Eagles Nest Winery is located in the scenic rural Ramona Valley AVA and is one of
Premium Wines Inspired by Breathtaking Views"
Our Winemaking Philosophy
As a Boutique winery we take great personal pride in our intimate hands-on style of winemaking. We are current or past industry members of The Wine Institute, American Society for Enology and Viticulture, and the Farm Bureau. Our focus is making only quality wine. Our estate vineyards, quality sourcing, and hands-on winemaking give us complete control over the quality of the grapes going into our wines. And as the saying goes "Quality wines begin with quality wine-grapes." We practice sustainable farming and use no herbicides or non-organic pesticides. We use live stock and manual weeding techniques to gently farm the land.
Making fine wine is both an Art and a Science
How we maintain our quality:
- Make our wines by hand in small releases to allow close monitoring of quality and nuances of each vintage year harvest & grape varietal
- Use carefully selected equipment including bladder presses to gently press our grape must - avoiding excess tannins caused by crushed grape seeds and mashed skins
- Operate under sanitary, temperature controlled conditions to maintain quality - we encourage visitors to tour and inspect our facilities
- Close hands-on monitoring of each barrel during the fermentation and aging process
- Close monitoring of vital wine chemistry
Community Giving - Enjoy our custom artwork labels featuring community service organizations. Eagles Nest takes great satisfaction in the opportunity to support community service, charitable, and industry organizations. We donate our personal time, services, product, and facilities to these worthy organizations that benefit and better our community and enrich lives.
The Owners and Winemakers
Eagles Nest Winery is family owned and operated by Dennis and Julie Grimes. The winery and a portion of our vineyards are located on our gated country estate overlooking the west
As a testament to the excellent growing conditions of our area, the Eagles Nest property previously hosted an apple orchard (a few stalwart trees remain) and some older grape vines. Later, we extensively planted our family and leased properties with more Vitis vinifera (European grape varietals) to further enable our winemaking.
We invite you to experience our wines, the full winemaking experience, and the serene beauty of our private estate including the Winery, vineyards, and stunningly beautiful vacation accommodations - all sharing unsurpassed views of the
Ciao! and Welcome to Eagles Nest Winery & Cottage!
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