Alexander Valley / Temecula Valley / Santa Barbara County
01 / The storyOne bottle at a time
From big screen to big reds
A different kind of craft.
Gagnon Cellars is an award-winning, family-owned boutique winery founded by Gil and Rae Gagnon in 2011. We make small-lot, handcrafted wines from carefully chosen California vineyards.
After more than 25 years in the film business with companies like LucasFilm, Kodak, and Disney, working on some of the biggest films of all time, I felt compelled to do something I’m just as passionate about, but on a much more intimate scale. Gil followed a new creative calling: making wine on a more intimate scale. The attention to every frame became attention to every vine, every vintage, every bottle.
Bold, expressive wines from a storied growing region.
02 / Estate vineyards
Temecula Valley
A personal connection to the vines we tend.
03 / Central Coast
Santa Barbara County
World-class wines from the region we now call home.
03 / Our approachRooted in responsibility
Let the land speak.
We work with small, sustainable vineyards that share our belief in responsible farming, organic practices whenever possible, and respect for the environment.
“Farming grapes and making wine is an art and a science wrapped up in Mother Nature’s blanket.”— Gil Gagnon
