Bine & Vine Bottle Shop

Wow, I have yet to review this place and not sure why as this is my go to for craft beer and on occasions a nice bottle of wine.
Joey the owner is great with recommendations. I yet to be let down by the beers he has recommended or the wines as well. Great selection and can’t go wrong to find good craft beer from $ 7 to some awesome barrel age choices at a higher price. This is definitely the place to go to if you want to try something different beers from different areas. Yes even beers from Portland. I love that they have a good selection of Black IPA and Brown Ales. Most places don’t even know what that is hahah.
Definitely can’t go wrong… Love this place

Great selection of beer and wine at solid prices. It’s always a toss up between this place and Clem’s, which are both great. Really just depends on where I am. Only negative is parking can be a pain if it’s a busy time of the day.

This place has a great selection of beers, wines, and spirits. I came here because I was looking for a wine that isn’t typically sold in your regular Von’s or Rite Aid. Not only did I find it here, but I found other rare gems I wouldn’t be able to find anywhere else (unless I went out of town or went to a specialized shop). The prices are fairly reasonable for what they have and the bottles my roommate and I bought were deliciousness.
They also have a limited selection of soft drinks and kombucha if you don’t drink. Also they have local brews and snacks. The guy who rang us up was nice and wasn’t shy to give us his opinions on which wines we should get.
I found a drink here that was sold at a different liquor store and it was way cheaper here. I kinda kick myself for paying a higher price, but oh well, lesson learned. I’ll make sure I come here more often. ;)

It was love at first sight. The kind you hear about in fairytales. I wanted to pick up several bottles, hold them and tell them I love them. But I refrained. Probably wouldn’t be a good idea of for me to offer babysitting either. Seriously, great wine selection. I found some I haven’t seen since I lived in Italy. They made my heart happy. Great customer service. Clean store front. Happy people inside. Oh — they have craft beer too for those that haven’t fallen in love with wine yet. I will for sure be back!

What an incredible selection of beer and wine! I could have been in there for hours had I left my less-​than-​patient boyfriend at home.

It’s pretty nuts the selection of craft beer and wine they have here. Geoi the owner knows whats up in the craft beer world and delivers it here to his shop! His knowledge and passion for keeping his beer fresh and rotating is what craft beer geeks want and love about this place. I could walk around his shop for hours and spend as much in the process. Keep up the great work and check this spot out! Follow them on instagram as well to see what’s newly in stock! @bineandvine

Based on mail orders. Bine & Vine is the reincarnation of South Bay Drugs Imperial Beach. Sign up for their email newsletter and grab some very limited release California stuff for shipping almost anywhere in the US. You have to buy in multiples of 6 bottles so I usually order 6 or 12. Shipping is of course pricey, but not out of control. Packaging is always done with the molded pulp wine bottle holders, which are awesome: don’t make a mess, reusable, I even use them to make my own beer cellar. Service is very fast with the owner remembering frequent customers and giving you priority. This is the only US retailer I’ve ever ordered online from before. Other than this, I’ve only ordered from Etre Gourmet and Belgium in a Box. Great customer service everytime.

I wanted a stout and the guy here led me to one of the most delicious pints I’ve ever had for a reasonable price. I’ll definitely be back for more beer and to sample their wine selection.

Another solid bottle shop. Great selection, well organized. The prices seemed a little high in my opinion.

My husband and I stopped in tonight after a long walk to get a soda. They carry an interesting selection– right now I’m drinking a ginger ale with pomegranate and hibiscus! It’s delicious.
Usually, though, we come here for beer! We’ve been coming to Bine & Vine since Geoi bought it a few years ago. We’ve shopped for good beer here so many times he eventually gave us a Bine & Vine tote bag, lol! I actually use it, too! The selection of beer is amazing, I like browsing since Geoi is always updating the stock. When my friend went gluten free, I came here for a good selection of ciders. We also occasionally get some beer glasses as gifts for friends or locally made chips and salsa to munch on with our beverages.
What else can I say, I love this neighborhood, and it’s all the better for having Bine & Vine in it!

I went in last week and picked up a few bottles of wine including something from one of my favorite Australian wineries. After opening it, I was super disappointed to find out that it was a flawed wine. It had the «corked» moldy cork and wet box smell and taste. I brought it in and the owner smelled and tasted the wine. He actually thought it was fine but was very gracious and allowed me to pick something else to replace it. I do a lot of wine drinking/​tasting and people often disagree about whether a wine is flawed. The fact that he was so willing to work with me was super cool. I always have liked this place a lot but after today I feel compelled to let people know that this is a really good place. They have a very good mix of well known and lesser known small producers. They have regular sales. If you buy 6 bottles of wine, you get 10% off. The beer selection is also very very deep.
Thank You again to the owner.

Awesome selection!
Everytime I come to the shop, I know I can pick a bottle of wine and feel confident it will be good. And, they always have specials, so you can find some affordable options. The beer selection is great too! The staff is very friendly and will offer suggestions, if you’re looking for something in particular. Love this place… and it conveniently located close to home. I’m there way too much!

