ALEXANDER CELLARS

Alexander Cellars

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Jeff Alexanderhas a long and varied history of producing alcoholic drinks. He began winemaking at David Bruceand later at Congress Springsin the late 1980s. In 1991 he helped establish the Los Gatos Brewing Company, and later returned to winemaking under his own label. Alexander Cellars. Following an internship at St. George Spirits, makers of local cult vodka Hangar 1 he moved on to gin production, under the name Sartacious Spirits. As St. George Spirits ran out of space he moved to a distillery back in Santa Cruz.

The winery produced Zinfandel and Chardonnay with fruit sourced from vineyards near Gilroy and around the Santa Cruz Mountains. It closed in 2009

Wines

Zinfandel Chardonnay

References

Article on Jeff Alexander and Sartacious Spirits