Wine Bank is a fun liquor store on Fifth Avenue in the Gaslamp District of San Diego. It is an impressive and interesting store to visit, more of a tourist spot than a serious shop for locals. The space is particularly impressive, with two floors of stock in a wonderful old building, including an underground area. The selection is excellent and mind-boggling, with an array of wines and liquors from all over the world, including a lovely range of Mexican wines. They have very hard-to-find and specialty bottles, like Pappy Van Winkle whiskey, and decorative bottles downstairs that cost upwards of $15,000. The prices for these are steep and will knock your socks off, but they also have affordable wine and liquor. Browsing the aisles is like a fun scavenger hunt. The staff is friendly, down-to-earth, humorous, and very helpful with encyclopedic knowledge. It is a good time and a fantasy experience to look around.
They have an excellent selection of wines, and the underground space was particularly impressive. Even though I spoke only in broken English, they kindly recommended a wonderful wine for me. It was absolutely delicious—thank you!
June 2025
This place has an amazing tequila selection. Strongly recommend for unique tequila
March 2025
Excellent prices and the variety of wines is really plenty, totally worth it
