At a glance
- Founded
- 2010the year the vineyard was planted
- Grapes
- Nebbiolo, Chardonnay, Merlot, Cabernet Sauvignon, Chenin Blanc, Viognier
- Style
- estate fruit · Nebbiolo · unoaked white
- Visits
- Open to the public
- Hours
- Saturday to Sunday, 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. · see hours
The house
Editorial review · reviewed on October 11, 2026Getting to En'kanto means leaving the main roads for a dirt track, and the detour is part of the charm. This is a small-scale vineyard in San Antonio de las Minas, northeast of Ensenada, with shade trees, hammocks, a garden, and a terrace where the tastings are poured. The name plays on encanto, the Spanish word for charm, spelled the house's own way.
The vines went in during 2010: Chardonnay, Nebbiolo, Merlot, and Cabernet Sauvignon. Unlike many houses in the valley that buy their fruit, En'kanto makes almost all of its wines from its own grapes. The exception has been the Chenin Blanc in its white blend, and the house has said it eventually wants to work only with estate fruit.
Its best seller is a 100% Nebbiolo from vines that, according to the house, wake up under the morning mist. The Dazzle white blends Chardonnay, Chenin Blanc, and Viognier, fermented in steel with no oak.
Three private cabins look out over the vineyard and the hills, each with a soaking tub, its own patio, an outdoor fireplace, and a hammock, which turns the property into a very small hotel. Guests have the vineyard and the garden at hand, and walks through both are part of the stay. Tastings on the terrace run Saturdays and Sundays from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m., and you don't have to stay overnight to join one.
The wines
Wines from estate fruit, with Nebbiolo as the flagship label and a blended white fermented in steel, with no oak aging.
Red
En'kanto Nebbiolo
Nebbiolo
100% Nebbiolo from the estate, and by the house's own account its best seller.
White
Dazzle
Chardonnay, Chenin Blanc, Viognier
Fermented in steel tanks, with no time in oak.
Grapes it works with
- Nebbiolo
- Chardonnay
- Merlot
- Cabernet Sauvignon
- Chenin Blanc
- Viognier
- In the vineyard and the cellar
- nearly all the fruit is estate-grown
What to taste
A 100% estate Nebbiolo, the house's best seller. For contrast, Dazzle, a three-grape white with no oak.
Why go
Weekend tastings on a terrace under the trees and a cabin facing the vineyard, far from the traffic of the big wineries.
The visit
Receives visitors. Confirm the hours before you go.
Offers:TastingsLodging
Tastings and tours
Hours
- MondayClosed
- TuesdayClosed
- WednesdayClosed
- ThursdayClosed
- FridayClosed
- Saturday11 a.m. to 6 p.m.
- Sunday11 a.m. to 6 p.m.
Terrace tasting hours as listed on the official website. Lodging is available all week by reservation.
Hours are subject to change. Confirm with the winery before your visit.
Lodging and amenities
CabinsThree private cabins facing the vineyard, each with a soaking tub and a patio with an outdoor fireplace and a hammock.
- Terrace
Other activities
- walk through the vineyard and the garden
Getting there
You reach it by a dirt road off the main roads of San Antonio de las Minas.
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