Who We Are

One Kourt is more than your typical bottle shop.

We pride ourselves on rejecting big brands and mass-marketed products, while offering a worldy selection of affordable wines and spirits with something for everyone. One Kourt is an experience, a journey outside of your comfort zone. Admit it, your palate needs to get out more... so let us be your guide! 

At our beautiful space in historic Greenport, New York, we welcome the curious drinker, and humbly educate about wine and spirits in a way that is accessible and fun. You won't find shelf-talkers touting arbitrary points systems, wine reviews from lofty critics, or wines pigeonholed into sections merely by price or country of origin; what you will find is a world of curated products for you to explore, and a down-to-earth wine professional to ensure you leave with something you love.

All of our wines are carefully selected by our owner, Certified Specialist of Wine, Tyler Armstrong. One Kourt's focus is on small and passionate producers, who grow their own grapes or make small batches out of a love for wine. We refuse to support mass-produced wine made by corporations who take the credit and profit from farmers. We believe strongly in recognizing the hard work of those who cultivate quality wine grapes, and we agree with many of the top winemakers in the world: the best wines are made in the vineyard. 

Our walls showcase winemakers who work solely with grapes grown sustainably, organically, or biodynamically; and we avoid those who use synthetic herbicides and pesticides that harm the ecosystem. If you agree with this philosophy, if you want wines and spirits without additives, or with less sulfites and other chemicals, if you want natural or organic wines, or you want to make sure your dollar goes to supporting a labor of love, then One Kourt is the shop for you. 

One Kourt bottle shop is open year-round, with free weekly tasting events, wine courses available by reservation, and something open for you taste any time you stop by. The world of wine we envision is one that combines culture, science, history, art, and hard work - to create great tasting wine, of course! It's a world worth exploring, and we're thrilled to be your guide.

Wine is Life. 

 

About Our Owner: 

Tyler Armstrong is a Long Island native who's love for the natural world, and passion for both the sciences and arts, inspired his journey to becoming a wine professional and owner of One Kourt. 

Tyler's roots in rural Long Island led him to study ecology, chemistry, and sustainable agriculture at Hampshire College in Massachusetts. Here he realized the magic of fermentation and found the flavor compounds in food, wine, and beer infinitely intriguing. After paying his way through his younger years in bars and restaurants, and rubbing elbows with fellow geeks and aficionados, he was hooked on the mystique of the beverage world.

After returning to Long Island, Tyler's interest was piqued by the burgeoning wine scene of his home region. He embarked on the somm path by working in the tasting rooms and cellars of local wineries, as well as restaurants and bars in the Hamptons, which only partly quenched his thirst for knowledge about mixology and wine. He rounded out his experience at the area's top wine retail shops, and co-created and managed an independent wine tasting room in Amagansett where he gained the creative freedom to curate his own unique space. 

After switching forks and landing in Greenport, Tyler discovered One Kourt Studio and the unique retail experience that Kimberly Cavoores had crafted. After joining her in 2023, the two worked to carve a path forward for the next phase of One Kourt. As the new friendly face behind Greenport's favorite boutique wine and spirits shop, Tyler has continued to curate a thoughtful selection of small and sustainable producers, and upheld the One Kourt promise to keep wine FUN! 

 

One Kourt History: 

One Kourt was founded in 2020 by Kimberly Cavoores, a sommelier who moved to Greenport after years in the New York City restaurant world. Her passion for wine and extensive restaurant experience laid the groundwork for her to curate the collection of great producers that One Kourt is known for to this day. She succeeded in offering an elevated wine shopping experience different from anything on the North Fork at the time. Tyler joined One Kourt in 2023, and Kimberly shared her knowledge and experience before returning to the Manhattan hospitality world, leaving One Kourt in Tyler's hands. One Kourt was thus able to live on, with the same ethos and high standard of quality and service, and a new friendly face behind the counter.