lincoln heights los angeles california united states 34 03 49 n 118 13 26 w 34.0637 n 118.2239 w 34.0637 ; 118.2239 appellation california wine founded 1917 varietals cabernet sauvignon chardonnay merlot pinot noir sauvignon blanc syrah distribution international website sanantoniowinery.com los angeles historic cultural monument designated september 14 1966 reference no. 42 the san antonio winery is a winery lincoln heights district in the city of los angeles it has operated since 1917 just east of downtown at 737 lamar street south of north main street . the winery includes a wine shop restaurant and banquet hall . 1 2 the winery uses grapes from the 500 acre 2.0 km2 riboli family farm in monterey a smaller napa valley vineyard and contracts with other californian growers . besides the bottling and distribution at the original winery site they have an energy efficient winemaking facility in paso robles and opened a tasting room there in 2016 . 3 san antonio produces varietal table wines and dessert wines both red and white . 1 until fairly recently san antonio winery was the only winery that operated within the city limits of los angeles . it had held this distinction since prohibition . citation needed contents 1 history 2 see also 3 references 4 external links history edit in 1917 santo cambianica an italian man from the northern italy province of lombardy immigrated to los angeles and started the winery at its current location . hoping for good luck he dedicated the winery to saint anthony in italian san antonio by naming it as such . when prohibition was enacted in 1920 cambianica asked for permission from the catholic church to continue operating his winery for communion wine . they also sold grapes to home wine makers . the winery has been declared as historical monument 42 in the city of los angeles . 1 see also edit los angeles historic cultural monuments on the east and northeast sides references edit a b c berger dan september 29 1988 . san antonio riboli family reshapes its winery s image . los angeles times . retrieved 10 september 2016 . hansen barbara january 22 1998 . san antonio winery a barrel of good food . los angeles times . retrieved 10 september 2016 . buffalo sally september 7 2016 . san antonio winery unveils new paso winery and winemaker . san luis obispo tribune . retrieved 10 september 2016 . external links edit official website v t e los angeles historic cultural monuments downtown los angeles east and northeast sides harbor area hollywood san fernando valley silver lake angelino heights and echo park south los angeles westside wilshire and westlake areas retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title san antonio winery & oldid 743493357 categories wineries in californiacommercial buildings in los angeleslos angeles historic cultural monumentslincoln heights los angeleshidden categories articles which use infobox templates with no data rowsall articles with unsourced statementsarticles with unsourced statements from september 2016 navigation menu personal tools not logged intalkcontributionscreate accountlog in namespaces article talk variants views read edit view history more search navigation main pagecontentsfeatured contentcurrent eventsrandom articledonate to wikipediawikipedia store interaction helpabout wikipediacommunity portalrecent changescontact page tools what links hererelated changesupload filespecial pagespermanent linkpage informationwikidata itemcite this page print export create a bookdownload as pdfprintable version languages add links this page was last modified on 9 october 2016 at 22 29 . text is available under the creative commons attribution sharealike license ; additional terms may apply . by using this site you agree to the terms of use and privacy policy . wikipedia is a registered trademark of the wikimedia foundation inc. a non profit organization . privacy policy about wikipedia disclaimers contact wikipedia developers cookie statement mobile view