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    Winemaker

    Justin Willett

    Proprietor and Winemaker, Tyler Winery

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    Winemaker
    Based in
    Buellton, California, United States
    Portrait of Justin Willett

    i. Biography

    Justin Willett is a Santa Barbara–born winemaker and proprietor of Tyler Winery, which he founded in 2005 and has used to focus on Chardonnay and Pinot Noir from Santa Barbara County’s Sta. Rita Hills. He also co-founded Lieu Dit Winery in 2011 with Eric Railsback, a project centered on Loire varieties grown in Santa Barbara County, and is the winemaker behind Racines, a collaboration with Burgundy and Champagne producers Étienne de Montille and Rodolphe Péters.