City Winery Workforce Development and Business Incubator Project

City Winery Workforce

$4 Million Funding Request

The City of Rancho Cucamonga through a partnership with National Core is revitalizing the historic d’Ellena Winery, a designated local landmark, into a City-owned, operating winery that will serve as a culinary and workforce development incubator. This project preserves one of the last remaining historic wineries in the city while creating hands-on training opportunities and pathways to economic mobility.

Project Benefits:

  • Creates hands-on workforce training and career pathways
  • Preserves a historic landmark for modern community use
  • Supports local entrepreneurship and small business growth
City Winery Workforce
City Workforce2

Local Representatives 

Congressman Pete Aguilar 

State Senator Eloise Gomez Reyes

Assemblymember Robert Garcia

Project Contact 

Hope Velarde Management Analyst II Hope.Velarde@CityofRC.us 

Michael Parmer Director of Engagement and Special Programs Michael.Parmer@CityofRC.us