A tasting room on the west side of Ramona.
Tasting Room Hours:
We are open 11 am to 5 pm on Saturdays and by appointment all other days.
Friday afternoons coming soon.
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.
Bastian’s Vineyards is located in beautiful Highland Valley. We are a boutique winery with patio outdoor tasting areas. We currently offer 5 wines for tasting. Most are estate wines. We are open for business from 12pm to 5pm every weekend . Please visit our website: bastiansvineyards.com. I invite you to join our mailing list for additional information. Email us at bastiansvineyards@gmail.com
We are a unique boutique micro-winery specializing in country wine (non-grape fruit wine) and award-winning mead (honey wine). We source locally in Ramona and the surrounding area, rescuing the “ugly”, overripe, soft fruits. The honey we use is always 100% raw and unfiltered, and always straight from a beekeeper. If you’re looking to try something a little different to share with friends and family, check out one of our 16 unique libations. You won’t be disappointed. Cheers!
** PARKING IS LIMITED ON-SITE. THERE IS STREET PARKING AVAILABLE. **
- PLEASE CALL 760-654-3103 OR BOOK ONLINE https://www.bluehoneywinesandmeads.com/book-online
** NO PUBLIC RESTROOMS AT THIS TIME. WE APOLOGIZE FOR ANY INCONVENIENCE. **
Cactus Star Vineyard at Scaredy Cat Ranch is a small boutique estate winery located in the Ramona Valley AVA, Ramona, California…..home to over 35 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 patio season for 2023, starts Halloween weekend, October 28th and 29th. 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, usually in late March, with your kind support!
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.
Thank you for your support and Happy Wine Trails to you!!
Years of travel and living abroad have given us the opportunity to appreciate many fine wines and delicious olive oils in Italy, Spain, New Zealand, Croatia, Romania, Israel, as well as right here in California. Sharing ideas with small production facilities has allowed us to acquire knowledge from the actual growers, millers and wine makers. We look forward to sharing our wines and olive oil with you!
Scott and Donna Farquar
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.
Limited whole sale winery. Tasting room in the future. Wines available online and certain places in Ramona.
We are a Boutique Winery offering Italian wines. We are open by appointment only and we are growing approximately 3 acres of Italian vines and nine varietals.
Estate grown, produced and bottled, awesome views, great wines. Awards include 2022 San Diego County Wine of the Year – 2018 Siren’s Song rhone blend.
Open Saturdays 11-5 and other days by appointment (760) 315-9011
Metz Winery is now planning and implementing its fabulous Wine Tasting Au Naturel at its idyllic 125-acre natural paradise on East Old Julian Highway. Please follow our progress on our FaceBook page https://www.facebook.com/metzwinery/ where we make reports. If you wish to become involved with our project, please reach out to us. We hope to open in Fall of 2022. Until then, wine sales may be made by contacting us through email or phone.
We are open 7 days a week!
Mon-Wed 2-6pm
Thur-Sat 2-8pm
Sun 12-5pm
Expected tasting room to be open in Late Spring of 2024
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.
Scenic Valley Ranch is a boutique winery located on the outskirts of Ramona in beautiful Ballena Valley. Here, we are crafting wine from grapes that are hand harvested from our estate as well as Ramona Valley vineyards. Come see what what San Diego’s wine country has to offer.
Sip and Enjoy in Style
Open Saturday and Sunday 11 – 6
Try our wine on the tasting patio. Whether you’re looking to entertain friends, enjoy a nice picnic, or have a romantic afternoon, wine tastings are the place to be. This is a great place to familiarize yourself with our wine and learn more about the process straight from the owners.
Pet Friendly.
We are a family owned and operated vineyard & boutique winery nested in beautiful rolling hills of Ramona, a short drive from San Diego Coastal area. At 1600 feet elevation, a blend of coastal pacific breeze, moderate sunny Southern California climate and unique rocky steep slopes help us to create premium wine with exceptional flavor to welcome you. Please join us for an unforgettable experience and let us share our passion for fine wine and farming.
Storum Ranch Cider & Wine offers a unique taste experience. Our tasting room is open Friday-Saturday-Sunday from 11am to 5pm and serves traditional estate ciders made exclusively from our Julian orchard along with a selection of wines made from San Diego county grapes, along with a wide variety of premium olive oils and balsamic vinegars.
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
This is your place to relax and enjoy wine – and some time with great friends.
We are open 11:00 AM to 5:30 PM Saturday & Sunday!
Our tasting room has re-opened in our new location on East Old Julian Highway! Come visit us Saturdays and Sundays 1pm -5pm.
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.
