Unwined After Hours: 11/5/25 Meet & Taste with Dragonette's Winemaker Brandon Sparks-Gillis

“Dragonette is one of the most fascinating wineries in the Central Coast. The best wines are truly world class, and I don’t use those words lightly.”

— Antonio Galloni

UnWined After Hours: Dragonette Cellars
Wednesday, November 5, from 7:15pm - 9:00pm at UnWined

Brothers John and Steve Dragonette and close friend Brandon Sparks-Gillis founded Dragonette Cellars in 2005 after having worked together at a renowned wine shop in Los Angeles. Their shared passion for great wine brought them to wild, windy and remote northern Santa Barbara County where they spent the next several years seeking out extraordinary, cool-climate vineyards and dedicating themselves to careful, patient, minimalist winemaking.

As vignerons, they have committed themselves, above all else, to the mindful farming of precise blocks in exceptional vineyards for low yields and high quality and to the shepherding of these grapes into wines of purity, complexity and balance. Given the remarkable climatic and soil diversity in Santa Barbara County, Dragonette Cellars produces small lots of Pinot Noir, Sauvignon Blanc and Syrah of interest and distinction.

Join us Wednesday, November 5^th, from 7:15pm - 9:00pm at UnWined as Brandon Sparks-Gillis, himself, takes us through a selection of five wines from Dragonette. You won't want to miss this! Expertly paired heavy snacks will be prepared by Chef Madeline to keep us focused as we learn.