Queensbury Wine & Spirits holds ribbon-cutting
QUEENSBURY — Queensbury Wine & Spirits hosted a ribbon-cutting ceremony on Friday, with owner Brian Miller saying he is “very excited to be a part of Queensbury.”
“It’s very exciting to see the support we’re getting,” said Miller. “It’s very exciting to see what a great community we’re now becoming a part of. We’re really trying to become a resource for this side of town, and become neighbors.”
The store has expanded its wine selection, Miller said, emphasizing the wide variety of wine “from all over the world.”
“We’ve got a lot of Portuguese wines, Spanish wines, South African wines,” said Miller. “Spirits, tequila and bourbon are super, super hot right now. I expanded the previous owner’s bourbon collection and whiskey collection. Bourbon’s kind of my forte, so my job here is to be curating a nice bourbon, tequila, and wine collection that provides to this side of town.”
Miller, who mentioned he is affiliated with several bars in Saratoga, said the new Queensbury store is “the long-term plan.”
“A buddy of mine owns (the bars), I do all his marketing and all that stuff for him,” said Miller, who also said he was selling campers by day. “I would go from camper mode, to bar mode, to family mode. I needed something to give myself more time with my family. I decided to do a liquor store because they all kind of go together. It’s great.”
He emphasized his excitement to be in Queensbury, noting that, “this side of town is always growing.”
“This side of town has more room to grow,” Miller said. “I know the school district is phenomenal up here. I know the businesses and stuff that are here all do well. It’s just a good ecosystem to make my way into.”
The store initially opened in early September, taking care of the “soft stuff” prior to the ribbon cutting on Friday. Miller said it was important to make a strong first impression.
“You get one chance to make a first impression, so we wanted to make sure when our grand opening was ready to go, we were ready to go too,” Miller said.
Miller said he hopes to expand the store and its services in the future, aiming to offer delivery and curbside pickup as well as launching an app and website.
“So far, Queensbury has been everything that I hoped it’d be,” said Miller. “I don’t see why I wouldn’t do more up here if I could.”