San Antonio Winery offers four private rooms in Los Angeles for company mixers, meetings, holiday parties and private dinners, the largest holding up to 120 guests. The winery has operated at its Lamar Street site since 1917 and is run by the Riboli family.
Seminars and company events
The private events team lists corporate events, meetings, team-building sessions, company mixers and holiday parties among its regular bookings. The Stefano Cellar, inside the working winery, is set up for tastings, meetings and receptions for up to 50 people. Larger company gatherings use the Vintage Room, which holds up to 120. The Speakeasy Lounge, between two of the rooms, extends either the Heritage Cellar or the Founders Room for a drink before or after a session. Holiday party dates are in demand, and the winery advises booking early for the end of the year.
Weddings and receptions
The winery hosts rehearsal dinners, bridal events and milestone celebrations rather than full weddings, according to its private events page. The rooms suit a dinner for both families the night before, an engagement party or an anniversary.
Rooms and capacities
The Vintage Room is the original room of the winery, with redwood ceilings, wooden beams, chandeliers and a wall of large wine barrels; it takes up to 120 guests. The Heritage Cellar, lined with redwood from the original fermenting tanks, holds up to 48. The Stefano Cellar, walled with oak casks, takes up to 50. The Founders Room, with arched redwood doorways and a brick wall, seats up to 32, and its adjoining Founders Lounge can be added on request. Outdoors, The 1917 restaurant can be booked for up to 100 guests from Monday to Friday.
Catering
Menus are Italian and paired with the family's wines. The events team works with each host on the menu, and the food and wine for the Heritage Cellar are chosen by winery staff. Two restaurants operate on site, Maddalena and The 1917 Wine Bar & Bistro, so catering stays in-house.
History and setting
The winery was founded in 1917 and declared a Los Angeles historic landmark in 1964. It describes itself as the city's original urban winery and the longest-producing winery in California. It kept going through Prohibition and the Great Depression, and four generations of the Riboli family have run it. The tasting room offers daily 30-minute tours, which can be added to an event for guests who want to see the cellars.
Getting there
The address is 737 Lamar Street, Los Angeles, CA 90031, a short drive north-east of downtown. The winery also has locations in Ontario and Paso Robles with their own event spaces, which helps companies with teams across Southern and Central California.
