In addition to being one of the finest wine shops in Northern California, Vinous Reverie offers some amazing tasting events as well. They're limited seating events so it's a nice, intimate group, and focused around some awesome themes. We recently did a full lineup of Faiveley wines as well as exploring different premiere cru sites and producers in Burgundy. Each event has a special guest, usually a local sommelier, and they make the events fun, engaging, and also educational! If you're looking to learn more about wine, keep an eye out for these special tasting events - they sell out quickly and are absolutely not to be missed! read more

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Great selection of wines, and you will for sure find something within your budget. The staff was friendly and knowledgeable, he helped me pick out a brüt champagne rose for a co-worker within my budget. I enjoyed the upbeat music while I was looking around. I will for sure visit again when wine is needed for an event or a gift. It's more intimate than going to BevMo or Total Wine, which I appreciate. The selections are still pretty vast, and cover all price points without being overwhelming.. Thanks! read more

In my effort to find good low-abv wines, I stumbled upon Igor and his wonderful wine shop. Though it is small, the selection is fascinating and reaches across the world to offer selections not available elsewhere. There are varietals here you've never even heard of! Igor is a wonderfully friendly proprietor, and we spent a good half-hour or so chatting about different regions and what to look for so I can go about finding those elusive low-abv reds. If you haven't stopped in yet, do yourself a favor and do so. You'll be glad you did! read more

The selection of wine, wine tastings experience, knowledge from the G.O.A.T Igor as the wine merchant. It is an awesome experience. Parking is easy in the back of the shop. You can loop around store to park. Check out the website for more info as tastings aren't every day but Thursday-Saturday plus really good deal of the week discounts. Love it! read more

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Beyond excellent service and selection, Igor is knowledgeable, humble, kind, and a no-pressure guy. A fine selection of vintages and producers from both Old and New World. A true gem of a store. Highly recommended. read more

Igor is super knowledgeable and the inventory is unique.... Not the same old Faunus , stags leap etc. definitely found some new names and some really great value/prices. I have to check out the new tasting room they started on the weekends!!! read more

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Fantastic place to find excellent European wine. Igor the owner is very knowledgeable and a fun guy to talk to. We regularly go to his wine tasting events and enjoy the community that attends. Gem of a place! read more

Several things that I like about this place that distinguish it from other wine shops: - It's less showy than Kermit Lynch, less overwhelming than KandL, and has much better variety than Total Wine - The Riesling selection is excellent and there's a lot of aged Riesling from not-as-well-known producers - The prices are generally fair and there are occasionally good discounts; this is *not* a place that's overloaded with high-end Burgundies and there are plenty of wines in the ~$20 range - The website is kept up up-to-date with new arrivals and accurate prices (this is very helpful and makes the inventory easy to look through before you get there) Igor is enthusiastic and happy to let you shop or talk through a recommendation. The weekly tastings are great too and there's sometimes even food trucks. Worth signing up for the newsletter to keep track of what's happening. It is a fairly small operation, so you're not necessarily going to get a lot of legendary wineries coming in for events or a lot of bells and whistles, but I like what they're going for here. Definitely a great neighborhood wine shop. read more

Igor performs magic in his little corner of the wine world. He's a scrupulous researcher, attempting to match high scores with low prices. I so appreciate him for it. Great selection, great service, great fun! read more

Wonderful little wine shop. Igor's monthly selections are always pleasant. Have discovered tasty affordable wines I otherwise wouldn't have tried. The special tastings are particularly fun! read more

Fantastic shop with great selection for the wine geeks and the newbies. I always find something new to try. Customer service is just right. A local gem. read more

A truly wonderful wine shop with a remarkable range of well known and lesser known beautiful wines from all over the world, especially Europe. Igor and staff are knowledgeable, friendly and helpful. Special value sales of unique wines pop up regularly on the website. The weekly themed wine tastings are not only educational but such fun! The wine club is also a great way to broaden wine horizons. A true gem not only for Walnut Creek but for all the Bay Area! read more

What I like about Vinous Reverie is that you get really good advice about wine and good prices. In addition, if you like wine from Europe, South America, Australia, Argentina and so on they have it. I also enjoy the wine club where I get to sample two wines per month that I would not normally purchase for a very reasonable price. Lastly, if you just want to learn about wine I'd suggest stopping in. read more

Great wines from around the world, including USA. But the real difference is the owner, Igor. Fantastic depth of knowledge about climates, soil types and histories of the producers. And, Saturday tastings are always a treat. Great place and person to visit! Terry B. read more

Igor and his selection are amazing. It's always a pleasure working with him. As a Sommelier, I appreciate the fact that he understands diversity in taste, price points and everything is amazing quality. read more

Adding one more 5-star to the all the 5-stars here. Igor knows wine and his selection is amazing. Prices are very fair. I asked him about a bottle of Savennières. Igor explained about the producer and recommended it. That wine was delicious! Gem of a shop! read more

