The Temecula Winery Guide An honest local field guide

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All Temecula wineries

Every winery profiled in the guide. New profiles drop weekly — we visit each one and write what we actually saw, tasted, and overheard. Filter by region below or scroll the full alphabetical list.

Calle Contento

Akash Winery — Calle Contento

Calle Contento

Akash Winery

$$

A modern Patel-family estate on the quieter Calle Contento trail with an estate-grown red program, a wide deck, and a rotating food-truck lineup that turns weekends into pizza-and-Petite-Sirah afternoons.

Cabernet Sauvignon Petite Sirah Cabernet Franc Malbec
39730 Calle Contento Read profile →
Falkner Winery — Calle Contento

Calle Contento

Falkner Winery

$$$

A hilltop winery on Calle Contento with arguably the best panoramic view in Temecula and an on-site Mediterranean lunch program at Pinnacle Restaurant.

Super Tuscan Blend Sauvignon Blanc Syrah Sangiovese
40620 Calle Contento Read profile →
Long Shadow Ranch Winery — Calle Contento

Calle Contento

Long Shadow Ranch Winery

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An Old West-themed working ranch winery on Calle Contento with Belgian Draft and Clydesdale horses, carriage and trail rides, weekend bonfires, and a wide-ranging California red-and-white tasting menu. One of the few valley stops that actually stays open past 6 pm on Saturdays.

Cabernet Sauvignon Syrah Tempranillo Sangiovese
39847 Calle Contento Read profile →
Lorimar Vineyards & Winery — Calle Contento

Calle Contento

Lorimar Vineyards & Winery

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A Calle Contento winery built equally around wine and live music. Friday and Saturday evening shows turn the patio into one of the only after-dark winery experiences in Temecula, with a serious Sangiovese and Bordeaux-blend program backing the entertainment.

Cabernet Sauvignon Sangiovese Bordeaux Blends Chardonnay
39990 Anza Rd Read profile →
Peltzer Family Cellars — Calle Contento

Calle Contento

Peltzer Family Cellars

$$

A 25-acre Calle Contento property run by fourth-generation Peltzer farmers — Crush House tasting room, food trucks, Saturday petting farm, and seasonal pumpkin patch and ice rink.

Cabernet Sauvignon Sauvignon Blanc Rosé Red Blends
40275 Calle Contento Read profile →

De Portola Wine Trail

Chapin Family Vineyards — De Portola Wine Trail

De Portola Wine Trail

Chapin Family Vineyards

$$$

A boutique estate winery on Summitville Street with a serious red-wine program — bold California staples plus rare-in-Temecula bottles like Tannat and Aglianico — served tableside on a palm-lined veranda.

Cabernet Sauvignon Syrah Petite Sirah Tannat
36084 Summitville Street Read profile →
Cougar Vineyard and Winery — De Portola Wine Trail

De Portola Wine Trail

Cougar Vineyard and Winery

$$

A true estate winery on De Portola, planted entirely to Italian varietals — Aglianico, Primitivo, Falanghina — with a scratch-pasta osteria attached.

Sangiovese Aglianico Primitivo Montepulciano
39870 De Portola Rd Read profile →
Danza del Sol Winery — De Portola Wine Trail

De Portola Wine Trail

Danza del Sol Winery

$$

A 40-acre De Portola estate built on the valley's oldest Sauvignon Blanc vines, planted in 1972 — plus a deeper-than-expected Tempranillo and Cab Franc lineup.

Sauvignon Blanc Sangiovese Tempranillo Cabernet Franc
39050 De Portola Rd Read profile →
Fazeli Cellars — De Portola Wine Trail

De Portola Wine Trail

Fazeli Cellars

$$

The only Persian-inspired winery in Temecula — Modern Moorish architecture, a Shiraz-led red program, and an A-rated Persian-Mediterranean restaurant on-site.

Shiraz Cabernet Sauvignon Petite Sirah Mourvèdre
37320 De Portola Rd Read profile →
Frangipani Estate Winery — De Portola Wine Trail

De Portola Wine Trail

Frangipani Estate Winery

$$

A small family-run estate on the quieter De Portola hill trail, with a Bordeaux- and Italian-leaning red lineup and an on-site grill that turns a tasting into lunch.

Cabernet Franc Malbec Cabernet Sauvignon Petit Verdot
39750 De Portola Road Read profile →
Gershon Bachus Vintners — De Portola Wine Trail

De Portola Wine Trail

Gershon Bachus Vintners

$$$

A small-production hilltop red house on De Portola Road, run by family descendants of the namesake European immigrant. Twelve reds, three whites, all aged 24–48 months in Hungarian and French oak before release.

