Winemaker
George Unti
- Discipline
- Winemaker
- Based in
- Healdsburg, California, United States
i. Biography
Coming Up
Vineyard work is the frame for George Unti’s practice: the long view, the seasonal repeat, and the discipline of reading a site over time. At San Jose State University, he built the foundation that would support that work later in Healdsburg, where the pace is set by the vines rather than the calendar. The co-founding of Unti Vineyards Winery in 1997 sits inside that same continuity, not as a separate achievement but as part of the estate’s working history.
Where They Are Now
At Unti Vineyards in Healdsburg, the title head viticulturist places George Unti squarely in the field, where the job is to hold a line on consistency while the vineyard changes around it. The winery he co-founded in 1997 remains tied to that same address, so the current work reads as a continuation of the original site rather than a departure from it. The named wines show the range of that viticultural work in practical terms. The 2017 Vermentino from Unti Vineyards is described as intensely aromatic and mineral, with lemons, ripe peaches, and pronounced musky white flowers. The 2016 Barbera is a juicy, high-toned, red-fruited wine with spice and verve. The 2015 Sangiovese Riserva moves into red and black fruits, anise, violets, coffee, earth, and long-aging tannins. Each bottle points back to the same Healdsburg property and to the discipline required to bring those differences into focus. Taken together, those wines make the craft legible: aromatic white wine, vivid red fruit, spice, structure, and tannin, all coming from a vineyard program shaped by George Unti’s ongoing work at the property he helped establish.
Signature
George's signature wines include Vermentino 2017, Barbera 2016, Sangiovese Riserva 2015, and UNTI 2019 Rosé.
Honors
The named achievements are instead his 1997 co-founding of Unti Vineyards Winery in Healdsburg and his current role as head viticulturist at the Healdsburg property.
Profile updated August 2026
FAQ
Asked of George
What is George Unti's current role?
As of 2026, George Unti is head viticulturist.
Where did George Unti train or study?
George Unti trained at San Jose State University.
