Category: San Diego Wineries

Négociant Winery brings serious small-production wine to one of San Diego’s most walkable urban neighborhoods. Located at 1263 University Avenue in Hillcrest, it’s a wine bar and winery hybrid that fits perfectly into the neighborhood’s independent, food-forward character — and its indoor seating makes it one of the best year-round wine destinations in the city. […]

Solterra Winery & Kitchen is the coastal San Diego wine experience that doesn’t require choosing between great wine and great food. Located at 934 North Coast Highway 101 in Encinitas, this boutique winery combines a focused wine program with a kitchen, live music on select evenings, and a setting that captures exactly what a North […]

Buonvino Urban Winery is one of San Diego’s most approachable city winery experiences — a Miramar-based urban producer at 8680 Miralani Drive making small-batch wines in an industrial-chic space that’s become a local favorite for its laid-back atmosphere and genuinely good pours. No vineyard drive required. About Buonvino Urban Winery Buonvino Urban Winery is located […]

Belle Marie Winery has earned a devoted following among San Diego wine drinkers who appreciate scenic settings as much as what’s in the glass. Located at 26312 Mesa Rock Road in Escondido with views the listing describes as Scenic View, this is one of those North County wineries that rewards the extra few minutes of […]

Mia Marie Vineyards is one of the gems of San Diego’s Highland Valley wine corridor — a scenic estate at 15036 Highland Valley Road in Escondido producing wines with both mountain views and genuine cellar quality. It’s the kind of winery that gets onto regulars’ monthly rotation and stays there. Here’s everything you need to […]

Hungry Hawk Vineyards & Winery is one of Escondido’s most established wine producers — a family-operated estate tucked into the hills at 3255 Summit Drive with a tasting room that’s been drawing serious wine drinkers for years. If your North County wine day needs a focal point, this is it. This guide covers the Hungry […]

Ramona Ranch Winery is one of the anchor estates of the Ramona Valley AVA — a 30-acre certified sustainable vineyard producing the kind of bold, honest reds that made San Diego wine country worth paying attention to. If you’ve heard about Ramona Valley and want to know where to start, Ramona Ranch is the answer. […]

Schwaesdall Winery is everything that makes Ramona Valley wine country special and nothing that makes it generic. A family-operated estate where visits happen by appointment, the wines are made in quantities small enough that calling ahead is mandatory, and the tasting experience is about as far from a commercial winery operation as you can get […]

San Diego wine country was built for views. The Ramona Valley climbs to nearly 3,000 feet, the San Pasqual corridor opens onto rolling estate vineyards, and the urban tasting rooms overlook historic neighborhoods and garden patios. If you’re choosing a winery based on where you want to spend a Friday afternoon, this guide is exactly […]

San Diego has some of the best wine club values in California — small-production estate wineries with allocation programs that give members access to wines that never reach retail, combined with event invitations, tasting discounts, and the kind of personal relationship with a winery that makes wine drinking genuinely more interesting. If you’ve been visiting […]

Milagro Farm Vineyards is one of those Ramona Valley wineries that loyal visitors guard like a secret. Small-production, family-operated, with estate fruit and a tasting room experience that’s as personal as it gets in San Diego wine country. This guide covers everything you need to know about Milagro Farm — what to taste, what makes […]

Most visitors to San Diego wine country stop at Ramona Valley and call it done. The ones who keep driving northeast another 30 minutes discover something completely different: Julian, a mountain town at 4,200 feet elevation surrounded by apple orchards, pine forests, and a small but genuinely interesting wine scene that produces nothing like what […]