Many of you know that I moved to Fort Green a little over a month ago, and I’ve had an enjoyable time experiencing new bars, restaurants and the many new amenities on offer in my new neck of the Brooklyn woods.

Last night I was walking back from Prospect Heights and decided to stop on my way home at this very cute wine store, Olivino. Olivino is located on Fulton Street between Vanderbilt & Clinton Avenues and has an almost “wine cellar” feel to it, with the left and right-hand walls laden with a huge selection of wines from all over the world - a center aisle dons a similar style, again host to bottle upon bottles of loosely stacked wine.

Prices… very reasonable indeed - I ended up paying $16.99 for a great bottle of Pinot Noir.

The staff is minimal, one very friendly lady who’s always smiling, and indeed attentive - she also didn’t mind me taking a picture of her dog above…

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Olivino is named after one of its residents, Olive, the Pug [pictured above]. I remember the first time I visited Olivino about 2 weeks ago, and glimpsed sight of Olive, not realizing she was a permanent fixture of the store. I overheard another patron talking to the owner about the pooch and swiftly determined that Olive was the reason behind the store’s name. Last night she came running at me from her starting point, which is a circular bed behind the counter at the back… like a raging bull, tail wagging, nose snorting, right at me! Olive’s a SUPER friendly dog, and makes a perfect talking point for the store.

If you’re ever in the vicinity, pay them a visit and pick up some grape juice… and give Olive a pet.