boutique wineries

Supervisors OK updating ordinance for amplified music at boutique wineries

Grapes at Sierra Roble Winery in Warner Springs
 
Photo and story by Karen Pearlman
 
Feb. 11, 2026 (San Diego County) — The silence will at last be broken at some of East County’s smallest vineyards.
 
The San Diego County Board of Supervisors on Wednesday voted unanimously to amend the County Zoning Ordinance, allowing amplified live music at boutique wineries.
 
The decision marks a major shift for the region’s roughly 100 small-scale operations, which have been restricted from using speakers or mechanical music since the "by-right" winery tier was created in 2010.

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County Supervisors to decide on amplified music for boutique wineries

Photo by Miriam Raftery

By Karen Pearlman

Feb. 4, 2026 (San Diego County) – For the winemakers of East County, the sound of progress has long been a quiet one.

Under current San Diego County laws, the region’s smallest “boutique” wineries -- the family-run operations that make up an important part of the local agriculture scene -- have been silenced when it comes to amplified music.

That silence may soon be broken.


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