 'Mmm not really sure', they ask you for some ID… It's the same principle," says Tony Allen, who heads the UK-based Age Check Certification Scheme and ran the trial.

From BBC

Located on Glendale Boulevard in Atwater Village, Baby Battista can be found beneath the bottle shop Nico’s.

From Los Angeles Times

I scooped up a pét-nat rouge, a rosé and a red blend on my way out of town at Yakima’s Apple Valley Emporium, a combination skateboard and bottle shop.

From Seattle Times

This wine bar and bottle shop boasts 300 different Old and New World vinos as well as many from small producers in the Yakima and Willamette valleys.

From Seattle Times

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