Vesper Vineyards

What Vesper Vineyards does

Vesper Vineyards is a privately-held, small-batch artisan winery based in Fallbrook, San Diego County, California, that produces and sells wines exclusively on a direct-to-consumer basis. The portfolio spans roughly 16 SKUs across sparkling (Rosé), white (Grenache Blanc, Picpoul Blanc, white blends), rosé, and red (Carignan, Syrah, Pinot Noir, red blends, Marsanne-Cinsault co-ferment) wines, all sourced from ten named vineyards across San Diego County appellations including Ramona Valley and San Pasqual Valley. Winemaker Chris Broomell is credited on every listed SKU, and the company employs single-vineyard designation and techniques such as whole-cluster fermentation and orange-winemaking styles.

The business operates through the Vinoshipper online storefront, a wine club membership program, and tasting appointments, with gift cards available in $25 increments. Bottles retail from $21 to $55 per 750mL, and shipping is restricted only in South Dakota. There is no evidence of wholesale, retail, or restaurant distribution, no app, no API, and no disclosed headcount, funding, or revenue. Vesper Vineyards appears to be an independent operation with no parent company or institutional investors mentioned in the available data.

Name

Vesper Vineyards

Legal name

Vesper Vineyards

Website

https://vespervineyards.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2008

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Vesper Vineyards is a small-batch, direct-to-consumer artisan winery in San Diego County, California, producing single-vineyard sparkling, white, rosé, and red wines sold online via Vinoshipper and through a wine club.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Artisan Winery / Wine Production

NAICS

Wineries (312130), Beer, Wine, and Liquor Retailers (445320)

akta.pro primary industry

Wine & Sparkling Wine Wineries & Brands (CRADAIAB)

Keywords

• Artisan winemaking
• Single-vineyard wines
• Wine club memberships
• Direct-to-consumer wine
• San Diego County wines

Headquarters

HQ city

Escondido

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

Supply Chain, Operations, Personnel, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Direct Wine Sales: Direct-to-consumer sales of bottled wines through Vinoshipper online platform, with prices ranging from $21 to $55 per 750mL bottle, including sparkling wine, white wines, rosé, and red wines.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels1 record

Core offering

Vesper Vineyards is a small artisan winery in San Diego County, California that produces small-batch, single-vineyard wines from grapes sourced from individual vineyards across the county. It sells varietal wines (sparkling, white, rosé, and red) direct-to-consumer through the Vinoshipper online shop, complemented by a wine club and tasting appointments.

Product overview

Vesper Vineyards is a small winery producing wines from San Diego County vineyards. Their portfolio consists of individual wine varietals and blends sourced from various vineyards including Cool Valley Vineyard, Sunrise Ranch, Rancho Guejito, Highland Hills, McCormick Ranch, Triple B Ranches, JSV, Hunter Mazetti, Orfila Vineyard, and El Nido. The company offers a direct-to-consumer online shop through Vinoshipper, featuring red wines (Carignan, Syrah, Pinot Noir, Red Blends), white wines (Grenache Blanc, Picpoul Blanc, White Blends), rosé wines, and sparkling wines. They also offer a wine club membership and gift cards for wine purchases and tasting appointments.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Vesper Vineyards Wines (single-vineyard sparkling, white, rosé, and red)

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature1 record

Scale indicators1 record

Expansion highlights3 records

Emerging players

• Winc: National DTC wine subscription club that overlaps with Vesper on the wine-club, online-shop, and gift-card model — though at very different scale and with national sourcing rather than single-vineyard identity. Useful for benchmarking DTC wine-club economics.
• Bright Cellars: Subscription-based DTC wine club competing for the same at-home wine-enthusiast consumer that Vesper's wine club targets. Differs in quiz-based personalization rather than single-vineyard storytelling, but addresses the same recurring-purchase use case.

Direct peers

• Orfila Vineyards & Winery: San Diego County winery also producing estate-grown varietals including Syrah and Rhône-style whites from the same San Pasqual Valley AVA that supplies several Vesper wines. Same regional terroir, similar small-batch artisan positioning, and overlapping varietal focus make it the closest geographic peer.
• Cordiano Winery: Escondido-based San Diego County winery producing Italian and Rhône varietals from local vineyards with a tasting-room and wine-club-driven DTC model. Comparable in scale, region, and direct-to-consumer experience offering.
• Bernardo Winery: Historic San Diego County winery operating its own estate vineyards plus a tasting room and wine club. Useful peer for evaluating how a regional San Diego DTC operation can scale and expand into hospitality revenue.
• Milagro Farm Vineyards & Winery: Ramona Valley small-lot winery specializing in Rhône varietals and Spanish grapes, including Carignan — a flagship red for Vesper. Comparable in production scale, regional sourcing, and direct-to-consumer sales approach.
• Fallbrook Winery: Small winery located in Fallbrook — Vesper's own headquarters town — producing limited-production wines for the San Diego County market. Direct geographic and operational overlap with Vesper's tasting-appointment and DTC model.
• Ramona Ranch Winery: Ramona Valley AVA winery producing estate Rhône and Spanish varietals (Grenache, Syrah, Mourvèdre) from the same appellation Vesper sources several wines from. Highly comparable in scale, varietal mix, and DTC artisan positioning.
• BK Cellars Urban Winery: San Diego urban custom-crush and small-production winery sourcing grapes from Southern California vineyards. Operates a comparable DTC, club, and tasting-room model with single-vineyard and Rhône-leaning wines.

Regional players

• Temecula Valley wineries (e.g., Ponte Winery): Temecula Valley AVA wineries operate just north of San Diego County with similar Mediterranean climate, Rhône varietal focus, and DTC + tasting-room models. They are a relevant adjacent region but do not directly compete in San Diego.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights2 records

Customer concentration

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• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/vesper-vineyards-llc

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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