Winery Overview
Stel + Mar was started in 2018 by Chris Noll and Justin Dumitrescu. What started out as a part-time wine hobby quickly turned into a labor of love with the goal of putting award-winning wine into unique packaging using local artists. A modern winery specializing in both scalable volume wines and limited run, single-sourced productions, Stel+Mar works in true collaboration with the very best wine makers throughout California, from Mendocino in the North to Santa Barbara in the South. Each year they personally select the best lots from each harvest; the focus is on wines that are single varietal, unadultered and above all, showcase the winemaker and wine region. Growing up in Canada and being driven by the changing seasons, Chris and Justin see vineyards in a similar light with a distinct cycle of Birth, Dance and Rest. During Birth, soil, water and sunlight produce wine grapes; during the Dance, winemakers turn grapes into liquid art; finally with Rest, the vineyards recover before the next year’s explosion of growth.