The Benziger wine family is no stranger to accolades: gold medals, blue ribbons, double gold medals and many important “bests.”

The family can now add a platinum record to their awards wall.

Grant Benziger, son of Mike and Mary Benziger, has taken the symphony that is family winemaking and gone full-bore into the music business. His efforts were recently recognized when Benziger was awarded a platinum record for supplying guitar and synthesizer tracks for the song “These Demons” on Eminem’s album “Music to be Murdered By.”

Benziger cites the gift of a guitar purchased by his parents at the old Klein’s Music as the first real step in the musical direction. He learned how to play the instrument, and by age 13, had a punk band called The Last Chapter.

He soon discovered the mysterious and tedious world of recording technology. Benziger calls it, “the art of recording.”

“I was always fascinated by both sides of the coin,“ he said — the creation of the music and recording it.

“I have always enjoyed performing original stuff and then recording it, then showing it off, ever since I was a young kid,” Benziger said.

Still itching to play, he formed a band called Curly Wolf. His talent as a player landed him on a seat on a four-month tour of all of the U.S.A., Canada, New Zealand and Australia with the rapper known as Yelawolf. He called it, “my first big boy tour” but he still enjoyed the tech end of the business.

Later, after answering an ad on Craigslist, Benziger became acquainted with Los Angeles producer, singer-rapper and songwriter, David “D.A.” Doman, who writes with rapper Eminem. D.A. was impressed.

That great connection — and serendipity — intervened, as it often does. Benziger’s guitar and synthesizer studio work soon ended up in front of Eminem himself.

The efforts of Benziger rang true to Eminem’s ear, and through the magic of file sharing, “one sample ended up going across Eminem’s desk, and he was going to use it.” Benziger said. “I was honestly blown away,” That sample ended up on the song “These Demons.”

Eminem’s album, “Music to be Murdered By,” was released in two separate parts, six months apart, and Benziger’s work on “These Demons” can be heard on part two, also called the Deluxe Edition.

Benziger is understandably stoked about the honor. Fully understanding how difficult it is to sell at least 1 million units (the threshold for a platinum award), he said he is beyond grateful and just a bit baffled. After buying his first Eminem record while still in high school and now working with him, Benziger is overjoyed with the way his career has unfolded.

Being awarded a platinum record is “a dream come true,” Benziger said. “An artist that I grew up with, too … a guy I watched on TV.”

Not bad for a kid from the mean streets of Glen Ellen.