ZXQ Vineyards and Winery

Name: ZXQ Vineyards and Winery
Address: 15454 Highlands Crest Way, Escondido, California, 92025, US
Telephone: (619) 736-3230
Price range: $$
Rating: 4.6

$$ • Wineries, Pet Friendly

Hours:
15454 Highlands Crest Way, Escondido
(619) 736-3230

About ZXQ Vineyards and Winery

ZXQ Vineyards and Winery is a family-owned boutique winery offering a relaxing atmosphere with friendly staff, soulful live jazz music, and picturesque surroundings. They provide informative and personalized wine tastings, including big-full bodied reds. The winery is dog-friendly and offers smooth wines suitable for those with food allergies and sensitive stomachs.

The winery has a very large selection of estate-produced wines, with Cabernet Franc being a specialty. Visitors can try multiple vintages of Cab Franc as well as a number of (mostly-Bordeaux) blends. The environment is relaxed and unpretentious, and the wine is seriously good. The winery also has beautiful views of the vineyards and offers a wheel to spin if visitors can't decide on a wine.

The winery is known for elevating winemaking in San Diego county, with a knowledgeable staff who can answer any questions on their wines and wine in general. Visitors can also enjoy feeding and petting the resident goats. The winery offers a membership program with off-set pick-up dates, and the Rose Franc is a unique and popular offering.