Vino!

Sometimes signs really do work! On our way to get a refreshment and snack at the coffee shop nearby, we saw a sale sign: 7 wines for $70. Now, I'm not a wine fiend, but Hubbers is. We weren't about to let it go! In and out in less than 2 minutes. Staff was so sweet - he noticed we had the pup with us and gave us a couple of dog treats! (How cool is it that he had them handy!) Great first run. On our radar now for the next time we're around this area!

Besides having an un-inspiring selection of wines, you are taken to a whole new level of dissatisfaction when you engage with the detached and uninterested proprietor. Upon entering, he greets you with a surly snarl. We were excited to purchase a case of wine which sparked absolutely no interest on his behalf. When asking a question, he grunts a monosyllabic answer. We'll never be returning here. If this shop energy continues look for the closing sale! Happy holidays!

Wow!!! I absolutely love wine. I really do! I was introduced to it by my aunt when I visited her in Paris. And there are some pretty cool wine shops. I love Kermit Lynch and used to love Wine Mine, but fell out of love with them when they were jerky to my husband and I during a tasting. El Cerrito Natural is quite a cool spot, too.But this place has a problem of ignoring me every time I go in. Now the last time, there was a woman who said hi and asked me if I wanted help, but every other time - crickets!I know that I don't look like your typical wine customer but a simple hello would suffice. Sometimes the guy behind the counter will say hi and look back at his paper. Other times, they say nothing. But it's no botHer, I don't spend my money with people who don't want it and apparently they don't. I feel pressure to buy a bottle of wine or two to prove that I'm not a stereotype, but I don't do that any more.I couldn't tell you anything about the wine they carry, but I can tell you a lot about the employees. They are picky about which customers they serve

To be honest, we've only gotten the 7 for $70 packs, but they are such a great deal for a fun assortment of wines that the shop is worth frequenting for that. We drink wine with almost every dinner, and not every dinner warrants a $20 wine. They come with a typed up sheet describing each wine with recommendations.Go here for good value wine in curated packs.

12/12/20So don't take this the wrong way... there's NOTHING wrong with this place. The way I score things I always give 3 stars to average places, relative to peers. 3 stars doesn't mean good or bad, just average. It's possible the average restaurant or store of the same type are mostly excellent, or even amazing, but to get above 3 you're just gonna have to be even better than all of them. And well, yeah, this place is just too small to warrant consideration as a wine destination. I mean, it's TINY.Now, that said, no... I did not ask the staff to see if they can find me some special uber-rare bottle of which only 37 survived after a famine, made in a tiny shack in the corner of Bordeaux--and they said, sure it'll be here in a month after it's made its journey through 3 continents and 15 handlers. So....... if they are that kind of shop and I just didn't know, sure, 5 stars all the way, and I owe an apology.But as far as I'm concerned the only reason to come here is straight to the back where there's a tiny fridge where you can find chilled bubblies, beer, and cider. That's important cause these #Covid19 #CoronaVirus days, despite there being quite a bit of food to be had in neighboring restaurants, since they're all takeout you'll want some cold beer. No need to buy from the restaurants, if you even can.And yeah, I got a cider and a sparkling rose here. Canned. They worked well with my Mexican food from next door.2/5#berkeley #wineshop

This is a neat little shop with a nice selection of wines from all over the world. They cut out the middle man and sell to you direct at lower prices. The gentleman I spoke with during an impromptu visit was spirited and knowledgeable about their offerings and wine in general. He made a couple suggestions based on my taste, and they turned out to be pretty good! I'd definitely stop in here again and encourage others to check it out. Bonus- free parking and restaurants are right next door!

I walked in this store and explained to the man working there what I was looking for. My tastes are quite varied and my likes can be somewhat vague when I try to articulate them, yet he didn't seem put off by this and toured me around the store stopping to explain each recommendation he had for me.I left with a number of selections, all in my price range. Everything turned out to be suited well to my palette, with one so good I ended up buying a case.This is exactly what I am looking for in a neighborhood wine shop.

On a mission to find a selection of wines and sparkling for our New Years Holiday. Vino! was the perfect stop. Not really a wine spectator, I was provided suggestions from the lovely man that runs the store and to send pictures to my personal sommelier, who was going the share the libations with me. I was able to find a couple of bottles that would satisfy our Holiday Kanpai!

This little wine shop has it's priorities straight: Interesting, affordable wines. Helpful, wine-obsessed staff. No-frills ambiance, with bottles on display and boxes below to grab from. It's like a mini wine warehouse, and you can always find just what you're looking for thanks to the help of their always thoughtful shopkeepers.When I come in, I just start throwing out wine adjectives, and the staff and I begin our little hunt for the ideal bottle. I'm always a tad nervous that the "dream wine" I'm looking for will end up being the most expensive BUT I've never spent more than $14/bottle here! Their prices are shockingly low, for such unique bottles. They also have a monthly value-pack, where you get 6 wines for $70. The bottles change each month, but it's always a fun variety and good excuse to sample some stuff you wouldn't normally try (for a steal of a deal!)

I once loved this place and bought all my wines here, but pricing has not bee very evident since their redesign more than a year so ago. Several times during this time I've been told they are "working on it." During my last foray into the store I told a sales person that I could no longer shop there if prices weren't listed. "OK," he said flatly, turning away, unconcerned and dismissive...well, silly me I suppose. (In that moment II sorely missed their former and personable and informative salesman, Arthur.) But should a request for pricing be dismissed when bottles of wine that look much alike might cost $11 or $100? What if a grocer or a shoe store or a book store didn't list prices? Well, silly us.