Valentina Vineyards and Farm: Dulzura’s Working Farm Winery

Valentina Vineyards and Farm is one of San Diego’s most off-the-beaten-path wine estates — a small producer at 17043 Highway 94 in Dulzura farming grapes in the remote southeast corridor where Highway 94 winds toward the Mexican border. If you’ve already explored San Diego’s main wine regions and want to go somewhere that feels genuinely undiscovered, Valentina is your next destination.

About Valentina Vineyards and Farm

Valentina Vineyards and Farm is located at 17043 Highway 94 in Dulzura, CA 91917 — on the same scenic Highway 94 corridor as Dulzura Winery, in the oak woodland and creek valley country southeast of Chula Vista. The “and Farm” in the name signals something important: this is a working agricultural property first, a winery second, which produces wines with the genuine farm character that you simply can’t replicate in a purpose-built urban tasting room.

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The Wines

Valentina produces estate wines from Highway 94 corridor fruit — a growing area whose combination of elevation, warmth, and native oak woodland creates growing conditions that produce wines with genuine site character. The farm-first philosophy means these are wines made by people who grow their own grapes and know exactly what went into every bottle. Ask the staff about the farming practices and what makes the Dulzura corridor different from better-known San Diego wine regions.

Visiting Valentina Vineyards

Call ahead before visiting. Address: 17043 Highway 94, Dulzura, CA 91917. Approximately 35–45 minutes from downtown San Diego via SR-94 east. Pair with Dulzura Winery nearby for a full Highway 94 wine day. The drive along SR-94 through Dulzura follows Cottonwood Creek through beautiful native oak woodland — allow extra time to enjoy the approach. Route with the Sip San Diego Wine Map.

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