Welcome to ampelos cellars and vineyard!

ampelos is a Greek word meaning “vine”. We believe that all great wines are made in the vineyard, we also have strong ties to Greece, so “ampelos” truly represents our focus.

Our website contains information about our vineyard, wines and the beautiful Sta. Rita Hills area in which we live and where we are realizing our life dreams. We’ve included photos of our vineyard and ranch, our winemaking, events with family, friends and colleagues and a peek into our little corner of wine country to give you an idea about our lives, our passion for wine and the area and ourselves. It all starts in the vineyard, so to get an idea of our zeal for creating a perfect environment for winegrowing, watch a short video shot early this year. We invite you to become a part of our adventure!

We believe in taking care of and respecting the environment and that our vineyard needs to be in balance, therefore a few years ago we made the decision to go 100% bio-dynamic. This means we are essentially organic - yet a step beyond. Take a look at our philosophy section under our vines.

Our vineyards and winery are managed in a very intensive, hands-on way, which we believe is the only way to make great wine. Wines available at the winery are described in the Current Wines section and can be ordered on the Purchase section. We also give you a glimpse of future wine releases in the Future Wines section. If you would like to keep up to date with ampelos cellars & vineyard, we invite you to join our emailing list. Or if you really want to be part of the ampelos family check out our “filos” wine club.

We hope you will enjoy clicking through ampelos cellars on the ‘net and would like to invite you to join us one day soon in person to share our story and a glass of wine. Please give us a call or send us an email with any questions, or to schedule a time to come visit.

Cheers!
The Ampelos Family