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Welcome to San Diego Wine County! Three Hills Winery is just 45 minutes from downtown San Diego and near Mt Woodson and the famous Potato Chip Rock.

Located in the heart of Ramona’s wine-producing AVA, it is recognized for its ideal conditions for producing grapes for making fantastic award-winning wines. Three Hills is a family-owned vineyard and winery where artisan wines are handcrafted by the owners and winemakers, Tobias & Carrie Panek. The property has 9 acres of which three are vineyards with a delightful one-acre lake with abundant shade trees and a serene atmosphere. The property is available 7 days a week for any special events, birthday parties, bridal showers, retirement parties, or celebration of life.

The Winemakers craft 14 different wines including reds, whites, roses, sangria, port, and dessert wines. Four varietals are grown on the property including Cabernet Sauvignon, Syrah, Zinfandel, and its highly acclaimed and unusual varietal Picpoul Blanc, from the Pinet region of France. Other varietals are locally sourced including Merlot, Sangiovese, and Pinot Grigio. All of our wines are produced and bottled on the property.

The wines at Three Hills or, as they say in Italian, Tre Colline, are produced in the Italian style which tends to be lighter, fruit-forward. The wines are aged in lightly toasted French oak barrels from 18 to 30 months, depending on the wine. Their style aims to enhance the flavors of each grape varietal and not overpower the delicate aromas with the more heavily toasted oaks. Their passion for wine and techniques for winemaking were developed over many years while traveling through the various wine regions of Italy.

Currently producing 14 wines with a production of 1,800 gallons or about 10,000 bottles of wine per year, including 4 red varietals, 2 white varietals, 2 rosé, 3 red blends, 2 port-style dessert wines, and one Italian Liqueur.

Red varietals: Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Zinfandel, and Syrah

White wines: Pinot Grigio, Picpoul Blanc

Rosé wines: Rubi Rosé (zinfandel) & Sangiovese Rosé

Red blends: Vino Nobile - Super Tuscan (Sangiovese/Cabernet/Merlot Blend), Serenity Now (Zin / Syrah blend), World Peace (Cab / Merlot blend)

Dessert wines: Spoiled Rotten a Port-style white (Picpoul), Limoncello an Italian liqueur (wine), and Double Trouble a Port Style Red (Zin / Syrah blend)