Opening alert: Joe's Wine Co. on 3rd Avenue

Updated: Joe's Wine Co. is now open at 113 Third Ave. between 13th Street and 14th Street. 

We first spotted the coming-soon signage back in early May. According to its Instagram account, "From classics to surprises, our wines and spirits in the East Village have it all." 

As previously noted, there was some discussion about the name and whether it was an attempt to capitalize on Trader Joe's Wine Shop, which closed around the corner in August 2022. (And as someone noted, do people think Joe's Pizza on 14th Street is part of Trader Joe's?) 

You can find the business website here.

Joe's Wine Co. (NOT Trader Joe's) coming to 3rd Avenue

Signage is up for Joe's Wine Co. at 113 Third Ave. between 13th Street and 14th Street...

The shop will sell wine and spirits, and its Instagram account promises a "huge selection" of wines for $12 and less. No word on an opening date. You can follow the shop here.

Several EVG readers shared photos of the storefront signage, and there was a discussion about the name and any possible confusion with Trader Joe's Wine Shop, which closed around the corner in August 2022. (That retail space now houses Trader Joe's Pronto.)

Joe's Wine Co. is an entirely separate entity from Trader Joe's. State Liquor Authority paperwork from July 2023 lists the ownership as Taste Wine LLC, a business previously located at 50 Third Ave. between 10th Street and 11th Street... (public records now list the name as Joe's Wine Inc.)

Gary Landsman opened Taste Wine in 2015 before closing in May 2020 to focus on raising awareness and finding a treatment for the fatal genetic disease that his two young sons have. At the time, he said he was hopeful about selling the business. 

Taste Wine reopened in the fall of 2020 under new ownership before shutting down in early 2021. According to the Post, someone stole the shop's entire $300,000 inventory of alcohol during that time.

And 50 Third Ave. is now part of the vacant assemblage that workers are demolishing to create a new mixed-use development.