Century Pittsford Wines is a very large (45,000 square feet) wine and liquor store owned and licensed by Nicole Wegman and is now located in the lower, east end of the Pittsford Plaza in part of the space previously occupied by Cohoes Department store - below the recently-added Stein Mart and adjacent to the new Cheesecake Factory. The store has a WiFi Reading area with reference books as well as wine-related books and magazines for sale.
Visit the Rare and Fine Wine Room to see some special wines (not for sale) that you will only see in more elaborate wine cellars and high-end restaurants. Background Opened in April, 2008, Century Pittsford Wines is the result of the Wegmans family effort to acquire the former Century Liquor on Ridge Road West. Under NY State Liquor laws, a liquor store is licensed to one singular person and that person cannot own or operate any other liquor establishment in NY.
The original plan to purchase Century Liquor and move it to Pittsford Plaza was thwarted by getting all the proper approvals from the state liquor control board. See references listed below. References Wine retailers offer eco-friendly tote bags July 16, 2008, D&C WHAM 13 Video on possible Store Opening and Story Wegman pops cork on new wine store on MPNNow.com April 7, 2008