NEXT EVENT
3 ~ Course Wine Dinner
Casual Family Style
2 Seats Available
Date – Saturday, March 9, 2024
Time – 7;00 pm
Price – $79.00 per person
Wine Included
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Our Story
Our Story
Laguna Canyon Winery was built on a simple idea: bring great grapes to Laguna Beach and make the wine right here in the canyon.
I’m J.J. Huber — award-winning vintner, owner, winemaker and sommelier. I started with a Canadian urban winery background, sourcing grapes from Napa and Sonoma Valley, and making them with old-world Italian methods and equipment. It’s a mix of cultures that has served us well — our wines earn medals year after year at the OC Fair Commercial Wine Competition and recently earned several 91+ points in Wine Enthusiast.
We’re tucked away here in the heart of Laguna Beach — a small, family-owned tasting room & winery with a big 13-foot screen, Rock ‘n’ Roll playing concerts, and wines poured by the people who made them.
Whether you’re here for a daytime tasting, to blend your own bottle to take home, to host a corporate gathering or private event, or to join our wine club — we’d love to welcome you in.
Come taste what we’ve been building in the canyon.
MEET THE WINE TEAM
Ranch Raised. Cellar Made.Â
My journey into winemaking started long before grapes — on a horse and cattle ranch in southern Saskatchewan.
Growing up as a cowboy, I spent my early years riding open range, working alongside my family, and learning what it really means to respect the land. Hard work, resilience, and patience — my father taught me that you don’t rush nature, you work with it. That’s still how I make wine today.
Seeking new horizons, I headed west to Vancouver, BC, where I met Gianni Seminari, an oenologist and Winemaster from the University of Milan. For two years under Gianni, I crushed grapes, learned old-world Italian traditions, and fell in love with the craft.
I started sourcing my own grapes using those Italian techniques, and the awards started coming. What began as a hobby became a calling. In 1993, my brother and I opened our first winery near Vancouver, then built a second in 1996.
But I dreamed of being closer to California’s great vineyards. That dream became Laguna Canyon Winery — named for the beautiful divide between coastal Laguna Beach and Orange County. Here I continued my education under UC Davis legend Clark Smith.
Over 30 years my style has evolved around two beliefs: a pure varietal should speak honestly of where it was grown, and a thoughtful blend can create layers of complexity you can’t get any other way. We make both — 100% pure, straight varietals and our signature blends.
Today, longtime friend John Rider serves as our winemaker and operations director, and our Tasting Room Coordinator Carson will welcome you when you visit, walk you through the winery, and get your tasting started right.
Come taste 30 years of ranch-raised work ethic, poured in a glass.