Guests gathered around the C-Bar trailer at sunset above the vineyards of the Arroyo Grande Valley

Vintage Mobile Wine Bar · Arroyo Grande, California

Pour something
worth remembering.

A 1975 horse trailer, restored by hand into a bar, for events at venues across California’s Central Coast.

Welcome to C-Bar

A uniquely vintage experience for any occasion, poured from the window of a world champion’s trailer.

C-Bar brings the bar to you: a hand-restored horse trailer, Central Coast wine poured well, and a bartender who makes the evening feel easy. We serve rehearsal dinners, sunset weddings in the vines, and everything in between throughout San Luis Obispo County.

01A restored 1975 trailerOriginal sign-painted lettering, pressed tin and string lights.
02Central Coast poursWine first, plus cold beer on tap and signature cocktails.
03Set & styled for youRug, cocktail table and stools, set up and ready for your guests.

A framed black-and-white photo of a reined cow horse competitor hangs inside the trailer, beside a floral steer skull and string lights

Our Story

Born in the show pen.
Raised for the party.

Our founder grew up in Northern California, where her mom introduced her and her older sister to competitive horse shows. The family trained with Bobby Ingersoll and traveled across California competing with reined cow horses.

In 1975 she won a Miley horse trailer. Nearly fifty years later it was still on her parents’ property, weathered and rusting and full of stories. In 2023 her husband, Chuck, saw something else in it: a bar. With their son’s wedding coming up, the timing was right.

The trailer was restored by hand, with its original sign-painted lettering kept intact. C-Bar debuted with a fantastic opening day. Today it’s a family venture, and a small piece of California horse history pouring at your party.

The original C-Bar branding iron, standing on the bar beside a bottle of wine — The branding iron behind our mark.

1975Won in the show penA Miley trailer earned on the California horse show circuit.
’75–’23The long restNearly fifty years on the family property in Northern California.
2023Chuck’s big ideaRestored and reimagined as a bar, just in time for a family wedding.
TodayC-BarPouring for weddings and celebrations up and down the Central Coast.

Meet the Trailer

Every detail tells a story.

1
The champion’s panel“Jr. Stock Horse · 1975 World Champion · Mr. Chess,” still painted on the nose.
2
Pressed-tin awningProps open to shade the bar, with matching tin on the backsplash.
3
Lit for the eveningString lights, framed show photos and a wood-topped bar.
4
Original lettering“Trailer Corral · Elk Grove, Cal. · Hwy. 99,” sign-painted decades ago.
5
Room to lingerAn outdoor rug, cocktail table and stools come with every booking.

Close-up of the sign-painted Trailer Corral lettering with a lavender bud vase

The trailer’s painted nose panel reading 1975 World Champion, Mr. Chess

A couple embracing in front of the chevron-striped nose of the trailer

The Experience

Golden hour,
by the glass.

A bartender hands a glass of red wine across the bar as the sun sets behind the trailer — Served from the trailer window

Four glasses of red and white wine clinking over a wine barrel with lavender — A toast over the barrel

A bottle of white wine and glasses of red and white on the wooden bar top — Central Coast wine

Red wine being poured into a glass on the bar — Poured with care

Inside the trailer at night: wine bottles, string lights and framed horse show photographs — After dark, it glows

Made for

Weddings
Rehearsal dinners
Welcome parties
Birthdays & anniversaries
Winery & corporate events
Ranch & backyard gatherings
Holiday parties

Aerial view of vineyards rolling toward the mountains of the Arroyo Grande Valley at sunset

Where We Pour

Rooted in the
Arroyo Grande Valley.

Home is California’s Central Coast, one of the richest wine regions in the country. We travel throughout San Luis Obispo County, to every type of occasion from weddings to anniversaries, from the coast to the hills.

Home base: Arroyo Grande, CA
Delivery included: Within 25 miles of San Luis Obispo
Going further?: We travel. Just ask.

Packages

Choose your pour.

Every booking includes the trailer, a bartender and everything needed to set the scene. Beverages are tailored to your event and priced separately.

The C-Bar trailer open for service with a smiling bartender behind the bar

Base Package

The Corral

$500

Service & setup · beverages priced separately

The essentials, done beautifully. The trailer, a bartender and a styled bar setup for five hours.

C-Bar trailer for 5 hours
One bartender
Single-tap jockey box
Ice chests & water station
Outdoor rug, cocktail table & stools
Delivery within 25 miles of San Luis Obispo

Inquire about The Corral

Guests gathered around the trailer at golden hour above the vineyards

The full experience

Plus Package

The Champion

$700

Service & setup · beverages priced separately

Everything in The Corral, plus a second bartender, a signature cocktail menu and games for the lawn.

Everything in The Corral
Two bartenders
Signature cocktail menu
Giant Jenga, cornhole & giant Connect Four

Inquire about The Champion

Your pour, tailored to your event.

Packages cover the trailer, bartending service and setup. Beverages are priced separately. Tell us about your guests and your style, from Central Coast wine and beer on tap to signature cocktails or a full open bar, and we’ll put together a beverage quote made for your event.