After developing this concept in a space down in Scotts Valley, Saison Hospitality co-founder and Saison Winery winemaker Mark Bright announces the first official location of Saison Cellar & Wine Bar in San Francisco. 

Saison Cellar & Wine Bar San Francisco invites wine lovers, collectors, and anyone thirsty to use the space as an extension of their own home and cellars, and is made up of two distinct spaces.

The Wine Bar serves up a very personal list curated by Mark Bright and our team of Sommeliers, complemented by French wine bar fare. The vast wine collection – available by the glass, flight, or bottle – leans heavily into France while highlighting extraordinary global producers and our neighbors in Northern California. We showcase benchmark as well as niche labels, with deep verticals and highly allocated bottles. “These are wines that inspire the wines I make,” says Bright. Our food menu is designed for groups large and small to snack and savor, from traditional Croque Monsieurs or Pâté en Croûte, to our Signature Caviar Service and robust Charcuterie and Cheese program featuring imports and local artisans. The richly textured, classic “Saison blue” space offers banquettes, booths, and bar seating. We host winemaker events regularly.

The Cellar, just two doors down, is a private members club with climate-controlled, luxury personal wine storage, in a discreet atmosphere for hosting and tasting. The Founders Memberships offers benefits such as the aforementioned secure wine storage for up to 78 bottles, access to the space for members and their guests and a $5,000 dining credit, an annual complimentary case of Mark Bright-curated favorite wine, a bi-annual 30 minute personal wine cellar / purchasing consultation, a dedicated Concierge for reservations, private events, and general inquiries, access to a full calendar year of reservations as well as tastings / experiential classes at the Wine Bar, and first access to all wine events and collaborations at sister-restaurants Angler and Saison.