Sonoma's Seafood Bar With a Serious Wine Obsession
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Reviewed by the RagingWine Tasting Desk · September 24, 2026
RagingWine reviewed Willi's Seafood & Raw Bar’s wine list and gave it The Wild Card — RagingWine’s Vibe-Check rating. How RagingWine reviews wine lists →
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Sixty-three labels at a seafood raw bar in Sonoma sounds like the setup to a very good evening. The list leans hard into the classics you'd want with oysters and crudo — sparkling, crisp whites, Sancerre — but the surprises tucked in between are what make it worth a second look. This is not a list that phoned it in.
The list spans Franciacorta to Santorini, Kamptal to the Russian River, and somehow makes it feel cohesive rather than chaotic. Sparkling gets serious treatment: Schramsberg, Iron Horse, Pascal Lallement's 1er Cru Champagne, and a Barone Pizzini Franciacorta all have a seat at the table. Whites dominate correctly — Failla Chardonnay from the Sonoma Coast, Sigalas Assyrtiko from Santorini, Bründlmayer Grüner Veltliner from Kamptal, and the wildly underused Sidebar by David Ramey Kerner from Mokelumne River round out a lineup that tells you someone actually thought about what goes with seafood. Reds are lighter and present but clearly not the point here, which is exactly the right call.
Fifty-nine by-the-glass options on a 63-bottle list means almost everything pours by the glass — an unusually generous commitment that lets you drink across the list without committing to a bottle. Prices run $7–$19/glass, which is fair for Sonoma and largely reflects bottle pricing without extreme pour markups. The glass program is the real story here; it's rare to see this level of access on any list, let alone at a casual seafood spot.
The Bottom Line
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.
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Solid Range
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Rotating Cast
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Grocery Store
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Crowd Pleasers
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Basic Stemmed
Rotating Cast
Set & Forget
Acceptable
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