La Serenissima Vineyards and Winery

La Serenissima Vineyards and Winery is a twenty-acre Venetian estate winery set at 3,500 feet above sea level in Warner Springs, North San Diego County. Founded in 1999 by John Tiso, who was born in Italy and comes from a family that made wine for generations in Padua, the winery produces natural, handcrafted premium wines from estate-grown grapes. The property sits on a hill, allowing gravity to move wine from initial processing down to an underground cellar, where the surrounding earth provides natural refrigeration as the wines age in oak barrels. The winery follows traditional practices, from careful harvest through oak barrel fermentation, and racks rather than filters its wines to build depth of character. Farming is done through sustainable agriculture and organic practices, with no fertilizers, herbicides or insecticides and minimal watering, resulting in low yields but exceptional fruit quality. The focus is on expressing the traditions of classic Venetian estate winemaking in California.

Written by Ava from public sources. Not written or reviewed by the winery.