Beltramo's Wines & Spirits, Menlo Park Ca

in 1880, giovanni beltramo arrived in california with nebbiolo and barbera grape cuttings from his native town of castel nuovo di don bosco in the province of asti, italy. he cultivated a vineyard in menlo park, and in 1882 he established a wholesale-retail wine and spirits business in town. still a family-owned business, john r. and daniel beltramo have been guiding the store since the mid-1960's. the store has long specialized in imported wines, in the mid-1970's you could find 1947 petrus for $99.00, 1967 chateau d'yquem for $27.00 and domaine dujac's first vintage of morey st. denis for $9.95. with the expansion of the california wineries, beltramo's introduced the first vintages of new wineries such as spottswoode, chalone, duckhorn, silver oak, chateau montelena and ridge to the bay area's wine lovers. beltramo's remains a destination for wine and spirit enthusiasts of every type of expertise and budget from around the bay area and the world.