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Sage Liquor Store
About Sage Liquor Store
Local wine takes up an unusual share of shelf space in a valley that grows so much of it, which changes what a Friday afternoon stop at the liquor store looks like here compared to most towns. Sage Liquor Store operates from 6801 Cottonwood Dr and shares its building with another business, which is common enough in a compact town where commercial space near the lakeshore is limited and tends to get used efficiently.
A liquor store in wine country does a job a city store does not. What fills the shelves varies from store to store, but a share of it is typically grown and made within a short drive, alongside the wider range, beer, spirits and mixers, that a group renting a cabin for a week actually needs on a Friday afternoon. Selection varies widely between stores, particularly on bottles from nearby producers, so if you are chasing something specific it is worth phoning around rather than driving from one to the next in the summer heat.
Cottonwood Dr sits among the accommodation streets that fill through the warm months, which puts this store within reach of a good share of the people staying in town without anyone moving a car. British Columbia sets the rules on hours and on what may be sold where, and those rules differ by store type, so visitors arriving from across the border will find the arrangement is not the same as the one they are used to at home. Buying local is easy in this part of the valley, and a shop on a motel street is often the last stop before a long afternoon by the water.
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