7/2/08
Happy July again!
It's been a year since the first posting of the Bernardo Winery News & Updates and we are still going strong!

I have a question for you... when was the last time you treated your significant other to a nice cool bottle of champagne? I suggest you get on that! Come by the tasting room and purchase some champagne, I promise you wont regret the decision!

Stay cool...

5/12/08
Thank you to all who visited us for the 31st Annual Spring Arts & Crafts Fair! It was great fun and i only wish we could get together and have fun like that every weekend!!! Cheers to a beautiful Mother's Day and to all those amazing mother's out there...
Small side note -
Check out the Event Calendar and look at all those new events we've got lined up!

5/9/08
The time has come again for the Bernardo Winery to celebrate mom! And what better way to celebrate mom than an Arts & Crafts Fair! oh and maybe a little wine in there too :)
See you all this weekend at our 31st Annual Spring Arts & Crafts Fair! It should be loads of fun as usual!


4/1/08
Hey check out our new Village Shop Directory where each shop has their own site! Explore digitally on  www.bernardowinery.com then come and visit us, and explore in real life! Also the live jazz on the patio has been spectacular!!! Come out this weekend and see for yourself.


3/13/08
In Memory of Ross Rizzo
 Ross Rizzo, Patriarch and President of Bernardo Winery and the Rizzo family passed away on January 15th suddenly and without warning. The winery has a sense of void and loss, as do so many people. He was a great man.
In his legacy, it is our job here at the Bernardo Winery to continue what he worked so long and hard to build. In my father’s last years, he oversaw so many positive things happen at the winery; the Live Jazz on the Patio, the addition of the Special Events Department, some good wine making, and of course the addition of so many great new shops and partners in making this winery stand out from the rest. His visions and forethought will materialize in every project we undertake, all for the greater good of the winery and it's amazing guests and patrons.
He will be missed in so many ways, by so many. We will try our hardest to keep his dreams alive and well.

11/28/07
So we have just added a new section to the bottom of this page, and believe me... I wont have any trouble finding new material! Check it out, its a small sample of the hundreds of compliments we get each week. Maybe you wanna submit your own? Go to the contact us page and fill out the form...
10/28/07
The Bernardo Winery is open! Thank you to the San Diego Hero's for protecting and serving and keeping San Diego's finest city the finest...
 The winery is still standing after 118 years and will be standing for many more years to come. I hope you and your family have had the same luck we have had in this terrible time.
The Arts & Crafts Fair, usually attended by upwards of 4000 people will be postponed to the first weekend in December, the 1st & 2nd. Vendors please contact us at 858-675-0713.
9/23/07
What a busy week! We have just finished pressing the 2007 Estate Syrah and also the 2007 Meritage. Visit the Meritage Association Website here for a full list of the registered Meritage-producing wineries. Bernardo Winery is on the list :)

8/31/07
The 2005 San Diego County Merlot recently won the Sliver Medal in the 2007 Temecula Valley Wine Competition. We are very honored for such recognition and would love for you to come out and try it for yourself!

8/3/07
Hey guess what!?!? Bernardo Winery was voted San Diego's Best Winery in the Annual Union-Tribune Readers Poll for 2007! What an honor, and to think we beat out some pretty tough competition... THANK YOU!!!

7/25/07
Don't forget about our gorgeous little cafe, Cafe Merlot. Open for lunch and frequent special events. Visit www.cafemerlot.com

7/6/07
Tickets go on sale Tuesday July 10th for
Summer Wine & Jazz Night, The San Diego County Vintners Association yearly dinner and wine tasting held at the Bernardo Winery. The event will be August 10th.
Click here for more info...
7/1/07
Happy July! Time flies when you work at a winery ;-) Don't forget to visit all of our village gift shops this summer, and maybe find the present for that special someone before it gets too late...