Our People
Winemaker/ Proprietor Norm Yost has over 40 years in the industry, over half in Santa Barbara County.
Read moreKate Griffith has beenΒ Chief Philosopher and Proprietor at Flying Goat since 2010.
Read moreCooper is our official greeter and top salesman in the tasting room. After his birth in 2013, he was quickly nicknamed the "pinot puppy" in the local media. He is very vocal andΒ can convince just about anyon...
Read moreJulie Schierbeek has been aΒ Flying Goat CellarsΒ wine club member since Dec. 2021. She started working in the tasting room in Aug. 2022, and has been our saving graceΒ ever since. Norm and I now have some fre...
Read moreI invite you to meet our latest Tasting Room Ambassador Faye Walker. Faye has a Ph.D. in Chemistry from UCSB and loves to geek out on the science of wine so I'll be sharing her musings with you. See below fo...
Read moreDale Barba joined our team to work in the cellar in 2024. With the anticipated departure of our Cellar Master AndrΓ© Baltazar, Dale was trained by AndrΓ© and quickly promoted to Norm's right hand man. Dale fou...
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