Barber Cellars

Petaluma's Holiday Food Fair! Tuesday Nov. 23th, 4-7 It's back! On Tuesday Nov. 23th from 4-7 in the ballroom of Hotel Petaluma, purchase direct from dozens of local artisans. Prepare for the upcoming holidays and beyond! Come out and support your local Petaluma food producers! Kick off your holiday season with this awesome and unique indoor farmer's market! CLICK HERE for more info and your free ticket! ... There will be no sampling of food inside this year, but there will be some vendors with tasty treats to eat outside in the courtyard. Tickets are required (but totally free). Masks will remain on indoors at all times, and your ticket will include your choice of time so we can keep the crowd thin. There will be a produce stand, meat, charcuterie, cheese producers, jams, wine, whiskey, bread, pastries, chocolate, honey, candy, everything! (Full vendor list on holidayfoodfair.com) This is a super specialized farmer's market grocery store experience to help you get your Thanksgiving table ready and to help our local food artisans continue to thrive. We started this event in 2017 after the deadly wildfires wiped out all farmer's market, retail, and restaurant sales for our local food businesses. The Holiday Food Fair has been always a vitally important event, always seriously fun! CLICK HERE for your free ticket, join us, and grab something tasty!

Winemaker, grape grower, and Owner Mike Barber on the radio tonight with two other awesome guys.

Punch down cam! CO2 from fermentation causes all the crushed grape skins to float to the top of our fermenters. We punch down the cap twice a day by hand to release the CO2 and promote a gentle extraction of color and flavor from the skins. The zinfandel (pictured here) is done with fermentation, all the sugar in the grapes have been converted to alcohol, and the must (juice + skins) will be pressed into barrel tomorrow!

Took some time after crush to do our new experience ourselves - because it's awesome! The 'Snack Attack' is a yummy add-on experience we're serving in the tasting room, trying to change the way our guests think about wine pairing. And of course- we'll always offer local cheeses, charcuterie, and grilled cheese sandwiches!