Founded by Japanese-American pioneers Katsuko and Doug Sparks in our garage in San Francisco's Inner Sunset, Sunset Cellars believes in “Zen Zin” a minimalist winemaking style and respect for our grower's efforts in the vineyards. Our winemaking objective is to express and refine the flavors and characteristics created in the vineyard. All grapes are hand-sorted before crushing. Wines are fermented in half-ton containers and punched down by hand. Racking, done when necessary, is as gentle as possible, and aging features the restrained use of new oak, to enhance the grapes' flavors and not overpower them. Our goal is to develop supple wines with ample fruit that celebrate the distinguishing characteristics produced in different regions and vineyards.

Sunset Cellars emphasizes red wine varieties including our Barbera, Cabernet Sauvignon, Zinfandel, Petite Sirah, Syrah, and Charbono, but we also make the occasional white.

Since our production is very small, availability of our wines has been largely limited to the tasting room at Sunset Suisun. We are able to ship to most states in the US. If you are interested in purchasing our wines or would like to inquire about organizing a private tasting or event, please contact us by phone or email as listed. For commercial inquiries, please contact us directly.