Pelican Ranch Winery is a family-owned winery specializing in Burgundian and Rhone style wines from select Coastal vineyards. Our wine cave cellar provides a constant, cool, coastal influence that allows for the making of fine elegant wines. With a loyal following of wine enthusiasts in Santa Cruz, Monterey Bay Area, and Silicon Valley, we take pride in combining traditional winemaking methods with modern strategies to produce elegant and flavorful wines. Our winery was established in 1997, and our head of winemaking, Phil Crews, Ph. D., is a research professor at the University of California, Santa Cruz, with a passion for sharing his knowledge of wine chemistry and wine making.