History
History of Rancho de Vega
At The Ironwood Ranch, we offer nature-inspired decor and authentic wooden accents along with the floor to ceiling window overlooking the Hill Country beauty as a setting for you to customize your day unique to you.
Dr. Roman de la Cuesta was born in Spain and came to California in 1849. He married Micaela Cota daughter of Francesca Cota, of neighboring Rancho Santa Rosa, and was gifted Rancho de Vega (Spanish for “the meadow”) as a dowry. Dr. Roman de la Cuesta and Michaela Cota established their legacy at Rancho de Vega and built an adobe on the property.
The home was built under great difficulty as there were no roads and the lumber had to be brought over Gaviota Pass on the heads of oxen, as even oxen carts could not get through. Their son Eduardo and his wife Eleva lived on the property for many years and grew wine grapes. The historic adobe they built still stands on the property. The adobe home was 13 rooms and is much as it was when first built.
Photo of the Rancho La Vega, Buellton California. Courtesy of Miss Ynez de la Cuesta.
In 1976 Bill Mosby and his wife Jeri found the favorable land and purchased the 206 acres of Rancho la Vega. They planted eighteen acres of wine grapes. The Mosby’s learned of the rich history that the ranch carried with it and thus Vega Vineyards was born, a family venture to sell wine grapes to wineries. In 1980 they changed the name from Vega Vineyards to Mosby Winery and focused on selling direct to customers out of the tasting room on the property.
We have continued this farming and hospitality tradition into modern-day Vega Vineyard and Farm. Demetrios and Karen Loizides had always been drawn to the region due to its similarities to Demetrios’s ancestral and grape-growing village of Kathikas, Cyprus and then his childhood town of the untamed Bulawayo, Zimbabwe.
They realized their dream, purchased a farm, and wanted to share with friends and community. From there is where Vega Vineyard and Farm, a winery, restaurant and catering operation that offers a genuine “farm to table” model grew.
Members of the de la Cuesta Family pose underneath the Old Grape Arbor, leading to their adobe home 1892.
Join us for a private, intimate tour of Vega, where you'll discover every enchanting possibility across our estate. Explore ceremony locations, wander through our barrel room, and envision your celebration coming to life.
Tours are available Monday through Friday and typically last 1-2 hours. We'll ensure you have the time and space to dream, question, and imagine.
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