Wine by the Glass & Bottle
Around sixty wines, roughly 60% imports and 40% domestic, offered as half-glass, full-glass, or bottle. Italian favorites sit beside global and local Sonoma picks.
Ask about thisEst. 2007 · Petaluma, CA
A Florence enoteca in downtown Petaluma
Owner Sahar Gharai pours some sixty wines from around the world, alongside small plates her mother makes fresh each day.
- Family-owned since 2007
- 60+ wines, custom flights
- House-made small plates
- Theatre district favorite
- Like a friend's living room
2007 Established
Our story
Our Story
La Dolce Vita began with a semester in Florence. Studying abroad from UC Berkeley, Petaluma-raised Sahar Gharai fell for the city's enotecas, where you could taste a wine, linger over crostini, and carry a bottle home. She took the name from the very first wine bar she stepped into there.
She opened La Dolce Vita in Petaluma's theatre district in 2007, just across from the movie house. The list runs roughly sixty wines, leaning toward the high-acid, lower-oak Italian bottles she loves but reaching across the globe and into nearby Sonoma. Every pour is available as a taste, so any flight can be built to your liking.
The food is homemade and prepared daily by Sahar's mother, Farideh. After more than fifteen years, regulars are treated less like customers and more like friends — 'I don't think of them as customers,' Sahar says. 'I think of them as my family.'
- Family-owned since 2007
- 60+ wines, custom flights
- House-made small plates
- Theatre district favorite
- Like a friend's living room
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In their words
What customers say
The service was excellent. The owner and her assistant were attentive and took care to ensure that we were pleased.
It is always welcoming, with a great selection of wines by the glass and bottle. Lovely appetizers and a wonderful happy hour.
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Book a tasting01Our story
How we got here
- 2007
La Dolce Vita Wine Lounge opened its doors
La Dolce Vita began with a semester in Florence. Studying abroad from UC Berkeley, Petaluma-raised Sahar Gharai fell for the city's enotecas, where you could
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The Experience
Customizable Flights
Any wine on the menu can be poured as a taste, so you can build a flight around whatever you're curious about.
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Soups, salads, pizzas, paninis, hummus, charcuterie, and desserts, made fresh daily. The bacon-and-pear pizza and the La Dolce Vita panini are local favorites.
Ask about thisA Living-Room Lounge
Couches, communal tables, and tables for two in the theatre district across from the cinema, with classic films playing on the screen behind the bar.
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- Where are you located?
- You'll find us at 151 Petaluma Blvd S.
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- We proudly serve Petaluma, CA and the surrounding community.
- How do I get in touch?
- Call us at +17077636363 — we're glad to help.
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- Address 151 Petaluma Blvd S
- Phone +17077636363
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