Lepe Cellars & Winfield Gallery

Miguel Lepe will be hosting us in the Winfield Gallery, accessed through the Lepe Cellars Tasting Room.

About Lepe Cellars (from their website):

Miguel Lepe studied enology and viticulture at California Polytechnic State University - SLO. He began his

career working for various well respected wineries across California's Central Coast and South America.

Passionate about his craft, Miguel's hard work and dedication has led him on a new journey - creating

Lepe Cellars to showcase the best of Monterey County wines.

Our goal is simple: to capture the true expression of the vines by farming in a way that respects the

biodiversity within the land. We are able to achieve our sustainable and natural approach by spending

our time in the vineyards where winemaking begins. From here there is a continuous flow into the cellar

where low-intervention artisanal methods are used to express a sense of place surrounding the

Monterey wine region.

We source from organically farmed vineyards and hand harvest using sheers to keep the fruit intact and

pristine. Our growers avoid the use of pesticides, herbicides and chemical fertilizers. From there

fermentation begins in small batches using native yeasts that originate from the vineyard and cellar,

allowing the development for increased complexity. Aging continues in finely grained French oak barrels

where the wine evolves naturally at its own pace. When the wine is ready, we begin the bottling