Russian vodka is made from grain and if you ask a Russian, it's the best in the world. Never mind the Poles and their potato vodka. It's bad enough that the Swedes and the French started turning out their own brands. And probably even worse that San Francisco's Skyy, distilled from Midwestern grains, hit the market.

But is a vodka made from six varieties of California grapes beyond the pale? Not according to famous sommeliers Larry Stone, of Rutherford's Rubicon Estate winery and Paul Roberts, of Yountville's French Laundry, and some of the state's other top wine experts, who have endorsed Roth California Vodka.

Source: SF Gate