This small
boutique winery has been around since the 1970’s. In 2009, Linda and Mike
McWilliams became the new owners and have since established three tasting room locations
in the San Diego area. They focus on small batch hand crafted wines which
concentrate a lot of love and hard work into some quality wine. Grapes
are sourced from area vineyards as well as California viticulture areas.
We visited the Seaport Village location which is a great downtown place along
the bay to hang out, visit and enjoy sipping wine. They have many great
wines to choose from for your tasting. For this visit, we tried a couple
of the whites and reds, along with a fruit wine. Their 2015 Chardonnay
comes across as very clean and quite crisp. A very good afternoon choice for
a long hot summer day. The 2015 Rose’ is made from Cabernet Franc. It’s
not too dry or sweet and has some lovely candy apples notes toward the finish. The
2013 Malbec is quite opaque with strong tannins and a rich, earthy mouth
puckering feel. The 2013 Zinfandel has a little spice to complement the berry
flavors with just a touch of cedar aroma. Now the Passion Fruit Blanc is
to die for! Locally sourced, it’s very, very clear and light colored but packs
a very luscious tropical flavor that’s quite addictive. Bring a wine suitcase,
because you’ll be dreaming of throwing a Hawaiian party when you bring many of
these Passion Fruit bottles back with you. This is a really great quality wine
bar addition to the San Diego community. It fits right in with the lifestyle
and the people. When in the area, stop by and get acquainted with their
wines, you won’t be disappointed! Enjoy!
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