Hilltop Winery

Hill Top Winery History

The Schimpf family purchased the ranch in 2006 with the intention of enjoying the country life after a career of creating successful businesses and building throughout California. This began the journey into farming and the art of winemaking.
Shortly after purchasing the ranch, the Schimpf family established HTR, LLC which stands for Hill Top Ranch, one of the founding ranches in Valley Center area. The owners decided to plant Cabernet and Merlot grapes on the northern facing five-acre section of the property partly due to its great pairing of the soil composition and limited water needs, but mostly due to their enjoyment of wine blends.
January 16, 2013 Hill Top Winery’s administrator permit was issued which authorizes an increase in the allowed area of certain detached accessory agricultural structure buildings. This was one of many steps taken to move forward with the owner’s vision to expand the wine facilities production capacity and maximize the potential of the vines already in the ground.
January 17 2017 our Tasting room and event center was build opened.