Steve Dragonette

Small-lot winemaking is the frame for Steve Dragonette’s work at Dragonette Cellars, where Pinot Noir, Sauvignon Blanc, and Syrah are handled with precision and restraint. The practice favors close attention over scale, with each lot treated as its own task rather than folded into a broader volume-driven program. Since 2005, Dragonette Cellars has been built around that slower tempo. As co-founder and owner, Steve Dragonette has kept the winery aligned to a method that depends on patience, repetition, and consistency at every stage. In Los Olivos, that approach has given the cellar a clear identity: measured, specific, and tied to the character of each small lot.

Owner/Winemaker is the working definition of Steve Dragonette’s role at Dragonette Cellars in Los Olivos. The title combines oversight with direct cellar responsibility, and the wines —Pinot Noir, Sauvignon Blanc, and Syrah—remain the center of that work. Small lots are the point, because they allow for the kind of attention this style requires. That focus has stayed consistent since 2005, when Dragonette Cellars took shape as a long-term project rather than a short-term statement.

The result is a winery identified with restraint and control, where the craft is in the repetition: careful handling, steady judgment, and a commitment to letting each lot carry its own character.