New wine & spirits shop opens in Saugerties village

Residents and visitors alike can find just about anything they need in the Saugerties village area — there’s a hardware store, a small grocer, all manner of made-to-order food, a sweet shop, flowers and gardening supplies. Also there are numerous pizza and coffee options and even a lingerie boutique.

Now, too, libations are within arm’s reach, found just behind a bright red-painted brick façade at Windmill Wine and Spirits at 89 Partition St. Since purchasing Garlic Festival birthplace Shale Hill Farm in 2012, becoming the fifth owners of the pre-Prohibition era Dutch Ale House (now just called “The Dutch”) and relocating themselves full-time from New York City, Windmill proprietors Dallas and Ted Gilpin have rooted themselves into the community.