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WineWise/The Vienna Wine Company

Wines from France, Spain, Portugal, Greece selected by Hiram Simon & Brian Greenwood. Wines from Germany, Austria, Champagne selected by Terry Theise.

The philosophy of WineWise is straightforward: we seek wines of character from people we like and places which are not always well-known or popular. We are not averse to the classics, but we are not scared of the obscure. Our wines do not have to meet any ideological litmus test, but we do have to like them. If they are grown organically it does not hurt, but we don’t insist on it. While we have a

number of sought-after and expensive wines in our portfolio, our animating force is the acquisition of great wines that almost anyone can afford to drink – a rather more exacting discipline than the converse. Above all, we like people. Our growers tend to be interesting and often amusing people, sometimes with a spiritual bent, sometimes unrepentantly earthy. We have watched with pleasure as the sons and daughters we knew as babies and children have grown up to be the proprietors of their parents’ estates. We like to think of ourselves as the link between these friends and the people drinking their wines in restaurants or at home. We have developed from an essentially one-man band into a team with a dozen or so sales representatives spanning virtually the entire state of California and a small phalanx of impossibly clever people handling the many functions that lie beyond the principals’ capabilities. We are very lucky people!

09/23/2025

Say ‘Champagne’ again.

09/20/2025

🍾🥂Trade Only, space is limited.
📣 Special attendee-only discounts.
DM for details, we look forward to seeing you!

05/16/2025

Cellar Favorite: 2022 António Madeira Branco Vinhas Velhas

BY NEAL MARTIN | MAY 12, 2025

I vividly recall a bottle of António Madeira’s 2017 Branco Vinhas Velhas I encountered five or six years ago. It was a revelation in terms of what white Portuguese wine can achieve.

This is as good as any white Burgundy Premier Cru you want to put in front of me, and likewise, whilst it dishes out pleasure, it will evolve over the next 12 to 15 years. 95/Drink 2025-2040.

12/16/2024

Join WineWise’s .mw to taste this curated lineup of 🍾 GROWER CHAMPAGNE 🥂 Just in time for the Holidays. A few tickets available

12/04/2024

From now on we don’t say ‘hello’ we just shout ‘BAGA!!!’ 🍇🍾
A brief but warm visit from Filipa and William . We’re so proud to represent their wines here in CA.

02/27/2024

💋Filipa! 🐟 Townes!
If you know her wines or their food & hospitality, you know this is going to be excellent. The great “Townespeople” will be happy to add you to the guest list ✍🏻

09/21/2023

This ancient family firm has become a dependable source for some heart-warmingly traditional examples of Alsace wines. In recent years, they have systematically converted all their own holdings to certified organic viticulture, though they continue to buy a significant proportion of other grapes from long-term partners. The wines are full-flavored, varietally distinct and properly dry. They offer a price-quality ratio that is hard to beat. Now their 23 hectares are fully organic!

07/01/2023

Everything tastes better outdoors, right?

06/24/2023

Eight decades or Rioja enjoyed by over 70 people in Napa. was off the hook this past Wed with .mw and WineWise founder Hiram Simon bringing the goods, going back to 1959.

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Oakland, CA

Website

https://www.winewise.biz/

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