by Hillside Ranch Vineyard | Jun 11, 2026 | Highway 94 Wineries, Our wines, Tasting room
If you’ve never been wine tasting close to home, the idea can feel a little intimidating — like you’re supposed to know the right words, swirl the glass a certain way, or spend a fortune. At the small family wineries near San Diego, none of that is true.... 
by Hillside Ranch Vineyard | Jun 8, 2026 | Highway 94 Wineries, Tasting room
“I had no idea San Diego had wineries.” We hear some version of that almost every weekend in our tasting room. Visitors drive up our dirt road in Jamul, look out at the vineyard, and say they had no idea this existed — that they’d lived in San Diego... 
by Hillside Ranch Vineyard | Mar 23, 2026 | Highway 94 Wineries, Our wines, Vineyard
If you didn’t know San Diego had wine country, you’re not alone. Most people don’t — and that’s exactly what makes it worth the trip. Hillside Ranch Vineyard sits in the hills of Jamul, about 25 minutes east of downtown San Diego. We’re... 