Wine is better when you know who to ask.

For more than a decade, Convive has been an East Village wine shop built around a simple idea: buying wine should feel personal, interesting, and free of judgment.

We taste constantly, curate what makes it onto our shelves, and help people find bottles worth opening, sharing, collecting, and giving.

Visit the Shop

We do the searching. You get the good wine.

You don't need to know exactly what you're looking for. Tell us what you like, what you're eating, what you're celebrating, or what you want to spend. We'll take it from there.

Looking for something specific? That's where our network comes in. Our job is to know where to look, what it's worth, and who to call — whether it's a great bottle for Tuesday night or a rare vintage you've been hunting for.

And if you're building a cellar, buying for a dinner, or just trying to understand what you like, we'll help with that too. No test. No judgment. Just good wine and useful advice.

Come see us in the East Village.

Convive is at 196 Avenue A, between 12th and 13th Streets. Stop in, tell us what you're looking for, or just come browse.

Address
196 Avenue A
New York, NY 10009
Hours
Mon–Sat 11 AM–10 PM
Sun 12–8 PM
Phone

Meet the Convive team.

Wine is personal. The people recommending it should be, too. Meet the team tasting, selecting, recommending, and keeping Convive running every day.

Jose Roman
Jose Roman
Retail Team
Jose is cheerful and sociable, and glad to give guests a good experience and pleasant service when they visit Convive. He came to wine and spirits to expand his knowledge, because "wine is the poetry of the table, a pleasure that is drunk with the eyes and savored with the soul."
Sam Valle
Sam Valle
Retail Team
Sam spins and composes dark, driving techno from NYC to Tokyo, and she is just as obsessed with cooking up new recipes. Her happy place is the Rhône: Grenache, Syrah, and Mourvèdre, poured alongside anything bold, fiery, and full of spice.
Giancarlos Duran
Giancarlos Duran
Retail Team
Growing up in NYC, Giancarlos was always around food and wine. He was working as a cook in Japanese restaurants when he discovered wine, and his passion for flavor grew even deeper. At Convive, he finds bottles worth sharing.
Shiho Tanaka
Shiho Tanaka
Retail Team
A former professional dancer from Japan, Shiho sees wine as art: every bottle carries its producer's philosophy and personality. With a background in psychology, she loves discovering the story behind each glass. Her current obsessions are Japanese wine and German Pinot Noir.
Charlie Nicholas
Charlie Nicholas
Retail Team
The culprits, in Charlie's case, were a bottle of Cornas and a lamb tagine at Christmas. When he is not at Convive, he writes poetry and short fiction. He also plays guitar, hosts ambitious dinner parties, and rides his bicycle.
Warren Santiago
Warren Santiago
Retail Team
Warren spent years around New York City slinging drinks and making music. At Convive he is a friendly guide on the floor, always eager to demystify wine and spirits for newcomers and help them find their next favorite bottle or cocktail.
Christine Russo
Christine Russo
Retail Team
Christine loves learning about the natural world, including geography, geology, climate, and ecology. She sees wine as a particularly fun lens on those interests: each bottle opens a small window into the landscapes and cultures behind it.
Andrey Pertsov
Andrey Pertsov
Retail Team
A lifelong soccer fan, Andrey grew up exploring the world through the leagues, clubs, and players he followed. Wine has added another dimension to that curiosity. He loves the classics but has a soft spot for obscure grapes, unexpected regions, and adventurous winemakers.

Deep experience behind every bottle.

Our leadership team has spent decades in fine wine, buying, sourcing, and building relationships across the trade. They set the bar for what makes it onto our shelves and how we work with clients and companies.

Jesse Warner-Levine
Wine Director
Jesse brings more than 20 years of fine-wine experience to Convive, from everyday discoveries to rare and collectible bottles. He leads the buying and tastes everything on the shelf.
Isabel Tschurr
Client Services Manager
Isabel owns Convive's client relationships end to end, from the first conversation about what a gift should say to the last box out the door.
Blue Teramoto
Corporate & Hospitality
Blue works with companies on tasting experiences and bespoke gifting, translating what the shop does every day into something a firm can send or host.
Victoria James
Victoria James
Sommelier & Wine Author
Victoria is a sommelier, author, and founder of Anna & Willie. At twenty-one she became America's youngest certified sommelier; she's since been named Michelin Sommelier of the Year and co-founded Wine Empowered.