Sottomarino Winery

What a great theme! This place was such fun to taste wine at. It’s an old WWII submarine training facility. They’d flood the place and the sailors had to escape. I wonder if they’d be willing to flood it with wine, and we’d have to drink our way out?
The wine is great, the passionate staff was a delight, plus there are gorgeous views in every direction, definitely check this place out!

Love love love the wine from here! Ended up buying a few bottles of: the Primitivo, Sangiovese, Dulcetto, and the Muscat Caneli — they are all amazing!
This winery is uniquely housed inside a submarine, as Treasure Island used to be a Navy Base. How many can say they’ve gone wine tasting inside a submarine?
Tony is the Tasting Room Manager and has the best records playing on a turntable and is very informative when asking about the wines and grapes that made it. All the visitors seemed to be having a good time because how could you not? If you take a step outside, you can see all the beautiful views of the Bay Bridge, people playing bocce ball, and if you’re lucky — some live music!
Can’t wait to come back and visit!

This place is excellent! I’m so glad I found it.
Went by on a beautiful Sunday afternoon. The flea market was going on, so we picked up some food from the flea market food trucks, and sat outside Sottomarino for a lovely, meandering afternoon.
Tony gave us an excellent sampling of wines, and gave us an amazing wine lesson! It was fun, relaxing, educational, and boozy all at the same time. He was really fun and knowledgeable; 5 stars for Tony alone!
My only wish is that more people knew about all the cute little wineries on Treasure Island. Definitely a nice way to spend a day, and not even have to go far from home.

Wine in a submarine? Wine not?
Cheesy jokes aside, an adventure to Treasure Island isn’t complete without a stop at Sottomarino. A unique experience for sure.
Italian varietals reign supreme here. So does good music. Combine that with the sunshine and you’ve got a pretty sweet summertime hangout with amazing views.
Stick around for a little while and join the TI party.

This winery is inside a submarine… how cool! I was at a Unilocal wine tour event when we stopped here before lunch. The inside is very neat to check out and the story behind it is fun to hear with a glass of their wine in hand.
They even had handmade caramel apple kits, and candies, along side the bar top and the people were very nice. I loved their wine so much that I went home with a bottle!
Great location and great wine! Perfect way to spend a fun day on Treasure Island.

This was by far my favorite stop on our wine excursion on TI. The fact that the interior is a real submarine is beyond kick ass. The wine– yum. The staff– knowledgable. There was caramel tastings too… and I’m usually not a fan of caramel but found one I enjoyed. Too bad I didn’t take a picture with and inside the heart installation just outside… former Burning Man installation.

Talk about one nice of a gem hidden on Treasure Island.
My friends and I were wine tasting at the SF Winery on Sunday. Since we took a Lyft out there and wanted to make use of our time, we asked about other wineries to check out on the island and we were told to come here and to speak to a guy named Tony. The guy didn’t tell us the name of the place, but gave us walking directions. While walking and noticing what looked like a submarine, we figured we were heading to the right place. As we got closer, I could hear the faint sound of what could only be the Talking Heads. I was confused, yet intrigued. Yes, we had to be at the right place.
We walked into a small tasting room that definitely looked like a submarine (learning later that they used parts of a WWII submarine) with the Talking Heads «Stop Making Sense» playing on the record player. Yes, a record player. Tony was there and what a sweetheart and all around jolly guy. He’s a great guy to chat with, he knows his wines and he’ll do requests with the nice collection of vinyl they have there.
There were 4 wines to taste and all of them were great. I ended up getting a glass of the Muscat. Not super sweet, but also fruity.
Reasons to check out this nice, little spot in no particular order:
1. Great wine
2. Submarine, even with a cool little photo op with red lights and all.
3. Record player
4. Outdoor seating
5. Tony
6. Gorgeous view of the bay.

Sottomarino is one of the 5 wineries in walking distance on the south side of Treasure Island. It’s in what appears to be an old submarine (hence the name) which, when crowded, gets a bit claustrophobic (and while the tasting room manager is quite knowledgeable and friendly, he’s the only one behind the bar). So if there’s too many people, do what we did and come back after visiting Vie or Sol Rouge and see if more space opens up.
The winery specializes in Italian varietals. They were pouring 2 whites and 2 reds. The whites… well, what can you say about Pinot Grigio other than it’s inoffensive? However, we liked both reds and bought some of the Lagrein. We will definitely revisit and try some of their other reds should they be on the menu.

Nice wines, cool space. Tony, our generous host, gave us the full naval history of the tasting room, which is a replica of a submarine that was used for training the sailors. The upstairs would be an awesome space for a party!

This was an awesome event. I enjoyed tasting a variety of Italian wines grown locally. The old submarine room was awesome. A big thanks for Unilocal for putting this event together. I can’t say enough for David Frazier’s enthusiasm and giving us a great tour of the property. I had a fun time. The views of San Francisco from Treasure Island made this a spectacular event. You will enjoy wine tasting here.

Italian varietals. Very interesting to taste Italian style made locally. And the building itself is worth the trip! Seriously, they found this old prop submarine built IN a building that was used to practice emergencies in submarines. CRAZY! It is freaking cool and they did a good job making it work for them.

Came here for the first time yesterday. Besides the fact that drinking wine in a submarine is awesome and unique, this place had a lot going for it!
The man working (totally blanked on his name) was friendly, funny, chatty and informative on the wines. The wines were really good, especially the Lagrein.
The tasting fee is waived if you buy a bottle, so naturally I bought a bottle of Pinot Grig. Sat outside in the hot sun, drinking the cold wine and played bocce ball.
Can’t wait to go back to the submarine!