Rancho Guejito Vineyard

Wine Clubs are a great way to meet new people and share your passion for wine. You'll be transported back to a simpler time six times per year with our club selections, when the taste of fine wine was one of the most sought-after pleasures of the senses. Members will also be invited to exclusive events held on the historic Rancho Guejito, which will be open only to club members. Our Tasting Room Our tasting room is located in the historic Rockwood Farmhouse (built in 1885), in the heart of the San Pasqual Valley wine region, just minutes from the San Diego Safari Park. We provide hayride tours through the vineyards and orchards, as well as live music, to enhance the experience of tasting our wines at our facility. Also pet- and child-friendly, our tasting room provides shade in the garden as well as indoor air conditioning during the hot summer months. A customs agent named Jose Maria Orozco boarded his horse-drawn wagon on September 20, 1845, and headed north from Old Town San Diego to what is now Valley Center to claim a piece of land covering three square leagues, or approximately 13,298 acres, in the area that is now Valley Center. The land was a gift from the Mexican Governor of California, Pio Pico, who had previously given similar large parcels of land to friends and patrons of the governorate. It was one of more than 800 so-called Mexican Land Grant ranches that were awarded during a romantic period of history known as the "Days of the Dons," during which the Dons ruled the land. Rancho Guejito was the name given by Orozco to the location...