Hayes Valley wine bar: Lebanese bubbles, Jura bottles, sherry
Hayes Valley · San Francisco · Wine bar with California/Italian-leaning small plates · Visit Website ↗
Reviewed October 9, 2026 · How we review
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Birba describes itself as a European inspired wine bar in Hayes Valley at 458 Grove Street, serving new and old world wines, classic and natural. The drinks menu on its site, which says it was last updated October 8, 2026, runs from a $22 / $88 Champagne pair to a $13 / $25 (375ml) Moscato, with sherry and rancio poured by the 3 or 4 oz and a separate bottle list. The page tells you to visit the wine wall for more, so treat the list as a partial view.
The wine section is split into Bubbles & Spritzes, White, Skin Contact, Rosé & Chilled Red, and Red, followed by Sherry & Rancio Sec and Vermouth & Aperitivi. Producers include Heya Wines 'Farha' sparkling and Mersel 'Phoenix' orange, both labeled Lebanon, Apátsági juhfark from Somló, Pardusco field blend from Portugal, and Occhipinti 'SP68' from Sicily. The separate Bottles page says bottles are listed lightest to boldest, in order of perceived body, and includes a Magnums group of eight wines from $75 (Cleto Chiarli Lambrusco di Sorbara Brut) to $500 (Edmond et Anne Vatan 2019 'Clos la Néore'). A Reserve Selection page, headed Limited & Rare, tops out at Coche-Dury 2022 Meursault at $800, labeled as the last bottle.
The wine section posts 14 wines in the Bubbles through Red groups, mostly as pairs such as Fichet 2024 chardonnay at $18 / $72, with no glass or bottle labels, so ask which number is which. Singles include Anselmo Mendes 2025 alvarinho at $16 and Apátsági 2022 juhfark at $17. First numbers run from $13 (Elio Perrone Moscato, whose second price is marked 375ml) to $22 (Lanson 'Le Green Label' Brut Champagne at $22 / $88). Five sherry and rancio pours are priced by size, $11 for 4 oz of La Cigarrera Manzanilla and $11 to $13 for 3 oz of the others. The site also lists a Monday through Thursday 3-5p 'Cheeky Hour' with wines of the day for $9.
The Bottom Line
A wine-bar list that ranges from Lebanese sparkling and orange wine to Jura bottles and sherry by the 3 or 4 oz. Start with the Pardusco 2024 chilled red at $14 / $56 or the Apátsági 2022 juhfark at $17, and confirm prices, since the page itself points you to the wine wall for more. This unrated guide covers the posted drinks and bottle lists, not service, storage or markups.
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