Jolly King Liquors

Anil is the best. I called for a special order and not only was he accommodating but follow up was terrific. Reasonably priced wines too will bring me back. Thanks Jolly King!!!

They have some strange supernatural connections to have more of Sean Thackrey’s wines then any local high-​end shop. Modestly sized wine section but a lot of really great california producers that you wouldn’t expect in a place like this.
That said, if you are going to stock this kind of product, it would be nice if the place had better A/​C, it gets real stuffy in there which ain’t good for those bottles.

I had a bad experience here on Saturday, December 3, 2011. The sales clerk declined my ID, which was a legitimate California driver’s license. He thought I was underage and/​or presenting a fake ID (I’m 26 years old).
After I showed him my ID, he asked me to sign my signature on a paper bag. When he saw my signature, he said that he wasn’t «satisfied» with my ID. I explained that my signature had changed (i.e., gotten messier) since I’d first gotten that ID at 16, and I offered to sign it again, but he didn’t let me. I asked him to look at my ID again so he could see that it was clearly me, and he completely refused. He just said, «No, I’m sorry.»
I found the clerk’s behavior rude and unreasonable. He should have taken the time to thoroughly examine my ID before (wrongly) assuming it was not legitimate.

I won’t shop anywhere else for wine. They are the most knowledgeable and affordable wine shop — also very nice and helpful — and their wine selections are unbelievably good. Also, when I took an out of town friend to Napa and Sonoma, we hit Jolly King first with a winery map so the owner could tell us which wineries not to miss. His advice was perfect and we had the best wine tasting trip.

What’s a girl to do when she’s a-​hankering for a kir royale, and — gasp — there’s no cassis to be had? (of course there’s bubbly. there is always bubbly, don’t be silly). Why, stroll on down to the local package store! Chat with the friendly owner, buy yourself the slightly-​overpriced renegade bottle, and whistle your way on home.
He’s also been known to order a single bottle of schnapps for me (butterscotch, no joke, try it with apple pucker and you will be saved). Which is pretty solid, in my book, since some places will force you to commit to a whole case.

Great beer and wine selection. They store all of their beer cold all of the time (very important if you like your beer to taste fresh). The owner is very knowledgeable about wine and super nice. And their wine prices are very reasonable.

Surprisingly great wine selection. You walk in and you think it is going to be a totally seedy place where you buy rolling papers and porn, but it ends up having an amazing wine layout.
Very nice owner as well.