Stopped in to ask a few questions about a Napa Valley Merlot my family is a huge fan of.
The gentleman that helped me was extremely knowledgeable and more than happy to educate me.

We found this place not only to check it out, but we were also searching for a selection of hard ciders. We were helped with a pleasantly surprising knowledge of ciders. It’s safe to say that they have an impressive background on their inventory, which obviously goes beyond hard cider.
This place is very accommodating, even towards all the connoisseurs of any beer, wine, sake, and mead. I suppose people can consider this place a hidden gem, but I wouldn’t consider it «hidden», as it’s easy to spot at the intersection. Not sure if this is a place you’d shop if you just wanted to get drunk. But then again, I’m not sure exactly what clientele frequents this place since my girlfriend and I shopped there at an off– peak time with no other patrons there.
Nevertheless, the selection here is vast. They know what they’re doing, and it shows. It goes above and beyond expectation.
And also, my girlfriend happened to recognize a bottle of wine we remember having at a nice restaurant in LA that featured many great and uncommon wines. Who knew that «Force of Nature» would make its way down to San Diego? And since Bine & Vine has it, they get much more notoriety in my opinion.
I’d definitely come back, especially if I want a local establishment that has what I need for reasonable prices.

Wow what a gem man this place is all round great… Bine and vine has what u need great craft beer selection and the staff is very smart about the product they sell
If your ever on adams stop by here and get your fix
Cheers

Geoi’s breadth of beer knowledge is vast which is why I’ve been going to him for beer and advise about beer since he was working out of a pharmacy in Imperial Beach. The selection of beer is top notch.

Great shop in the heart of Normal Heights.
This place is great for Beer/​Wine/​Cider/​Sake lovers.
The staff is always friendly and the shop is always clean.
Great selection of craft beer and quality wine. I’ve been here several times and every time I come here I walk out with a huge smile. Whenever they don’t have a beer in looking for they always give me several great alternatives.
I really like the large selection of glassware fore every type of beer you can imagine (not all beers can be enjoyed in the same glass).
If you are looking for a rare beer or limited edition or seasonal beer, then this is the place to check out.
Parking can be a pain because of the popularity of Adams ave.
You can also check out Bine and Vine’s inventory online.
You can’t go wrong with a clean and friendly place to buy your poison!!!

Update-​the owner droned on about how great His shop and beer was on a podcast. It’s a beer store selling expensive beer. Want to know why most people drink bud and coors? Because they don’t want to pay $ 14 for a 22 oz bottle of beer!
It’s a Decent wine and beer shop. Prices are high. During the art on Adams Ave art walk I caught an attitude when asking for a art walk map stamp-​which drives business to their shop. The sales clerk gestured to the far wall. I walked to the far wall and stood there looking for a stamp. I walked back to the counter. After several minutes of games he finally stamped the map. This earns you a two star review. Don’t be listed on the map next year.

I love love love love love this place! They have a great selection of (mostly local) beer, and very very knowledgeable help. I have only ever encountered two different people working, and I believe they are both owners. They know WAY MORE about beer than I ever even want to know myself (that’s what I have them for, right?).
Anytime a beer-​loving friend ages, this is my go-​to place for their gift. All I have to do is find out what type of beer they like (or maybe an example or two of their favs) and come in and ask the owner to help me pick out something for said friend, and it’s a hit every time. Many-​a-​time I have come here and done this, to have the recipient of the beer tell me it’s the best *beer-​of-​that-​certain-​type* they’ve ever tried and want to know where I found it. Of course it’s even easier to shop for myself because I know exactly what I do and don’t like, and these guys have been able to turn me on to new breweries that I like from time to time.
The wine selection is also nice, and always rotating. It would be impossible to get a one-​of-​everything selection fit into this size of business, so you can’t go in looking for one specific thing and expect them to have it. They do, however, usually have at least one of my favorites on hand. I like that it’s always changing because it encourages me to try new varietals rather than going with the safe staples.
Honorable mention for the awesome wine-​cork window displays (of which an embarrassingly large portion came from bottles of wine I drank. But it’s fun to walk by and try to find them mixed in there. haha!)
Love this place, it’s such a perfect addition to our quaint little neighborhood, and am so happy that it has stuck around… I hope it continues to do so.

My husband and I are big craft beer fans and were enjoying an afternoon coffee across the street at Lestat’s when we spotted this cute little store and decided to drop in and see what they had to offer. We pretty exclusively shop for craft beer at either our local liquor store (Helix Liquor!!!) or BevMo, but we wanted to see what was available in Bine and Vine.
We were very impressed with their selection as well as their prices, which seemed to match what we pay at both Helix and BevMo. They also have a great selection of single bottles, which is a favorite of mine. I love building my own six pack because one of my favorite things about craft beer is having the opportunity to experience so many different blends and brews. As we were looking over the beer, the kindly owner came over and said he’d give us 10% off each bottle if we built our own six pack. SOLD!
We picked out our bottles and $ 14 later we happily walked out the front door. This place is definitely worth a stop if you’re into craft beer (domestic or imported). They also had what looked like a nice selection of wine, very beautifully displayed I should add.
Note: They are dog friendly as long as you keep your dog on a leash.