About

Brian Farrlel Jr. grew up in the Los Angeles area before pursuing a career in wine. His parents’ love for wine, family trips to wine regions, and a hobby vineyard in Ventura County sparked younger Brian’s interest at an early age. After studying Finance at USC and Agricultural Science at Oregon State, he took a lab position back down in Santa Barbara County. It was there he discovered his love for the Paso Robles area and its potential to create world renowned wines. In 2015, the family found a piece of raw land in the Templeton Gap AVA of Paso and planted 32 acres to Rhone, Bordeaux, and Spanish Varieties over the following two years.

Brian Farrell Jr. continued his career working harvest and gaining experience from Epoch, Jada, Aaron Wines, and even Two Hands in Australia. He brought that knowledge and expertise with him as the Caelesta label began in 2017.

Brian Jr. sought out some of the highest quality fruit in the area to get our feet wet making wine as we waited for Caelesta vineyard to come online, with the first estate vintage harvested in 2019.

With the release of our first estate wines, it has been exciting to see that friends and critics share our passion for the wine produced from this special location. We are also thrilled that fruit from our vineyard continues to be purchased by other local wineries such as Benom, Aaron Wines, and Herman Story.

See me at:

Grand Tasting
The Grand Decant