heres what bothers me. In my neighborhood there is a non Jewish liqour store who has a large supply of kosher liquors and wine and has been around for a number of years. He has a loyal customer base and has always been polite to his customers.
A few years ago a Jew opened a “kosher” liquor store. What bothers be is I feel like we now have to go to this Jewish guy and shop at his store. Additionally I dont like the idea of a kosher liquor store since there is no hashgacha on the place and there are legitimate shailas about the kashrus of all the bottles of liquor in the store.
Additionally when I buy wine i dont want to be bothered. I go to the nonJewish guy i find a cheap bottle and i pay for it and leave.
It seems like every time i go to the Jewish guy if i pick a bottle he tries to sell me a different bottle which is a few dollars more.
I am not a wine connoisseur, Im just getting a bottle to be nice and i dont think my shabbas host cares if i spent $12 or $16 on a bottle