Cabernet Sauvignon Cabernet Franc Tempranillo Syrah
37750 De Portola Road Read profile →
Leoness Cellars — De Portola Wine Trail

De Portola Wine Trail

Leoness Cellars

$$$

A De Portola Wine Trail estate making the strongest Rhône-style reds in Temecula. The hilltop patio has one of the best valley views, and the on-site restaurant pairs intentionally with the estate's lineup.

Syrah Mourvèdre Cabernet Sauvignon Rhône Blends
38311 De Portola Rd Read profile →
Masia de la Vinya Winery — De Portola Wine Trail

De Portola Wine Trail

Masia de la Vinya Winery

$$

A Spanish-leaning boutique cellar at the far end of De Portola Road, with Tempranillo, Garnacha, Monastrell, and Albariño made in a fresher Old-World style. Spanish-courtyard architecture, panoramic patio views, and weekend food trucks.

Tempranillo Garnacha Monastrell Albariño
40230 De Portola Road Read profile →
Oak Mountain Winery — De Portola Wine Trail

De Portola Wine Trail

Oak Mountain Winery

$$

The De Portola property with Southern California's only mined wine caves — 9,000 square feet of tunnels, an underground restaurant 75 feet down, and a separate prohibition-style distillery bar.

Sparkling Fruit Champagne Cabernet Sauvignon Malbec
36522 Via Verde Read profile →
Robert Renzoni Vineyards — De Portola Wine Trail

De Portola Wine Trail

Robert Renzoni Vineyards

$$

A De Portola Wine Trail Italian-varietal estate with a Tuscan-styled tasting room, an on-site Trattoria, and a Sangiovese-Montepulciano-Brut Rosé lineup that holds up against more famous trail neighbors.

Italian Varietals Sangiovese Montepulciano Pinot Grigio
37350 De Portola Rd Read profile →
Somerset Vineyard and Winery — De Portola Wine Trail

De Portola Wine Trail

Somerset Vineyard and Winery

$$

The De Portola contrarian — Rhône and Spanish varietals, wines fermented in buried Qvevri clay amphorae, walk-in friendly, and one of the only Temecula wineries doing genuinely unconventional fermentation.

Rhône Varietals Spanish Varietals Amphora-Aged Wines Sparkling
37338 De Portola Rd Read profile →

Old Town Temecula

Rancho California Wine Trail

Avensole Winery (now Truffle Pig) — Rancho California Wine Trail

Rancho California Wine Trail

Avensole Winery (now Truffle Pig)

$$$

The lakefront Rancho California estate formerly known as Avensole, relaunched as Truffle Pig in 2025 by Robert Renzoni and Domenic Galleano with an Italian chophouse and a members-only lounge.

Sangiovese Cabernet Sauvignon Italian-style Reds Estate Whites
34567 Rancho California Road Read profile →
Bel Vino Winery — Rancho California Wine Trail

Rancho California Wine Trail

Bel Vino Winery

$$

A 40-acre hilltop estate near the west end of the Rancho California trail with arguably the widest panoramic views in the valley, a converted-stable tasting room, and a Friday tribute-concert series.

Cabernet Sauvignon Cabernet Franc Merlot Malbec
33515 Rancho California Road Read profile →
Bottaia Winery — Rancho California Wine Trail

Rancho California Wine Trail

Bottaia Winery

$$$

The Ponte family's Italian-focused sister winery with a genuine pool, cabanas, a poolside cocktail bar, and a varietal lineup — Aglianico, Vermentino, Nero d'Avola — that no other Temecula property comes close to matching.

Sangiovese Montepulciano Vermentino Pinot Grigio
35601 Rancho California Road Read profile →
Callaway Vineyard & Winery — Rancho California Wine Trail

Rancho California Wine Trail

Callaway Vineyard & Winery

$$

One of Temecula's founding wineries (1969), with a hilltop tasting room overlooking the valley. The Cabernet program has improved under recent ownership, and the views from the patio are among the best in wine country.

Chardonnay Sauvignon Blanc Cabernet Sauvignon Merlot
32720 Rancho California Rd Read profile →
Carter Estate Winery — Rancho California Wine Trail

Rancho California Wine Trail

Carter Estate Winery

$$$

The most resort-forward winery in Temecula — 60 vineyard bungalows, a spa, and the valley's deepest traditional-method sparkling program on 109 sustainable acres.

