Sonoma's Wildest By-the-Glass Program, Full Stop
· Sonoma · Japanese-inspired tasting menu · Visit Website ↗
Reviewed September 24, 2026 · How we review
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The wine list at SingleThread lands less like a restaurant menu and more like a curated dispatch from someone who has spent serious time in cellars across Champagne, Burgundy, the Loire, and their own Sonoma backyard. Sixty-four labels with 36 by-the-glass options is an almost absurd ratio, and it tells you everything you need to know about this program's ambition. This is a place that wants you to drink well across every course, not just uncork one bottle and coast.
The list moves confidently across regions without ever feeling scattered. Champagne anchors the opening with Krug Grand Cuvée 172ème, Dom Pérignon 2017, and Vilmart & Cie Rubis sitting alongside Michel Gonet Les Hautes Mottes 2018 — a grower-producer pick that signals real taste rather than just big-label flex. Whites span Alsatian-adjacent Riesling territory via J.J. Prüm's Wehlener Sonnenuhr Kabinett 2024, a characterful Jérôme Galeyrand Bouzeron Aligoté, and Sadie Family's South African Chenin Blanc, which has no business being this easy to order by the glass. Reds lean into Burgundy and Beaujolais — Domaine de L'Arlot Nuits-Saint-Georges 1er Cru and Buisson-Charles Morey-Saint-Denis 1er Cru are serious pours, while Jean Foillard's Côte du Py Morgon and Giuseppe Quintarelli's Primofiore round things out with Old World character. The SingleThread Brousseau Chalone Grenache is a genuine statement: the restaurant making its own wine and putting it on the list at $25/glass.
Thirty-six by-the-glass options is nearly unheard of at this level, and the range holds up under scrutiny — this isn't 36 options padded with forgettable house pours. Entry points start at $20/glass for Tyrrell's Hunter Valley Sémillon 2024 and Thibaud Boudignon's Loire Rosé, which gives you somewhere to land before committing to a $110/glass Nuits-Saint-Georges. The glass program is clearly built for the tasting menu format: you're meant to move through wines course by course, and the list is architected to support exactly that.
The Bottom Line
SingleThread is operating one of the most ambitious by-the-glass programs in California wine country — 36 options that span grower Champagne, first-cru Burgundy, South African Chenin, and their own estate Grenache is not something you stumble into accidentally. The pricing is unambiguously steep across the board, and you should go in knowing that, but the quality and intentionality of the selection justifies the badge. If you're going for the tasting menu, budget to drink through the glass list rather than anchoring to a single bottle — that's what this program is built for.
· Sonoma · California and Mediterranean
Sante is doing more with its wine list than the average hotel restaurant bothers to — 120 labels anchored in Northern California producers, 25 by-the-glass options with real range, and picks like Failla Sonoma Coast Pinot and Denner Nightshade that signal genuine curation. The steep markup at the top end is real, and the lack of any structured specials program means you're paying full freight every time — but if you order thoughtfully, there's genuinely good wine to be found here.
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· Sonoma · French bistro
Bistro Ralph is exactly what a wine-country neighborhood bistro should be: unpretentious, locally rooted, and honest about what it is. We can't call out specific bottles from what's available, but the Sonoma-forward identity and relaxed room make this a solid stop for a glass or two alongside the chicken paillard or pot de crème. Come for the setting, stay for the wine.
Small but Thoughtful
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· Sonoma · California and Mediterranean
Sunflower Caffe isn't trying to compete with the big resort wine lists down the road, and that's exactly why it works. The list is small, local, fairly priced, and built around bubbles — which, in Sonoma, is actually a smart and honest choice. If you want a deep cellar or a Burgundy rabbit hole, go elsewhere; if you want a glass of Scribe Nouveau Pinot Noir on what is presumably a lovely patio, this is your spot.
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· Sonoma · California and New American
Sonoma Valley Farmhouse runs a tight, thoughtful list that punches above its size. The all-by-the-glass format and fair pricing make it easy to drink well without a game plan, and the producer selection — Bedrock, Lasseter, Talisman, Albini — reflects someone who actually cares about what ends up in your glass. If you're in Sonoma and want to drink local without getting gouged, this is a genuinely solid stop.
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· Sonoma · Food Truck / New American
The Fig Rig is the kind of place that should not have a wine list this good, and that's exactly what makes it worth seeking out. Fair prices, genuine range, and a clear Rhône-forward point of view — if you're in Sonoma and skeptical of the usual tourist-trap markups, this is where we'd send you first.
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· Sonoma · French and California
Cafe La Haye has assembled a 63-bottle list that punches well above its count — thoughtful French-California crossover, honest pricing on most of the list, and enough unusual picks (Gaudron Chenin Blanc, Pangloss White Rhone, grower Champagne from Pierre Paillard) to suggest real curation rather than default distributor choices. If you're in Sonoma and want a wine list that respects both the region and your intelligence, this is a reliable stop — with enough Wild Card energy to keep it interesting.
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