Wine on Piedmont in Oakland
My wife and I stopped in at Wine on Piedmont while we exploring Oakland yesterday. It's a great neighborhood wine store, and might be worth a special trip if you're looking for unusual wines or cocktail ingredients.
Some of the highlights included harder-to-find cocktail ingredients like Creme de Violette, Cocchi Americano, white and red Lillet, and a good variety of vermouths. They had a bunch of different bitters on the bottom shelf, and an interesting collection of gin. I didn't spend a huge amount of time looking at their wine, but a few finds jumped out at me like Txakoli (a lightly sparkling Basque white wine) and Braquetto d'Aqui (which I've never had before but is billed as a red wine version of Moscato d'Asti).
The owner was very friendly and knowledgeable. I'm definitely looking forward to returning next time I'm in Oakland.
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4183 Piedmont Ave. Oakland, CA 94611
Store hours:
Tue-Fri 11 a.m. - 7 p.m.
Sat 11 a.m. - 6 p.m.
Sun 12 p.m. - 5 p.m.Phone: 510.595.9463 / 510.595.WINE
Email: brian@wineonpiedmont.com -
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nice headsup. contrast my experience at vino's (4027) down the street. i popped in there waiting for my takeout at geta.
the young clerk recommneds wine and wine pairings from notes on his computer or some written notecards. i doubt he even drank the stuff. needless to say, the drinking experience wasn't supreme and i haven't been back.
