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Originally established in 1889 and purchased in 1927 by Vincenzo Rizzo, an immigrant from Sicily, this local winery, straddling

Rancho Bernardo and the neighboring city of Poway, is the oldest winery in the area. This winery includes a vineyard, a tasting

room, a restaurant (the Café Merlot), various small shops and studios, a private patio area for weddings, and at its far end, the

official museum of the Rancho Bernardo Historical Society. To this day, the winery is still owned and operated by the Rizzo

family.

California State University San Marcos, also known as CSUSM for short, is located in the city of San Marcos in the inland North

County region of San Diego County, California. It ranks among the newer and faster-growing campuses in the California State

University (CSU) system, the world’s largest system of public four-year universities.

The official website for the oldest and perhaps largest existing church in Rancho Bernardo, located near the intersection of

Rancho Bernardo and Pomerado Roads. The current sanctuary dates to 2002, but the original structure was built in 1966 and

received a major renovation with additions in 1978. Visitors are invited to sign the guest book.

Staffed entirely by volunteers, the RB Historical Society is officially classified as a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization, with a

museum in what was originally an old farmhouse located at the far end of the Bernardo Winery in Rancho Bernardo. The Society

is currently in the process of digitizing its entire collection of historical documents, including copies of the Bernardo Brandings

newsletter. Also in progress is the restoration of a 19th-century Studebaker stagecoach, or “mud wagon,” as it was known, using

donations from visitors to the museum.

This is Rancho Bernardo’s oldest local gathering spot for athletic recreation. Facilities are open to members as well as the general

public and include a pool, tennis courts, Little League batting cages, a playground for young children, a gym, game rooms,

meeting rooms with audiovisual equipment hookups, and picnic tables.

Rancho Bernardo as Reinvention of the Suburb