Cactus Star Vineyard at Scaredy Cat Ranch is a small boutique estate winery located in the Ramona Valley AVA, Ramona, California…..home to over 42 wineries!! Our production is limited to 125 to 150 cases per year, making us the smallest producing winery open with a tasting patio in Ramona, CA.
Free winery maps on our outdoor covered patio.
Our estate varietals are Petit Verdot, Tempranillo, Cabernet Sauvignon, and Malbec. Our next patio season for 2025 , starts Halloween weekend, October 25th and 26th, 2025. After this opening, we will be open on the 2nd and 4th weekends of each month. OPENS at 1:00 pm and CLOSES at 4:00 pm. We will remain open the 2nd and 4th weekends until we run out of wine, with your kind support. Closed now until October 25, 2025. Thanks for a great season
Please join us to taste our award-winning estate wines made right here at the ranch….. grown, produced, and bottled by Joe Cullen, winemaker/owner, who will be pouring for you. He would be happy to talk wine, anytime!!! Call 760-787-0779. ScaredyCatRanch.com.
Our wines can also be purchased and shipped to 43 states through VinoShipper.com. CLICK on the LINK on our website, ScaredyCatRanch.com
Thank you for your support and Happy Wine Trails to you!!
Grenache Rosé, White Wine Margarita, Red Wine Sangria served on a shaded courtyard or inside the air conditioned tasting room. Picnics can be ordered for delivery 24 hours in advance of your visit from our web site, or BYO.
Wine grapes have enjoyed a home for over a century in peaceful Highland Valley. Below our traditional craftsman-style winery, French varieties grow hillside in deeply draining decomposed granite, enjoying daily coastal breezes and cool nights. With this estate fruit and others carefully selected, we blend old craft with new techniques to hand style small lot red and white wines with character and distinction.
Highland Valley Vineyards is open for tasting of our award-winning wines on weekends, 12 to 6 pm (5 pm in winter). We are occasionally open other days – check our website for the current schedule. You are welcome to bring snacks or lunch to enjoy on our picnic tables with a stunning view of the San Pasqual Valley and the mounts beyond.
We are open 7 days a week!
Mon-Wed 2-6pm
Thur-Sat 2-8pm
Sun 12-5pm
Boutique winery at the west end of Ramona, open Saturday and Sunday noon to 5 and Fridays by appointment. Our award winning wines include Estate Sangiovese, Estate Tempranillo, Estate Sangiovese (brunello clone), Cabernet Sauvignon, Cab Franc, GSM, Syrah, Rose, Sangria, Red Blends and Grenache. We offer a relaxing tasting experience. Bring lunch or snacks and stay awhile.
We make all of the wines we sell, and all of our wines are made from grapes grown either onsite or in vineyards within 1.5 miles from the winery as the crow flies. At Sunrise Vineyards you get a wine that truly reflects the Ramona Valley American Viticultural Area (and more specifically, the west side of the AVA). Stop by to experience how good local can be
Saturdays: Noon-sunset
Sundays: Noon-sunset
Summertime Sips: June Rosé Case Special!
2021 Blush
Our new wine press enabled us to make rosé in the “direct press method”. This means the grapes are sent directly to the press and the juice is quickly strained off from the grape skins. Our rosé is crisp and has a pleasing combination of citrus and minerality. The perfect summertime sip.
In the Spring of 2009, the first three acres were planted at Vineyard Grant James, and now there are seven and a half acres planted on our beautiful property. Our vineyard, with sweeping views of the valley, is ideally situated for growing and harvesting a variety of grapes. Our main varietals include Syrah, Merlot, Sangiovese, Orange Muscat, Greco, Refosco and Nebbiolo.
At Vineyard Grant James, we strive to express the purest form of wine. When you drink a Vineyard Grant James wine, we want you to feel the sense of place and hard work that went into making that bottle the best. We use all of our estate grapes, as well as source grapes from other local vineyards in Ramona Valley. We want to keep Ramona wine pure and focus on the boutique quality that stays true to the region.
Come taste the beauty of Vineyard Grant James wine on our stone veranda overlooking our Sangiovese vineyard and the hills of the Ramona Valley. You will be welcomed with pure hospitality and have the opportunity to experience luxury wine in a perfect relaxed countryside setting. We hope that you come to visit us in Ramona, California for the chance to enjoy our wine and share in the simple pleasures of good wine and good people.
While you’re here be sure to try our popular and award winning wines, including: Viognier, Rose of Syrah, Sangiovese, Zinfandel, Nebbiolo, Merlot, Syrah and Petite Sirah.
