Our Journey Since our first vintage was released in 2009, Wise Villa has been a family owned and operated winery, estate vineyard, and Tuscan-style Gourmet Restaurant located in the heart of the Sierra Foothills Wine Appellation of Placer County. Our grapes are meticulously grown using organic and sustainable practices. During harvest we go a step further by triple sorting and implementing whole berry cold fermentation to retain a balanced wine with natural fresh fruit character. awarded 27 medals in the 2019 San francisco chronicle wine competition The San Francisco Chronicle Wine Competition is the largest wine competition in the United States. Wise Villa Winery is the most awarded winery in North America having entered no multiple vintage year wines and no same-wine multiple-vineyard entrees. No games. awarded #1 winery in california! Golden state winery of the year 2015 The Golden State Winery Award is the highest and most prestigious winery award that can be given by the California State Fair. Our wines had the highest number of high scores, outranking competing wineries in all regions in California, including Napa and Sonoma. Wise Villa received the highest award given by the state of California. Highest number of quality wines than any winery in California. "Golden State Winery of the Year 2015".