Nestled in the rolling hills of the beautiful Temecula Wine Valley, Danza del Sol Winery, formerly Filsinger Vineyard and Winery, is a thirty-five acre estate winery. Danza del Sol is dedicated to producing premium varietal and proprietary blended wines that are sure to exceed your expectations. While the new owners are thrilled to introduce new Danza del Sol wines, continuing support and production of the Filsinger brand wines will thrill long time established fans. Under the guidance of a four decade valley veteran winemaker (and General Mgr) Mike Tingley, the vineyard currently produces eight different wines Chardonnay, Cabernet, Sauvignon Blanc, Zinfandel, Merlot, Viognier, Tempranillo and our award winning Gewurztraminer as well as two types of Champagne.

The original founders history:  It was a natural for Katharine I. and William C. Filsinger to follow in the footsteps of Bill's family owned winery in Germany. Kathy and Bill began by purchasing 35 acres of vineyards in the Temecula Valley in 1978 and as the grapes thrived, they started their own winery two years later. Their youngest son, Eric W. Filsinger, came on board 10 years ago as cellar master in 1990 and in 1992 was promoted to assistant wine maker.

Dr. Filsinger was a physician practicing in Orange County for 35 years and has now retired from medicine to devote all his time to making fine wines. Dr. Filsinger's parents emigrated from Germany after World War I and settled in Ohio. The family had a large winery in Mainz, Germany before World War II but it was confiscated by the Nazis. Because the family was always interested in wine and because of the loss of the winery in Germany. The Filsinger family wanted to reestablish the wine making tradition that they once had in Germany.

Filsinger Vineyards & Winery is currently producing about 3000 cases of wine annually. With Bill as the winemaker. The Filsingers grow 90 percent of their own grapes and buy 10 percent from local growers.

The Filsinger Winery was the First Southern California Winery to grow and produce "Gewurztraminer", a grape that usually grows better in the cooler climates, but has done well for the winery winning many medals for excellence and has become Filsinger Winery's most popular wine. Though Bill considers his Cabernet Sauvignon and Gewurztraminer his top wines, his champagnes should not be over-looked!