Barber Cellars

This place is really great. The owners, Mike and Lorraine, are extremely nice. They are located right next to the Hotel Petaluma, with an entrance on Washington Street as well as inside of the Hotel. Their wines are SO good. I’m not really much of a wine drinker, but once I tried «Mr. Beast» I was hooked. They’ve also started making really great panini’s. The one I recommend is definitely the «Afternoon Delight.» It’s a great combination of sweet and salty. Also, the goat cheese that they have is just killer. I was very skeptical about trying goat cheese since I’ve heard mixed reviews about it in general, but it was so so so good. I would have never known it was goat cheese if they wouldn’t have told me. Long story short, you should definitely give this place a try!

We scored two last minute tickets to the first of what apparently will be monthly special wine and cheese pairing events. As is often the case — the thing we decide to do a few hours beforehand was more fun than some things we plan for months in advance.
Since this was their first event things were a little slow getting started but it is a nice place and we enjoyed just relaxing while we waited. This event paired a flight of four cheeses from Redwood Hill Farm with two of their wines.
We had two very generous glasses of wine — a 2013 Sonoma Coast Pinto Gris ‘Rougissant’ and a 2013 Sonoma Mountain Zinfandel ‘Mr Beast.’ Our cheese samplings were the wonderfully fluffy and lemony fresh chèvre; a surprisingly complex cheddar (goat cheese cheddar — who knew?!); A bloomy bucheret and a classic french style award winning crottin. Some wonderful bread, salami and prosciutto completed the offerings. Cher from Redwood Hill was great — very knowledgeable and enthusiastic.
My only complaint per se is that I think the Barber cellars folks did themselves a disservice. This was our first visit to the tasting room and we knew nothing about them. While we heard a lot from Cher about Redwood Hill Farms and their process and cheeses we were never given the Barber cellars story. I realize we may have been in the minority as far as not having visited the tasting room prior to the event but I think everyone enjoys learning about the back story and the wines themselves.
Nevertheless we bought a bottle of the Zinfandel and some of the cheese to enjoy again and plan to go back for the next month’s pairing. Hopefully we will learn more about Barber cellars then!

The wine is really good and the cheese platter paired amazingly! Will recommend this place to anyone looking for a nice place to chill, snack and have a great glass of wine!!!
Plus The couple who own the place are so sweet!!!

I went there for their ribbon cutting ceremony and stayed with friends to taste their wines. The owners were super nice and the wines were terrific! A really great fit for our downtown and their location inside the Petaluma Hotel is perfect. I will go back and Im telling all my friends~

Went in on a lark while in Sonoma wine country. It’s attached to the historic hotel Petaluma (where we stayed). Met the whole barber family and had some great wine and cheese. They are a ton of fun and their extensive wine knowledge made for facinating conversation. I’ll come back for sure. Btw they have a custom coffee blend my wife loved.

What a great addition to Hotel Petaluma, a great stop when you are visiting Sonoma Wine Country. The Zinfandel is very approachable, just like the Barber family. Oh, by the way they also have great cheese, coffee, and antique games!

This is such a lovely tasting room — beautiful old wood floors, a bar made from woven repurposed wine barrels, and nice art hung on a picture wire. My husband and I had a great time tasting yummy wines and learning about how they were made. Definitely going back when next in Petaluma!

We stopped here while passing through downtown Petaluma, and thought it was great. The wine is excellent and the atmosphere was lovely and relaxed. It’s not the typical stuffy tasting room. They have cool artwork and a Ms. Pac-​Man arcade machine, which is a win in my book.

My wife and I had family visiting and we popped into this tasting room before our dinner reservation one Saturday. The owner/​wine maker Mike served us several very good wines and explained his approach and the winery’s history. We had recently spent a day in Napa and found the price and quality at Barber Cellars to be far better value and incredible quality. Highly recommend to anyone looking for some good wine.