Trail One · The Spine
Monte De Oro Winery
A member-owned estate whose tasting hall looks down — literally, through a glass floor — onto the barrel room below.
Architectural gestures in wine country are usually just gestures. This one earns itself. Standing over a working cellar while you drink what came out of it collapses the distance between the pretty half of a winery and the industrial half, which most properties work quite hard to keep apart.
At a glance
What to expect
| Go for | the glass floor over the working barrel room. |
|---|---|
| Expect | a large, modern hall rather than an intimate bar. |
| Suits | anyone curious about the production side. |
Before you drive
This page is an independent guide, not the winery. Hours, tasting fees and
reservation rules change season to season — and several rooms are
reservation-only on weekends. Check Monte De Oro Winery’s own site or call before
building the day around it.
Nearby
More on this trail
The rest of Rancho California Road, in the order the road takes them.
- Callaway Vineyard & Winery
- Hart Winery
- Baily Winery
- Thornton Winery
- Mount Palomar Winery
- Wilson Creek Winery
- South Coast Winery Resort & Spa
- Ponte Winery
- Bottaia Winery
- Bel Vino Winery
- Miramonte Winery
- Falkner Winery
- Wiens Family Cellars
- Lorimar Vineyards & Winery
- Avensole Winery
- Akash Winery
- Carter Estate Winery & Resort