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Welcome to Kunin Wines

Welcome to the Kunin Wines website. Established in 1998, owner and winemaker Seth Kunin's philosophy is simple: when you open a bottle of Kunin Wine, you can be assured from vineyard to glass, very little has been done to alter the purity of the fruit or its natural terroir.

Kunin Wines . . . as nature intended.

"Seth Kunin's winemaking style offers the elegance and complexity found in top-class French wines, as well as the sweet, ripe, tasty fruit the better California offerings routinely possess" . . . Robert Parker

Reviews are in on Kunin Wines' newest releases:

2006 Viognier, Stolpman Vineyard read reviews buy now
2007 Pape Star, Larner Vineyard   buy now
2007 Zinfandel, Paso Robles   buy now
2005 Syrah, Santa Barbara County read reviews buy now
2004 Syrah, Alisos Vineyard read reviews buy now
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Seth Kunin on Winemaking . . .

Manipulations, adjustment and the judicious use of oak barrels may occur in the cellar, but should not push the character of the grapes and vineyards to the back seat. All too often I taste wine that has been manipulated to within an inch of its life in a desperate effort to make predictable wine based on marketing surveys or last year’s successful sales. This is totally the opposite of what I think winemaking (and, therefore, wine drinking) is all about….

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