San Diego Wine Explorer
Principe di Tricase Winery is one of Ramona Valley’s most distinctive estate producers — a boutique, dog-friendly winery at 18425 Highland Valley Road bringing Southern Italian winemaking heritage to San Diego’s backcountry. The name references Tricase, a town in Puglia at the heel of Italy’s boot, and the winery’s character reflects that heritage: Mediterranean varietals, […]
Bastian’s Vineyards is one of the Escondido area’s most scenic boutique producers — a Vineyard View estate at 15326 Bandy Canyon Road making wines from the Highland Valley corridor with the kind of personal atmosphere that defines San Diego’s best small-production wineries. If you’re building a Highland Valley wine day and want to include a […]
Rancho San Martin Winery brings a ranch estate sensibility to Ramona Valley — a small producer at 17249 Sundance Drive with Outdoor Seating that makes the most of the valley’s beautiful setting. The name evokes the Spanish rancho heritage of San Diego’s backcountry, and the winery delivers on that promise with an atmosphere as genuine […]
Burtech Family Vineyard is Vista’s standout wine estate — a small producer at 1325 Pipeline Drive with On-site Parking and an approach to winemaking that reflects the family values behind the name. Vista doesn’t get mentioned in most San Diego wine conversations, which makes finding a genuine estate winery here feel like a discovery. About […]
Rancho Guejito Vineyard is one of the most fascinating wine estates in all of San Diego County — a historic rancho at 17224 San Pasqual Valley Road producing wines from land that has been continuously farmed since the Spanish colonial era. The property combines Food and Snacks with its wine program in a setting that […]
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 […]
Charlie & Echo Winery & Tasting Room is Miramar’s most welcoming urban winery — a small-batch producer at 8680 Miralani Drive #125 operating in San Diego’s craft beverage hub with the kind of casual, community-driven atmosphere that makes you want to linger long after your flight is finished. This is the neighborhood winery that Miramar […]
Oddish Wine is San Diego’s quirkiest and most lovable urban winery — a small tasting room at 5322 Banks Street in Mission Valley producing natural and minimal-intervention wines that have built a devoted following among the city’s more adventurous wine drinkers. The name is a nod to the Pokémon character, and the spirit of the […]
Pauma Vista Vineyard is one of Valley Center’s most interesting wine estates — a small producer at 29431 Cole Grade Road making wines from a site that sits in the agricultural belt between Escondido and the Palomar Mountain range. Valley Center is better known for avocados than wine, which makes finding a serious winery here […]
Walnut Tree Ranch Vineyard and Winery is one of the Santa Ysabel Valley’s most charming wine destinations — a Scenic View estate at 25303 Mesa Grande Road producing wines from the high valley between Julian and the Palomar Mountain foothills. The name alone signals what you’ll find: a genuine ranch property where walnut trees and […]
Sierra Roble Winery & Vineyard is one of San Diego’s most remote and rewarding wine destinations — a Vineyard View estate at 34810 CA-79 in Warner Springs, nestled in the high desert valley where the Santa Rosa Mountains meet San Diego’s backcountry. This is wine country that most San Diego visitors have never experienced, which […]
Eight wine bars and tasting rooms south of Little Italy: a Gaslamp walk that ends on a rooftop, a waterfront pair at Seaport Village, the ferry to Coronado, and the Bankers Hill bar the regulars keep quiet about.