Our Facility

In Octo­ber 2007, the 68 fam­ily mem­bers broke ground on an 18-acre site for devel­op­ing Monte De Oro Win­ery. In July 2008, the first foot­ings were poured to start construction.

Located off Ran­cho Cal­i­for­nia Road in the heart of Temecula’s wine val­ley, the prop­erty is superbly posi­tioned to take advan­tage of its nat­ural van­tage point for show­cas­ing the beauty of the sur­round­ing land­scape. There are panoramic views of the Cleve­land National For­est (home of the Palo­mar Obser­va­tory) and Santa Rosa and San Jac­into Moun­tains. To the north is the San Bernardino National For­est and dur­ing the win­ter months, it is not uncom­mon to see snow­caps on the mountaintops.

Com­pleted in Novem­ber, 2009, Monte de Oro Win­ery is rich with Old World splen­dor and charm. From its majes­tic alabaster chan­de­liers to its rich alder wood wine bars and warm chis­eled traver­tine floors, the décor instantly trans­ports guests to an ele­gant, lux­u­ri­ous expe­ri­ence that is both com­fort­able and invit­ing. As you explore the inte­rior, you’ll find at every turn a thought­fully placed, taste­ful addi­tion — the see-through glass floor is just one such stun­ning example.

Even­tu­ally, the estate will sup­port a full work­ing win­ery. Cur­rently how­ever, Monte De Oro Win­ery houses a tast­ing room hos­pi­tal­ity cen­ter, a wine bar­rel cel­lar and rack­ing oper­a­tion, and wine­mak­ing oper­a­tions for 3,500 gal­lons and vineyard.

By 2012–2013, Monte De Oro Win­ery will be expanded to include full-scale wine­mak­ing oper­a­tion with a nat­ural grav­ity flow wine­mak­ing crush pad and wine fer­men­ta­tion tank farm.