Cynthia Alexander

Kalā Wines is a Certified Craft Winery in Sonoma County,
California and owners Santosh and Cynthia Alexander have a
specific mission: to produce wines that pair well with diverse
world cuisines. Ultimately, they want to bring more people
together around the dinner table to share stories, talk
philosophy, and focus on the important things in life. “We need
to foster real human connections and conviviality in our
increasingly virtual social environment by re-emphasizing the
age-old tradition of friends and family gathering around food and
drink”, says Santosh.


Kalā was inspired by a passion for the vast cultural diversity of
cuisines around the globe, and the desire to create wines that
pay tribute to them. There’s a reason we’ve named ourselves after
the ancient Sanskrit word for art. Just as “Kalā” is a primal
term for the craft of expression, Kalā Wines is dedicated to the
purest possible expression of the grape.


Santosh developed his winemaking philosophy while traveling the
globe working in tech. Along the way, he met winemakers who loved
to sit down, discuss wines, and get to know you. He met chefs who
wanted to introduce themselves to you and learn about your mood
and what your favorite flavors are before cooking a meal for you.
In these situations, it wasn’t all about business. It was about
finding a way to connect as humans and share experiences. As a
result, Kalā Wines tries to capture the feeling and soulfulness
of great winemaking for its customers. It only produces around
350 cases of wine a year, including a rosé, a malbec, a merlot,
an old-vine grenache, and an old-vine zinfandel. In 2018, Santosh
will also make an old-vine carignane and pinot noir. Every wine
comes from a single vineyard, and Santosh says it’s all about
sourcing grapes from really special, sustainably farmed, small,
family-owned vineyards. Craft wines from craft vineyards.