Méthode Champenoise Sparkling Cabernet Sauvignon Chardonnay Malbec
34450 Rancho California Rd Read profile →
Europa Village Wineries & Resort — Rancho California Wine Trail

Rancho California Wine Trail

Europa Village Wineries & Resort

$$$

An ambitious Old World-themed wine resort with three separate tasting rooms representing Spanish, Italian, and French wine regions. The Tempranillo and Albariño from the Spanish-themed Bolero are the under-rated headlines.

Tempranillo Albariño Mediterranean Varietals Sangiovese
33475 La Serena Way Read profile →
Hart Family Winery — Rancho California Wine Trail

Rancho California Wine Trail

Hart Family Winery

$$

One of Temecula's original wineries, founded in 1980, with a deep Rhône and Mediterranean varietal lineup poured inside the working winery itself.

Syrah Viognier Roussanne Sauvignon Blanc
41300 Avenida Biona Read profile →
Maurice Car'rie Winery — Rancho California Wine Trail

Rancho California Wine Trail

Maurice Car'rie Winery

$$$

A storybook white-cottage winery on Rancho California Road, with one of Temecula's best wine-and-bakery combos and a famous brie-stuffed sourdough bread bowl.

Chardonnay Riesling Cabernet Sauvignon Merlot
34225 Rancho California Road Read profile →
Miramonte Winery — Rancho California Wine Trail

Rancho California Wine Trail

Miramonte Winery

$$$

A hilltop view property on Rancho California Road that doubles as a 21+ live-music venue on Friday and Saturday nights, with cabanas, a bistro, and the Opulente flagship red.

Cabernet Sauvignon Grenache Syrah Tempranillo
33410 Rancho California Road Read profile →
Monte De Oro Winery — Rancho California Wine Trail

Rancho California Wine Trail

Monte De Oro Winery

$$$

A modern hilltop showpiece on the eastern end of Rancho California, with a glass-floored main room, an estate-grown program off 72 acres, and a well-regarded on-site bistro.

Cabernet Sauvignon Cabernet Franc Merlot Syrah
35820 Rancho California Road Read profile →
Mount Palomar Winery — Rancho California Wine Trail

Rancho California Wine Trail

Mount Palomar Winery

$$

One of Temecula's two original wineries (1969), with a focus on Italian varietals from some of California's oldest Sangiovese and Cortese plantings. Quieter and more rustic than the resort-scale neighbors on the same trail.

Sangiovese Cortese Mediterranean Varietals Italian-Style Reds
33820 Rancho California Rd Read profile →
Ponte Winery — Rancho California Wine Trail

Rancho California Wine Trail

Ponte Winery

$$$

A family-run Italian-influenced estate with the strongest Sangiovese and Super Tuscan program in Temecula, plus a Tuscan-style hotel and restaurant on the property.

Italian Varietals Sangiovese Super Tuscan Blends Vermentino
35053 Rancho California Rd Read profile →
South Coast Winery Resort & Spa — Rancho California Wine Trail

Rancho California Wine Trail

South Coast Winery Resort & Spa

$$$

A full resort property with a hotel, spa, multiple restaurants, and an award-winning sparkling-wine program. The most polished destination experience on the Rancho California Wine Trail.

Sparkling Wine Cabernet Sauvignon Sangiovese Viognier
34843 Rancho California Rd Read profile →
Thornton Winery — Rancho California Wine Trail

Rancho California Wine Trail

Thornton Winery

$$$

The valley's only true sparkling specialist — Méthode Champenoise wines since 1988, an on-site fine-dining café, and a long-running Champagne Jazz Series that books national headliners.

Méthode Champenoise Sparkling Brut Blanc de Noirs Cuvée de Frontignan
32575 Rancho California Rd Read profile →
Vindemia Winery — Rancho California Wine Trail

Rancho California Wine Trail

Vindemia Winery

$$

A small hillside estate on Rancho California Road — estate-grown reds, the cult-followed More Cowbell Zinfandel, vineyard views, and one of the only Temecula wineries that lets you bring outside food.

Zinfandel Cabernet Sauvignon Bordeaux Blends Syrah
33133 Vista Del Monte Rd Read profile →
Wilson Creek Winery — Rancho California Wine Trail

Rancho California Wine Trail

Wilson Creek Winery

$$

The most-visited winery in Temecula, anchored by its iconic Almond Champagne. A full destination resort with a hotel, restaurant, wedding venue, and a tasting room that handles thousands of guests a weekend.

Almond Champagne Cabernet Sauvignon Petite Sirah Sangria
35960 Rancho California Rd Read profile →

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