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Is Doffo Winery Still Open? Mystery Diners Update (Temecula, CA)

Mystery Diners, Season 9 Temecula, California

Current status

Open

As of October 2026, Doffo Winery is listed open on doffowines.com, reviewed by our team on October 11, 2026; not yet independently confirmed through direct contact.

What the source shows: Doffo Winery's own website, checked 2026-09-09, shows a 2026 copyright notice and current tasting-room hours, and Google Places lists the business as operating. How we decide a status →

About this show's format: Described as staged/scripted by Wikipedia's article, citing a 2012 realityblurred.com report. Surface this note on every record.

What happened after Mystery Diners?

In the Mystery Diners episode "Barrel of Monkeys" (aired 2015-02-25), Doffo Winery owner Damian Doffo told investigator Charles Stiles that wine barrels had gone missing from the winery's stock in Temecula. Undercover diners Jamie and Kendall were sent in to observe staff and identify who was responsible, according to the Food Network's episode listing. As is the format of the series, Stiles reviewed the surveillance footage with Doffo afterward and discussed changes to inventory handling meant to prevent further losses. Wikipedia's article on Mystery Diners, citing the program's own end-of-episode disclaimer and a critic's review, notes that certain scenes are staged or re-enacted for dramatic effect and that the series has been criticized for implausible scenarios and unconvincing acting.

Doffo Winery's own website, checked on 2026-09-09, returned an HTTP 200 response, carried a 2026 copyright notice, and listed current tasting-room hours (Thursday 11 a.m.-5 p.m., Friday and Saturday until 6 p.m.) under the title 'Doffo Winery - Handcrafted Wines From the Temecula Valley.' A Google Places record for 36083 Summitville St, Temecula, separately listed the business as operating. Together, the site and the listing indicate the winery was still doing business under the same name and at the same address as of that check.

The episode Mystery Diners, Season 9

Episode 4
Aired
Title: Barrel of Monkeys · What was featured: Wine barrels going missing from the winery's inventory
How Mystery Diners restaurants have fared: 55% closed →

Also in Season 9 Mystery Diners

Season 9: 5 of 11 still open · 1 renamed, moved or under new owners

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Sources we checked 3 references

  1. doffowines.com https://www.doffowines.com/
  2. foodnetwork.com https://www.foodnetwork.com/shows/mystery-diners/episodes/barrel-of-monkeys
  3. Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mystery_Diners
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Record md-102 · checked by Cal Marchetti.