Ok. Super excited. This is a perfect location. Middle way between work and home. Great stop on Friday afternoon. The reserved parking spots in the back are actually for this store. So take advantage of that, even though they don't have signs up yet. The grand opening is in a few weeks, but they are open for business. Very clean, spacious atmosphere. Chalk board walls, which had some art work on them and I'm sure soon to be specials. The wine is organized by region, which I appreciated. However, I can see where this might be an issue if you are trying to find a certain type of wine. They have a huge selection and prices are on point!! The two gentleman were super nice and very helpful. I wish I could've spent more time talking to them to get the back story in the place, but I was on a time crunch. They did tell me they will start to do tastings soon. Which is reason enough for me to come back. Looking forward to making this a go to stop to pick up a bottle of dine. read more

Recently moved here from Berkeley, where we seem to have a plethora of quality wine stores. I've struggled to find the equivalent in the WC area. I have hit every store I could google, this being the last. They are very sincere, are trying hard, yet still seem to be taking baby steps. They are focusing on variety and lesser known regions and varietals, which I approve very strongly. That said, it is hard to shop here. The wine is awkwardly displayed, generally in boxes on the floor, with no pricing evident on most of the bottles I perused. During one visit I had to ask at least 8 times what the price of a bottle was and then wait for him to go to his computer and search extensively for the answer. While I'm buying a half or full case of wine I like to know where I'm at $ while shopping. Having to ask and wait for the price of each bottle kills my momentum and breaks the mood frankly. The wines are laid out roughly by region but I frankly struggled to grasp an overall theme or philosophy to the curating. The cold wines are also awkward to sort through. Of the wines I bought, average price of $18, I wanted to really follow the concept and go for some unfamiliar wines. A few were good, the rest were average, and one vihno verde featured at the counter should not be sold. I know vihno verdes are a casual wine, but that wine should have been put in a 7Up bottle I'm not kidding. I like what they are aiming at and wish them the best. I will continue to shop there occasionally and I sure hope they find a better location and figure out how to get the wine off the ground. read more

An awesome place to buy very competitively priced wines. The staff and owner are exceptionally pleasant and well-informed. I was surprised to find that wines here are actually CHEAPER than at other wine stores or grocery stores. The tastings are fun and my wife and I have become regulars. For us, it is one of our favorite parts about loving in the area. Highly, highly recommend coming in to purchase wines from all over the world. read more

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Since joining the Vinous Reverie wine club we have experienced many wine varietals and regions that we would not have tried otherwise. Igor is extremely knowledgeable about wine growing areas worldwide and makes thoughtful recommendations. The weekly tasting sessions are a great way to find a new favorite! read more

Igor is knowledgeable and friendly and always ready with something to recommend! We very much enjoy the wine tastings as much for the camaraderie as the wine. The prices are SO reasonable; we have not set foot in a BevMo in months! We joined the wine club and we love the curated selections we get each allotment. read more

My name is Jason and I randomly came across Vinous Reverie while looking for a good wine shop in my area. I absolutely love the wine selection available in the shop. Also Igor is so knowledgeable about wine and has helped me greatly along my wine learning journey. All in all if you are from anywhere in the area I highly suggest you stop by this shop! read more

I love that I can order in my Australian wine and the process is quick and effortless. Thanks again for keeping my wine stocked.

Amazing selection Great advice Very well located If you need wine, and you are around, why would you go anywhere else ??? This place is the best around and really appreciate the feedback of the owner who is a true wine lover. read more

I finally got a chance to try this place out! It's near my house and I have walked by many times but last Friday some friends invited me to join them after work and I'm so glad I did! They have seating near the window with tables for groups to hang out. Every Friday and Saturday they do tastings of 5 wines for $10 and they do different themes (I.e. it was Greek the night I went). I asked the owner for some recommendations and he steered me towards a Syrah from France that was delicious and under $20. I will definitely be back! read more

Vinous Reverie is the go-to wine shop in Walnut Creek. Igor is the owner and is extremely knowledgeable about wine. He loves to share his expertise either in a one-to-one conversation in his shop or during his Saturday wine tastings. If you love wine and feel buying at a big box store limits your selection and leaves you pretty much on your own to fend for yourself, stop by Vinous Reverie and prepare to walk out the door with a nice bottle of wine and a new favorite wine store to recommend to your friends! read more

I can't believe how good this place is. A passionate, knowledgeable, friendly owner, an awesome selection of delicious wines you often cannot find elsewhere, and most amazingly, the price point is as good or someones (somehow) even better than Total Wine. The amount of $15 bottles that stinks me is just silly. Go to a tasting to see for yourselves! read more

