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We're honored to have our Founder/Winemaker Norm Yost named again in the Pacific Coast Business Times list of "Who's Who in Agriculture & Viticulture" 2025. 

Flying Goat Cellars received the Golden Bear award at the California State Fair (CSF)  for our Best of Show in sparkling wine: 2021 Goat Bubbles Pinot Meunier. Norm and I  attended the awards ceremony on Jul...

Kathleen McCabe-Martin's "Mosaico di Vetro Mosaics" are available for viewing and purchase at Flying Goat Cellars Tasting Room & Art Salon from July 1 to November 30, 2025.  Flying Goat’s gallery has ove...

“Pear-flesh, honeysuckle and dried lemon-peel aromas converge on the nose of this bottling. There's a sharp line of yellow-grapefruit peel to the palate, where a wet white-rock minerality adds subtle complex...

Award-winning filmmaker Steve Jacobson and VisualEyes Creative premiered their retrospective video of Flying Goat Cellars at the 25th Anniversary Celebration on June 21, 2025. The video takes winemaker and p...

Flying Goat Cellars Winery features installation of James Wolfe Sculpture Flying Goat Cellars and Lompoc Valley Arts Council have stewardship of 11 pieces of steel sculpture created by James Wolfe*. The scul...

Angie and the Nightmares are a story-driven Americana trio based on California's central coast.  From sultry grooves to driving train-beats, their music builds on the foundation of American roots traditions ...

The following text and photos are contributed by Flying Goat Cellars Ambassador Faye Walker: Pinots from the Pacific Expressive and singular. Finessed and textural. Round and attractive. Rather t...

Thanks to Reece Coren at Santa Maria Sun for this fun article about Norm Yost. Click through the link to read the full piece by Coren. Below is the introduction.  Norm Yost said he was a beer-drinking offen...

Winemaker Norm Yost is Sta. Rita Hills Wine Alliance 2025 "Vintner of the Year" and the Father of Flying Goat. Yost offers some Father's Day gift suggestions that will bring pleasure to your Dad. Options inc...

2017 Pinot Noir, Bien Nacido Vineyard, Santa Maria Valley AVA ($65 Retail)The 40 year old vines struggled to ripen the fruit and created a leaner and vibrant expression this vintage. The pomegranate color of...

Sta. Rita Hills Wine Alliance awarded our beloved Winemaker Norm Yost 2025 "Vintner of the Year." Yost will be awarded at their Wine & Fire La Paulee Dinner at Babcock Winery on August 15. Learn more abo...