The breathtaking Lakeview Vineyard is nestled amongst the oaks in the San Antonio Valley and supplies the premium grapes necessary to create handcrafted Rónán Cellars wine. Set in the hills of southern Monterey County rising above San Antonio Lake is 100 acres of natural splendor and a place of beauty carved from the raw land and planted to five timeless varietals, Cabernet Sauvignon, Syrah, Petite Sirah, Zinfandel, and Cabernet Franc. Rónán Cellars captures the spirit of this world-class wine region in every bottle.

Over two hundred years ago, Franciscan friars planted the first crop of wine grapes in Monterey County. Rediscovered in the 1960’s by Professor A.J. Winkler, a viticultural authority from the University of California at Davis, Monterey County was identified as a premium grape growing region comparable to Napa, Sonoma, Burgundy and Bordeaux.

In the early 1960's, the first shrewd plantings of vineyards began. From those early beginnings, Monterey Wine Country has grown to more than 40,000 acres planted in vineyards varying in size from sixty to several thousands acres, making it one of the largest premium wine grape growing regions in California worth over $200 million.

All grapes grown in Monterey County are wine grapes; there are no table grapes or grapes sold for juice. Wines from these vineyards have unique qualities which make them easily distinguishable from those produced elsewhere in California or the world. All have intense varietal flavor, which means the true taste of the grape is reflected in the wine.

The remarkable grapes which produce these distinctive wines are the result of three key elements, the land itself, the near-perfect climate and the blend of traditional and innovative methods used by growers and winemakers.