At a glance
- Founded
- 1888
- Winemaking
- Cristina Pino (since 2019); Lulú Martínez Ojeda, consulting winemaker (since 2025)
- Grapes
- Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Cabernet Franc, Tempranillo, Grenache
- Style
- age-worthy reds · blends · historic house
- Visits
- Open to the public
The house
Editorial review · reviewed on October 11, 2026Francisco Andonegui and a Spaniard, Miguel Ormart, bought land in the Santo Tomás valley, south of the port, in 1888, a few years after Ensenada was founded. They wanted to plant vines and make wine. The house has changed hands and scale since then, but not valleys, and today it is part of Grupo Pando.
Few winemakers have led the cellar, and each has carried weight. In 2000 Laura Zamora took over, having come to the winery as a lab technician. In 2019 she was succeeded by Cristina Pino, a winemaker from Extremadura, in Spain, trained at the University of Extremadura, who reached Baja California in 2011 and had worked at Monte Xanic. In 2025 Lulú Martínez Ojeda joined as consulting winemaker. Trained in Bordeaux, she has led the winemaking at Bruma, and the Asociación de Sommeliers Mexicanos named her Winemaker of the Year in 2026.
The catalog is broad and runs from everyday wine to the most ambitious labels. There is room to experiment too: Entre Santos is an experimental series made by three women winemakers in Ensenada. The two benchmark reds are the Único and the Duetto.
Three doors open onto Santo Tomás. The Miramar cellar stands right downtown in Ensenada, where many visitors and cruise ship passengers arrive. The winery in Valle de Santo Tomás occupies the original site, about 31 miles (50 km) south of the port. The San Antonio de las Minas cellar is on the road to Guadalupe Valley. All three offer guided tours and tastings, and booking ahead is wise.
The wines
A house with a broad catalog, with lines that run from everyday wine to the most ambitious labels. It works with grapes from Valle de Santo Tomás and other Baja California valleys, and its major blends go through French oak barrels.
Red
Único
Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Cabernet Franc
Blend based on Cabernet Sauvignon and Merlot, with 18 months in French oak barrels.
Red
Duetto
Tempranillo, Cabernet Sauvignon
Brings together Cabernet from Valle de Santo Tomás and Tempranillo from San Vicente. Its first vintages were made together with Wente Vineyards, of California.
Rosé
Santo Tomás Grenache Rosé
Grenache
Grapes it works with
- Cabernet Sauvignon
- Merlot
- Cabernet Franc
- Tempranillo
- Grenache
What to taste
The Único, from Cabernet Sauvignon and Merlot with 18 months in French oak, and the Duetto, which pairs Santo Tomás Cabernet with Tempranillo from San Vicente.
Why go
More than a century of Baja California wine, and at the Miramar cellar you can taste without leaving downtown Ensenada.
The visit
Receives visitors. Confirm the hours before you go. Reservations are recommended.
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Tastings and tours
It has three cellars open to the public, and Miramar is the easiest to visit from the port.
Events
Upcoming dates
Getting there
Miramar cellar in downtown Ensenada. The winery in the valley is about 31 miles (50 km) south of the port.
Av. Miramar 666, entre calles 6 y 7, Zona Centro, Ensenada, B.C. · Get directions ↗ (opens in a new tab)
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