Really nice store with a bright open space and great wines. Wines are sorted by country of origin so it was surprisingly easy to find anything you wanted. I talked to the owners and I think the idea of the store was to find high quality wines from around the world that you wouldn't see in standard Bevmos or other alcohol stores. Given the types of wines they had, the prices were surprisingly affordable, almost everything was in the $10 - $25 range. After the tastings I walked away with a really smooth $11 red. I also got a $24 wine that was made specifically to pair with sushi that I'm really excited to try. They have set tastings Friday & Saturday every week so I would recommend checking it out to see if you find something new that you like. read more

Great little wine store in WC. Had a very good selection of wines that I haven't seen anywhere else. We're no wine connoisseurs but the staff was very friendly and nonjudgemental. They were very knowledgeable about all the wines they and you can tell that they're really passionate about wine. The prices were very reasonable so it's a really good way to get into wines without having to spend too much. We like wine but don't know much about it so we usually just pick the cheapest non boxed option on the shelf. Now we can do that and still get a good quality wine. It's too bad we don't live near the area anymore. read more

I am happy to support this amazing small biz instead of the large chains. They always have great deals for every kind of wine you can think of and they even deliver (Free if within a certain radius). If you like wine, look no further #shopsmallbiz read more

What a delightful wine shop we discovered in Walnut Creek! The selection of wine from all over the word is UNIQUE and the price range is very reasonable. The owner is very friendly and seems to be very knowledgeable about the wines. They are starting wine tastings on Fridays and Saturdays that we definitely want to try. Definitely RECOMMENDED! read more

We love going into this shop! There is always a wonderful selection and the recommendations that we have received in response to the taste profile we have described have always been excellent! Great variety of old world wines (something we haven't seen a lot in wine shops in California!) Good options at many different price points as well! read more

My wife and I are members of a dozen wine clubs and our original thought was "do we really need a thirteenth?" But, after meeting Igor and understanding the value he brings, we were sold. The vast majority of the wines we drink are from local California wineries. What we love about Igor is he brings to our palate a selection of international wines that we would have not tried otherwise. The selections are great and very reasonably priced. So, especially if you want to expand beyond your go-to California wines, I definitely recommend you visit (and join) Vinous Reverie. I guess 13 is a lucky number after all! read more

Great mid-priced selection of wines from around the world and an owner who really knows his stuff. A group of us had a wine tasting event there, and it was really a lot of fun to taste wines we normally wouldn't encounter. We even ordered pizza in to finish things off. It's about half way between Broadway and North Main in a single story building on the north side of Ygnacio Valley Road, and there's parking in back. I'm sure they'd arrange a private tasting for you and a group of your friends. They also taste during the week and the weekends. Drop in and give them a shot. It's more fun than getting lost at Total Wine. read more

We just purchased some wine from a mom and pop shop in Walnut Creek called Vinous Reverie. Their selection was good and prices reasonable. The owners are very knowledgeable and helped us choose wines for various meals. They also do free local delivery. If you are in the market for some wine and want to support small businesses, then I highly recommend them. read more

We like a wide variety of wines (including expensive fine wines) and look for really excellent values. Wine reviews are hit and miss at best, so we like to taste before we buy. This place has excellent weekly tastings Friday & Saturday for $10 for five or six wines (mostly well under $20). The tastings are not "junk" wines like some other big-box-wine places, but a flight of wines in a consistent theme. They also have water, crackers, and nuts to clear the palate between tastings and a dump bucket. I don't think we have ever spent more than $30 for a bottle there, the experience of the tastings have been fun, and we have gotten many great wines for $15 or less. The staff is friendly and knowledgeable and the wide variety of low cost wines is impressive. read more

We were passing this wine shop on the way home from work and realized that the owner offers wine tastings on weekends. Very happy we stopped by! For $10 you can taste different wines that the owner (who is very welcoming and knowledgeable) switches out every weekend. Depending on the night, you will be able to taste French wines, German wines, different champagnes, or other pairings that the owner selected. After tasting a few of the wines we were definitely determined to buy a few of the bottles. To our pleasant surprise, all of the bottles were very reasonably priced and the selection of wines was very good. We will definitely be coming back and recommending it to our friends! read more

Cool little wine shop right on Ygnacio. Igor has wines from various countries. Various regions are showcased. Lots of little tasting notes scattered around the shop to help. My favorite part of this place is the amount of $10-$25 wines I've bought here and been very pleased with. Hard to find cheaper wines that you can enjoy drinking...this place is full of them. The next time you're thinking of heading to Bevmo or Total Wine, check this place out first and shop local. read more

Discovered Vinous while doing a weekend getaway at Marriott Walnut Creek. We really enjoy the wine tasting and have started bringing friends to enjoy with us. Also really like the weekly 6-pack for $60. read more

Such unique and amazing wine! Igor really knows his stuff and was able to steer us to really impressive funds that were a hit at our dinner party. Definitely check them out! read more