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February 2024 by Ari Pappas
The best wine shop ever. I've learned more about wine and what I like from their cheap tastings (and the occasional fancy one in the past) than I ever could have by just buying bottles and trying to learn on my own. Great people too - sad to see Elizabeth go, we shared taste in wine!
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August 2023 by Stacey Wells
One of my absolute favorite wine shops in the East Bay. The Wine Mine has a large selection at very affordable prices. I love going in to browse because I find so many things I'd never discover at a big box store, and every bottle in here is good, just depends on what you are in the mood for. The staff are super friendly and helpful -- and somehow they know every single bottle in the place. I've asked for some off-the-wall recommendations over the years and have never been disappointed. They also offer very generous wine tastings Saturday afternoons for just a few bucks and sometimes if I buy a case they throw in a chocolate bar. I can't recommend The wine Mine highly enough
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February 2023 by Monica L. Forneret
I LOVE French wines, this store has a brilliant selection with knowledgeable very helpful staff. Highly recommend it!
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February 2023 by Vincent L.
If you've been to Napa or Sonoma frequently, you might be used to seeing fancy, blingy wineries whose chardonnay bottles exceed $60 and whose cabernet sauvignon bottles exceed $100. So wine shops like the Wine Mine are a revelation, as they show that it's possible to find perfectly tasty, high-quality wines from around the world that won't break the bank.In fact, they claim that at least half their wines are priced at $20 or below. I found this to be the case at their Saturday wine tasting, where for just $2 each, visitors enjoyed generous pours of up to five tasty wines, all of which were priced at or around $20, and which featured a mix of Old and New World labels. I enjoyed the 2019 Skinner Native Red and 2021 Château du Rouët Cuvée Reservée Tradition Rosé, while the crowd went nuts over the 2020 Gassier Nostre Païs Red. All very affordable wines, and, for me, a nice way to taste Old World labels, since much of my experience has been with, yes, Napa and Sonoma names.Service was super, super friendly and the setting casual and unpretentious: a small warehouse-like venue on an almost hidden driveway along Telegraph Avenue. An excellent find thanks to an Esther Mobley mention in the Chronicle!
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February 2023 by Andrew Stern
My favorite wine store. I am not a very knowledgeable wine patron but more often than not walk out of the store with a fantastic bottle of wine. Give them a try.
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January 2023 by Louis Salerno
Large Selection of well priced and diverse regions around the globe !Reasonably priced !Friendly as well informative certainly not pushy staff
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November 2022 by Larisa Brothers
Hands down best wine shop in East Bay. Friendly, knowledgeable, great prices. These guys go above and beyond every time I'm in there.
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July 2022 by Sandy and Ray
Great prices. Our go to place for European wines
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June 2022 by Miriam W.
The Wine Mine is an East Bay treasure.I stopped in recently for my latest wine interest: Lambrusco. I'm really into the dry expression of this sparkling red wine from the Emilia-Romagna region of Italy and have been peer pressuring my friends into ordering it whenever I see it on a menu. A helpful staff member showed me a bottle at the front of the store and suggested a rosé of Lambrusco, both of which I've got at the ready in my fridge!Ater a trip to Santorini in 2016, I became fascinated by Assyrtiko and was excited to find a couple of intriguing bottles of it here last week. I also couldn't resist picking up a few Sauvignon Blancs to make my favorite warm weather beverage: white wine mojitos. To round things out, I added some Prosecco, Gruner Veltliner, and rosé. Can you tell I'm ready for summer? All told, I came away from my last trip to the Wine Mine with about a dozen bottles at an average price of about $16. The Wine Mine continues to be, after a decade and a half in business, such a fun place to peruse. I always talk to the shopkeepers about what I'm into and they inevitably turn me onto something I wouldn't have found myself. Whenever I host a party I make a strategic stop here. I've been helped multiple times, with always affordable recommendations that consistently go over well with my guests. A few of my random requests over the years:- Wine for a picky Australian with a love for Spanish wines- Pairings for Persian cuisine - Thanksgiving wines that would complement the turkey (and my oenophile brother-in-law would be excited by)The Wine Mine describes itself as "a low key, high service wine shop" and that is exactly what they are!
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March 2022 by Ben Freed
Really cool wine store, one of the best in the bay area for sure! Tons of unique and interesting wines in the sub $30 price range. The owner is super nice as well!
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January 2022 by Josepe M.
Great selection under $20(Nice value beyond that price as well). Staff is great, I don't know her name, but the lady who works there knows her stuff. I just tell her what I like, and she'll put together and Excellent case of wine for me. I've found some great treats per her recommendations.
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January 2022 by Jay Richmond
Woman owned and they give great recommendations!
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December 2021 by Newton L.
Beautiful owner/store clerk helped me find an all natural red wind (I explained that nitrates give me headaches). She suggested a wonderful all natural organic wine without additives which worked well with my particular condition. Prices were extremely reasonable and the service was excellent! High recommend
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October 2021 by Eli Eisen
Love this place. We have been in the wine club for years and are never disappointed
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September 2021 by Ruth Kierans
Hands down the best wine shop in Oakland, possibly even California. The owners know their wine and I honestly don’t know how they offer at such low prices. Always a pleasure to shop there.
