Buying alcohol, wine in Poland. It's very difficult.

Hei !!
Do u know why to buy alcohol in Poland is soooo difficult ? I mean...In Most of places (careffour example) alcohol is only behind a special cash desk and If u want a bottle of wine U have to sign it or tell the name of the brand.

Sometimes I need just to look at the label to choose my wine..but that's not possible cause I should ask the lady to bring me all the wines I wanna see one by one....isn't damned boring ???

bye and thankz

Walk into 24 hour petrol station. Approach fridge. Pick up cans or bottles. Place on counter.
"Dobry wieczór." okay, so it doesn't have to be evening.
Hand the lady or gentleman some złoty.
Leave shop with beverages.

Is it not always that simple? It worked for me more than once.

Wine may be a different matter, as wine isn't one of Poland's national beverages as vodka and beer are.

it's the same If I wanna buy wodka in careffour for example...
by the way...I don't have a car...and the shop nearest to me is this careffour which works in this strange system

Ah, sometimes in super markets they have a wine or spirits section behind a counter.

It is a good place to practice Polish :)

well...I have already my polish lessons :):)
and I don't feel so well when I have to choose some wine in few seconds with people waiting their turn behind me.

To reduce chances for shoplifters and solve problem with drunks. In REAL you can see everything, read labels and feel comfortable.

and the best reason to learn the language ;)

I do not understand ! does Poland have Liquor stores ? sounds like a dry country from what these posts say ! or is it just wine that is difficult ?

Of course Poland got liquor stores.

mauro, depends on where you buy.

My experience in Krakow:
1. "Alma": walk freely in the alcohol department, pick up whatever you want, go to cash desk.
1. "Kaufland": walk freely in the alcohol department, pick up whatever you want, go to cash desk.

OK, you don't have a car, but can't you take a bus or something to another place? You'll buy 2 or 3 bottles and bring them in a bag. Such a terrible effort?

hi, not sure which carrefour you shop at, but the 2 near us you call walk straight up and look at the bottles easy. Also in some shopping centres their are wine shops.

Why buy your wine at a supermarket? Get better stuff at lower prices and have it delivered to your door free of charge too:
winexpress.com.pl/index.php?lang=en

I've been buying from that place for eight years!

thanks for answering all of you:)
I guess you're right...It's just because this careffour (near plaz grunwaldzki) it's just 50 m. from my place.....so I usually prefer go there.

thanks anyway!!

I went to a supermarket in ilawa(poland) and bought the best rose wine ever,blossom hill white zinfandal,cost 20 zloty but worth every zloty,if you know wot you like you dont need to ask, we used to drink back home in the UK,

Hi, I am trying to buy red wine for my polish boyfriend. I tried to use this web page but I had several problems when completing my order-paying by credit card. Do you know if they accept foreign credit cards?

Thanks

This must be the first time I've heard Poland confused for a non-drinking country...
all the best vodka = Polish
many of the greatest beers = Polish
Many, many, many drunks = Polish
supposedly Slovic countries (Poland, Russia, Ukraine, etc) also have the highest alcohol tolerance (genetically)
Cheers!

I had a good bottle of wine last night, bought from my local deli. There are specialist wine stores in the bigger department stores.

Hi,
wine shops!!!!
available in Arkadia, Zlote Tarasy etc
Actually every "shoping gallery" has its wine shop with marvelous selection!!!

mauro , change to shop then. Or go to the professional wine store where you will be able not only to see the label but also ask about origin and taste of the wine.

Get a Makro card if you have your own business. Makro has a fantastic selection of wines from all over the world. Me? I'm not so picky. I can pick up a good drop without going all the way to Zabrze to get it. I do have a Makro card tho, so I will go to Makro when in Zabrze.

Yeah, it's nice having a Makro card :)))))))))

I think I know why you work as teacher not as marketing mamanger. :)))))))))

I encouraged the use of the edit button, Prince, though Admin will come down on you like a ton of bricks for abusing it.

You have a very limited understanding of the issuing process, I see.

I'll tell you in Polish. Mam swoją działalność gospodarczą, więc, mam prawo do tego.

I only occasionally drink wine and rarely go to Makro. What's your point?

And now the liberty of editing one's post has mysteriously gone down to 20 minutes.

Hmmmm. :-)

20 mins seems to be better :)

There is a wine shop near the Rynek in Bialystok that I like to go into. They have a smaller, but more interesting selection compared to the Makro store. It helps having a cutie working there that smiles and likes to speak English.


Still might be a bit long though. 15 minutes would be ok. Bison

Which beers would that be then? ;p

I discovered a new wee shop in Gliwice today, just off the market square in fact. I picked up a bottle of Kleine Zalze from SA. It's a leading wine producer. I'm 48PLN out of pocket but that's exactly one hour's pay for me. It has a classy edge to it.

cedc.com/news/brand/stylish-and-sensual-carlo-rossi-for-womens-day]
this is an interesting little article connected with the popularity of this wine amongst Poles. I had a bottle of their red wine last night and it is SOOOOO soft. Mellifluous little notes, a top drop really! I think it was around the 30PLN mark and it is WELL worth the money. I'll be buying it again, that's for sure.

I'm moving away from Merlot a little. Carlo Rossi has a more drinkable quality to it. Lush in its ability to glide down the palate. Geez, I'm beginning to sound like one of those pompous twats that judge wine, oops! ;)

I need to go to the wine shop not 5 mins from here. I've heard good things about it.

Hmm.. wine snob, heh?

I prefer Mad Dog 20/20 .. It also doubles a paint remover.

bumwine.com/md2020.html

I wouldn't say wine snob by any stretch. I have to say that you have some good vineyards out there in Cali. The climate isn't that different from in Chile where some of the best stuff comes from.

Mad Dogs are quite popular for finishing people off here. It's a real test after you've had some beer.

youtube.com/watch?v=W20Btaww6zc&NR=1&feature=fvwp
Some more Keith Floyd. He's a total wino but it's largely for effect :)

Aussie wine is pretty good too. Ever had Yellow Tail? Very nice and you don't need a bank loan to get some.