Rhône Rangers in the Heart of Sonoma
· Sonoma · French country · Visit Website ↗
Reviewed by the RagingWine Tasting Desk · September 24, 2026
RagingWine reviewed The Girl & the Fig’s wine list and gave it The Wild Card — RagingWine’s Vibe-Check rating. How RagingWine reviews wine lists →
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The wine list at The Girl & the Fig reads like a love letter to the Rhône Valley, and we mean that in the best possible way. In a town drowning in Cabernet and Chardonnay, this place has staked a clear, confident identity around Grenache, Syrah, Mourvèdre, Roussanne, and their southern French cousins. It's a small list — 41 labels — but it knows exactly what it wants to be.
The Rhône-and-Provence obsession runs deep here, anchored by names like Stephane Ogier, E. Guigal, and Hecht & Bannier alongside California producers playing in the same grape sandbox — Bedrock, Margerum, Cline Ancient Vines, and Bonny Doon. The white side covers Roussanne (Truchard), Viognier (Miner), Picpoul (Bonny Doon), and Grenache Blanc (Kinero Cellars), which is a more interesting lineup than 90% of Sonoma wine lists. The sparkling section is a tight five-bottle roster leaning French — Laurent-Perrier, Deutz, a vintage Gloria Ferrer — which is solid without being deep. Where the list is thin is anywhere outside the Rhône corridor: if you want Pinot Noir, a serious Bordeaux, or anything Italian, you're in the wrong place.
Fifteen pours by the glass is a strong number for a 41-label list, and the glass program is essentially the whole show here. Prices run $14 to $25 per glass, with the bulk of the reds and whites landing in the $14–$18 range — genuinely reasonable for Sonoma. The Pride Mountain Syrah at $25/glass is the high-water mark, which tells you this list is more interested in access than in flexing.
The Bottom Line
The Girl & the Fig has built something genuinely unusual for Sonoma: a tightly curated, Rhône-obsessed wine list that actually makes sense with the food and doesn't gouge you for the experience. It's not a deep cellar and it's not trying to be — but if you want to drink Cinsault, Mourvèdre, and Roussanne by the glass at fair prices in wine country, this is your spot. Send your friends here and tell them to skip the Pride Mountain.
· Sonoma · Japanese-inspired tasting menu
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.
Deep & Eclectic
Steep
Varietal Specific
Knowledgeable & Friendly
Set & Forget
Proper
· Sonoma · Portuguese
LaSalette earns its Wild Card badge by doing something genuinely unusual: building a wine list that mirrors the restaurant's identity rather than defaulting to whatever sells. The Portuguese selection alone — Redoma Reserva, Quinta do Crasto, Soalheiro Rosé — gives this list a personality most Sonoma restaurants can't match. If you're eating Portuguese food in wine country and want a bottle that actually makes sense with your plate, this is the right room to be in.
Small but Thoughtful
Fair
Basic Stemmed
Rotating Cast
Set & Forget
Acceptable
· Sonoma · Wine-country tasting menu
Bricoleur is a legit estate wine destination disguised as a restaurant wine list — fair prices, genuine single-vineyard ambition, and magnums going back to 2019. If you're eating here, you're buying into the Bricoleur universe wholesale, and the list is deep enough to make that a good deal rather than a trap. Just don't show up hoping to order off the beaten path.
Small but Thoughtful
Fair
Basic Stemmed
Rotating Cast
Set & Forget
Proper
· Sonoma · Pizza and Italian
The Red Grape is a neighborhood-friendly pizza spot in one of the best wine regions on earth, and the list at least points in the right direction — local Sonoma producers, Italian varietals, casual pricing. We'd love to report more specifics, but the program wasn't documented enough for us to go deeper. Worth a visit for the food and the patio; treat any wine discovery here as a bonus.
Solid Range
Fair
Basic Stemmed
Willing but Green
Set & Forget
Acceptable
· Sonoma · New American
El Dorado Kitchen isn't trying to be a wine destination, but it's set up squarely in one, and the list reflects that self-awareness. Fair pricing, smart local representation, a few genuinely interesting outliers, and the full list available by the glass make this a reliable stop for a well-poured evening in Sonoma. If you're after a deep cellar or something truly adventurous, look elsewhere — but if you want to drink well without stress, this delivers.
Small but Thoughtful
Fair
Basic Stemmed
Rotating Cast
Set & Forget
Acceptable
· Sonoma · Seafood
Willi's is a wild card in the best sense — a casual Sonoma seafood bar running a wine list that belongs in a much more serious room. The by-the-glass depth alone is worth showing up for, and the pricing is honest by the region's standards. If you're anywhere near Healdsburg, order the Assyrtiko and thank us later.
Deep & Eclectic
Fair
Basic Stemmed
Rotating Cast
Set & Forget
Acceptable
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