Hobbs World Tour in a Napa Gastropub
· Yountville · American Gastropub · Visit Website ↗
Reviewed by the RagingWine Tasting Desk · September 29, 2026
RagingWine reviewed Goose & Gander’s wine list and gave it The Wild Card — RagingWine’s Vibe-Check rating. How RagingWine reviews wine lists →
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You walk into what feels like a classic Napa Valley gastropub and then the wine list lands on the table — 102 labels deep, with stops in Armenia, Galicia, Cahors, and Mendoza alongside the expected Napa heavyweights. That's not a list you see at a place called Goose & Gander. It earns a second look immediately.
The organizing principle here is Paul Hobbs, and the list leans into that fully — his fingerprints are on bottles from Russian River Valley, Coombsville, Seneca Lake, Mendoza, Ribeira Sacra, and even Vayots Dzor in Armenia via the Yacoubian~Hobbs collaboration. The Alvaredos~Hobbs Godello ($60/bottle) and Mencia ($100/bottle) from Ribeira Sacra represent exactly the kind of left-field selections that make this list worth your attention. Beyond the Hobbs universe, there's Spottswoode, Hudson, Cliff Lede, and Schramsberg rounding out a California core that holds its own. The $1,500 ceiling tells you the cellar goes deep, though the approachable end — starting at $40/bottle — is genuinely accessible for Yountville.
Fifteen options by the glass is a solid program for a gastropub, running $12–$25 per glass. The by-the-glass list includes a Cabernet and a Malbec alongside Chardonnay and Pinot Noir pours, with the Crocus "L'Atelier" Malbec de Cahors at $12/glass standing out as the bargain of the board. The glass list tracks closely with the bottle list's personality — there's actual thought behind what rotates up here.
The Bottom Line
Goose & Gander is playing a different game than most Napa gastropubs — the Paul Hobbs curatorial thread pulls the list into genuinely unexpected territory, from Armenian Areni to Galician Godello, without abandoning the California core that belongs here. If you're in Yountville and want a wine list that gives you something to talk about, this is the move.
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