Rancho Guejito Vineyard - Escondido, California

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This winery has so much history!

It’s kids and pet friendly. Has a large area with picnic tables. Live music when we were there.

Restaurant on site. They have their own cattle. They sell and serve their own meat. If you’re a wine club member you can purchase their meats. I had the hot dog and burger. So good!

The bar is outside and next door is a small building with one unisex restroom. Otherwise the restroom is outside by the parking lot in the nice bungalows.

The parking is lot is on a diet gravel lot but not too far from the entrance.

There are many fruit trees like pomelos, lemons, avocados that they only sell to Whole Foods. There are 24 variations of grapes.

The best part was the free 30 minute hay ride. You get the history and tour of the property and they serve you free wine on the tour!

Haylee Jane Monteiro

Came here for a Yelp event and had a great time. They had nice seating outside and live music. A lot of free wine to try (with unlimited refills as well) and good food.

Tried two of the white wines and they were delicious. Husband had to full glasses of wine and some frose and he felt a good buzz. I'm not even a wine person, but I actually like the taste of these two wines.

The beefier is so fresh and authentic. Freshly grilled burgers were top notch. Loaded nachos (same beef from grass-fed cattle from their own farms) were unbelievable! I actually didn't know I would like loaded nachos so much!
Hot dogs was lovely as well, Bavarian pretzel with cheese sauce (same cheese sauce that was on the loaded nachos) and veggie burger were all nice.

They had a the hayride for the guests around the ranch (Only around part of the ranch because the entire property is over 23 acres) and they had free wine on that as well. They do this hayrides on the weekends as well and all guests at that time get free wine.
Owner was on the ride and he told us about the farm and it has some really amazing history. Turns out it's the oldest business in the San Diego county and quite large as well.
Learned a good deal about the importance of cows that are pasture raised and grass-fed and given no antibiotics and what not.

I really delightful evening overall and a place that we must visit again.

Jesse Castello

10 out of 10 for hospitality, kid friendly, food + wine and atmosphere. We’ve been to a lot of vineyards and this one stood out as so incredibly kid friendly and welcoming, from the tractor hay ride to the bouncy house and large fenced in field, we will definitely make this a regular stop! Thanks for having us, see you again soon!!

Sharon B

Came here on a Sunday with friends. Started with their wine tasting (5 for $18) and enjoyed the live music. Lots of picnic tables around.
Hopped on their compliments hay ride with free wine. It was the highlight! We learned about the property, wine making, orchards, and cattle business.
Left the winery with a bottle of wine and three starter packs of beef! We like the white wines more than their reds.

Austin Troya

Great winery with local food offerings at a decent price. The hayride through the orchard is worth it! My only complaint is they didn’t have anywhere to get water for free…you had to buy bottles.

Pradeep Nair

Rancho Guejito rocks! What a great find for us, Elites. I've been to the San Pasqual wine trail several times, but we missed this one. They were so nice to us, just really great hosts. We were offered bottomless glasses of wine. They had a real nice rose and a couple of delicious reds.

My my my did they put out the food for us. We had live cooks preparing cheese burgers, hot dogs, nachos and a HUGE pretzel. There was so much good. The same food vendor is there on Saturday and Sunday.

When was the last time you went on a hayride? We got treated to a tour and a nice narrative by one of the managers. We learned a lot about the history , grounds, and fruit trees. On the hayride, we had music and wine. Pretty cool.

This was a really nice event and do happy I got in. This winery is presently open on Saturday and Sunday only. There is not a sign, so you really have to watch for it.

Thanks, Audrey and Hannah! Thanks, Rancho Guejito Winery! We'll definitely be back to sample the whole wine list!

Joseph Roberson

We love to come on the weekends with our kids. There is a huge grass area where the kids can play with a bounce house. For the parents there is live music, food and wine. It’s a beautiful place to go relax and have some good food, great wine and watch the kids run themselves out of energy before bed time!

Ksenia D

It was such a great experience going to this place. Starting with the cashiers and the ride around the vineyard, everything was perfect. The atmosphere was very relaxing with live music and thoughtful touches. Wine and food are so tasty that we wanted to order again and again. The view was speechless! Hope to come back there some time soon.