Vinyl, Vibes, and Seriously Good Pours
Inner Richmond · San Francisco · Wine bar with small plates · Visit Website ↗
Reviewed June 22, 2026
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You walk into 443 Clement expecting a neighborhood bar and instead find a record-spinning, low-lit room where someone has clearly thought very hard about Galician reds. The wine list lands in your hands and immediately signals: this is not an afterthought. Emidio Pepe next to Arnot-Roberts next to Occhipinti — on Clement Street.
High Treason runs a 150-bottle list that leans hard into the natural and minimal-intervention corners of Europe — Loire, Burgundy, Piedmont, Galicia, and Rioja all show up with real intent, not just token bottles. Envínate 'Lousas' Viñas de Aldea from Ribeira Sacra shares space with R. Lopez de Heredia Viña Gravonia Blanco and Domaine Gramenon Côtes-du-Rhône, which tells you something about the curatorial eye at work here. California gets its due through small producers like Arnot-Roberts, keeping things local without going full wine-country cliché. The gaps are minor — you're not finding deep verticals or an extensive Champagne section — but the hits-to-misses ratio is extremely high.
Thirty-plus options by the glass is genuinely remarkable for a room this size, and it's clearly the engine of the whole operation — 90% of sales are pours, not bottles. The glass list rotates with enough frequency to reward repeat visits, and prices run $13–$20, which is honest money for what's in the glass. If you want to taste across regions without committing to a bottle, this is your room.
Domaine Gramenon Côtes-du-Rhône — $15
Gramenon is a legend of the southern Rhône natural wine world — biodynamic farming, old vines, zero compromise — and finding it by the glass at a neighborhood bar price is the kind of thing that makes you want to order two.
Emidio Pepe Trebbiano d'Abruzzo
Most people walk past this because they don't know Trebbiano can age or that Emidio Pepe is one of Italy's great iconoclasts. It's oxidative, complex, and completely unlike anything else on the list — the kind of bottle that changes what you think white wine can be.
Occhipinti SP68 Rosso
Arianna Occhipinti deserves every bit of her reputation, but at $64 for a bottle retailing around $30, you're paying a 113% markup on a wine that's also widely available. The pour here is fine; the value is not.
R. Lopez de Heredia Viña Gravonia Blanco + Cheese and charcuterie board
Gravonia is aged oxidatively in barrel for four-plus years — it's nutty, waxy, and has an acidity that cuts straight through fatty aged cheeses and cured meats. It's the rare white that actually improves with every bite off a board.
🎲 The Bottom Line
High Treason is the wine bar San Francisco's Inner Richmond didn't know it needed — deep, weird, staff-forward, and genuinely fun to drink in. The markups aren't always kind, but the list is thoughtful enough that you'll forgive it at least once.
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