With Tasting Room/Winemaker’s Library Patio
Located above San Pasqual Valley’s San Diego Zoo Safari Park in Escondido’s Highland Valley Wine Country. Altipiano is a boutique family, veteran owned and operated vineyard and winery surrounded by Denise & Peter’s Tuscan Villa complete with an indoor tasting room, winemaker’s library and a winery production facility. Surrouded by shaded outdoor patio seating, fountains and terraced gardens line the handsome Tuscan-inspired property that invites guests to sit, sip and take in the majestic and compelling landscape. Denise released her first wines in 2012. Her focus as a winemaker is on Italian varietals, to include Estate Sangiovese (Brunello Clone), Estate Barbera, Aglianico, Primitivo, Nero D’Avola, Super Tuscan, other varietals include, Estate Cabernet Sauvignon, Petite Sirah, Merlot, and Syrah. Tasting Room opened Saturday and Sunday Noon to Sunset (Winter Hours), (Spring/Summer Noon-6pm). Winery is 21 years or older. Walkins are welcome, groups 8 or more call the winery.
Ramona Ranch Vineyard & Winery is built on a simple promise: to care for the land, craft honest wines, and welcome every guest like family. As San Diego County’s only Certified Sustainable Vineyard and Winery, our commitment to stewardship guides everything we do—from the vines we plant to the way we farm, ferment, and share each bottle.
We produce limited quantities of vineyard-specific, single varietal wines and distinctive blends that reflect our site and season. As a small, first-generation, founder-owned winery, Teri (a Navy veteran) oversees the business and guest experience while Micole (hubbby) the vines and makes the wine. Together, we’ve been quietly honing our craft since 2004, earning recognition in respected competitions, including Double Gold medals at the Sunset International Wine Competition, Best of Class for our Estate Tannat, and a Double Gold for our Sangiovese. You can taste that care and intention in every glass of our award-winning red, white, and rosé wines.
Our values show up in the land itself. Ramona Ranch has been recognized by the National Wildlife Federation as a Certified Wildlife Habitat. An on-site insectary invites beneficial insects and birds, while native cover crops and a natural riparian area support thriving quail coveys, California Greater Roadrunners, red-tail and Cooper’s hawks, and the occasional golden eagle or snowy egret. When you visit our newly expanded TasteSpace, you’ll enjoy sweeping views of Ramona’s rolling hills, knowing that the landscape around you is being actively protected and nurtured.
We’re open Thursday through Monday, picnic-friendly, dog-friendly, and always hospitality-forward. Come relax on the patio, savor a flight or a glass, and experience for yourself why Ramona Ranch has been voted “Best of Ramona” for the past six years. It’s our honor to share our wines—and our home in the vines—with you.
