The Street Food Fest wasn't the only eating/drinking game in town on Saturday afternoon. The San Antonio Winery--Los Angeles' only working winery--held a barrel tasting led by San Antonio's winemaker Arnaud Debons. About 60 people were able to taste numerous wines for $35, including several straight from the barrel.
San Antonio Winery Rolls Out the Barrels for Tasting
Local Winery Proposes Mixed Used Chinatown Development with Metro
As state officials figure out how to put a high speed train under or around Los Angeles State Historic Park (aka the "Cornfield"), another project surrounding the rare piece of downtown open space has been proposed. Owners of the nearby San Antonio Winery have proposed a public-private partnership with Metro, developing a mixed-use space on a thin steep strip of land between Metro Gold Line Tracks and Broadway Avenue (map), according to blogdowntown.
San Antonio Winery's 'Taste of Italy'
Sunday October 18, San Antonio Winery held their last wine festival of the season. The winery's Taste Of Italy paired regional Italian Foods with the wines of Italy. Italians are starting to incorporate recently learned California wine making styles. But it’s important to note that their wines are still generally dry, high in acid and need to be paired with food to show their best attributes
'A Taste of the Americas' at San Antonio Winery
Sunday San Antonio Winery threw another raging bash -- this time its " “Taste of the Americas ” Food and Wine Festival. It is the second of three festivals held at the San Antonio Winery this summer.
San Antonio Winery Presents "A Taste of the Americas" Today
Today L.A.’s most-awarded winery will hold a " “Taste of the Americas ” Food and Wine Festival. It is the second of three festivals held at the San Antonio Winery this summer. Lunch will include food from North, South and Central Americas. Almost a dozen wines of the Americas will be available for tasting. The event runs from 2pm to 5pm today and is priced at 50. per person, reasonable, considering the amount of wine and exciting food.
San Antonio Winery to Feature "Wines from Down Under" Class and Tasting Tomorrow
Sunday from noon until 3pm, the San Antonio Winery will present the next class in its series, "Wines from Down Under", featuring wines from Australia and New Zealand. The price per person is $68.00 per person - including lunch.
Happy 90th to the San Antonio Winery
Last weekend we were happy to take part in the Harvest Festival, as part of a year-long 90th Anniversary celebration for the historic San Antonio Winery, a place much loved by LAist. The gracious Riboli family hosted the event, which was held at the winery, which has been in its same location on Lamar Street in East Los Angeles since 1917. There was food provided by the winery's onsite Maddalena restaurant, and wine aplenty...
San Antonio Winery Celebrates 90th Anniversary with Wine & Tamales
A few miles northeast of City Hall, tucked in an triangle bordered by the 110, the 5 and the 101 freeways is one of Los Angeles' secret gems, the San Antonio Winery. Instead of Italian immigrants, warehouses and trucking lots now dominate this unprepossessing little slice of industrial Los Angeles. And in the midst of it the San Antonio Winery stands as the last remnant of a little known and largely forgotten aspect of Los...
Maddalena Restaurant: Salmon Sandwiches with a Side of History
Many folks might not know that located within an industrial section of downtown LA sits the San Antonio Winery -- a working winery since 1917. And even fewer people may know that the winery houses a pretty really good eatery, Maddalena Restaurant, within its walls. The restaurant is part school cafeteria and part semi-fine-dining -- and it's these kinds of quirks that make ventures to Maddalena so appealing. First, diners must walk through the...

