Joel Gott is a California-based wine brand created by winemaker Joel Gott, who launched it in the mid-1990s after growing up in a family deeply rooted in the wine and food business. His family owned restaurants and had ties to vineyards, giving him early exposure to both farming and hospitality. With that background, he built a winery that focuses on making accessible, fruit-driven wines sourced from top regions across California, Oregon, and Washington.

Rather than being tied to a single vineyard estate, Joel Gott takes a regional approach. Grapes are selected from diverse appellations like Napa Valley, Sonoma, Monterey, Lodi, and Columbia Valley, allowing each wine to showcase the strengths of its origin while maintaining a consistent, approachable style. This sourcing model gives the wines a balance between value and quality, making them widely appealing.

The brand became particularly well known for its Zinfandel, which offers ripe fruit and structure, and later expanded into Cabernet Sauvignon, Sauvignon Blanc, Chardonnay, Pinot Noir, and a range of blends. Joel Gott emphasizes freshness, purity of fruit, and food-friendliness, often avoiding heavy oak or overly manipulated styles.

Beyond winemaking, Joel Gott is also connected to the restaurant world through projects with his wife, Sarah Gott, a winemaker herself. Together they’ve shaped the brand’s image as youthful, energetic, and approachable, with a focus on wines that are both affordable and reliably well-crafted. Joel Gott has established itself as a trusted name for everyday premium wines that overdeliver in quality relative to their price.