Salt & Stone
Sonoma in a glass, no passport required
Kenwood · Kenwood · American, Californian · Visit Website ↗
Reviewed April 10, 2026
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First Impression
You're sitting on the Sonoma Highway surrounded by vineyards, and the wine list matches the view — local, approachable, and not trying to be anything it's not. Salt & Stone leans hard into the neighborhood, which is exactly right when the neighborhood is this good. The Award of Excellence from Wine Spectator (held since 2018) signals someone here is paying attention.
Selection Deep Dive
The list runs 80-120 bottles deep with a clear California-first philosophy — specifically, a Sonoma Valley-first philosophy. You'll find familiar names like Kunde Family Winery, Chateau St. Jean, Landmark Vineyards, and St. Francis Winery anchoring the lineup, all of which are within a short drive of your table. That's a feature, not a bug. The gap is in range — there's not much to excite a traveler who already knows Sonoma well, and explorers looking for Burgundy, Barolo, or anything from the Southern Hemisphere will come up short.
By the Glass
Ten to sixteen options by the glass covering the $12–$18 range keeps things accessible without being embarrassing. The pours lean local — expect Sonoma Chardonnay and Cabernet to dominate the board. Rotation doesn't appear to be aggressive, so don't expect surprises week to week.
Kunde Family Winery Chardonnay — $12-$15 by the glass
Kunde is a Kenwood estate — you're drinking wine made literally down the road, and the pour price reflects a fair markup on a producer that doesn't need to inflate its ego.
Mayo Family Winery
Mayo is a small Kenwood producer that most diners will scroll past in favor of the bigger names on the list. Don't. They farm tight, produce in small quantities, and showing up here is a quiet endorsement worth acting on.
Chateau St. Jean
Chateau St. Jean is fine wine — but it's also widely available at retail, and paying restaurant markup on something you can grab at a grocery store feels like a missed opportunity when there are smaller local producers on the same list.
Landmark Vineyards Chardonnay + Fresh warm bread with butter and Hawaiian black salt
Landmark's Chardonnay has enough richness to match the butter without bulldozing the delicate salinity of that Hawaiian black salt — it's a simple combination that works exactly as well as it should.
✔️ The Bottom Line
Salt & Stone is the right wine list for the right setting — a laid-back Sonoma bistro where drinking local is both the obvious and correct choice. We'd send a friend here without hesitation, especially one who doesn't already have a cellar full of Kenwood Cabernet.
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