Chris Wynn
Co-founder · The Plan
Still also works full time in the video game industry, lucky in life to be able to follow multiple passions. Handles the recipes, production, the logistics, and all of the behind the scenes stuff.
About Wynston's
A Family Shop, an Old-Timey Cow and a stubborn belief that ice cream deserves better.
Handcrafted from scratch in San Marcos, CA. Every scoop made with real ingredients, real care, and a whole lot of love for the people who walk through our door.
2019
Founded
2
Shops
200+
Recipes
1
Dapper cow
Our Story
It started in a garage.
We didn't set out to start an ice cream company. We set out to make great ice cream for our neighbors and friends — the kind that tastes like the ice cream you remember from a summer that may or may not have actually existed. That batch turned into another, and another, and eventually into a counter, then a shop, then two shops, then a boxes shipping out across the country.
What stayed the same: every flavor we make is small-batch, hand-churned, and built on recipes that took us longer to perfect than we'd like to admit. Local cream. Real fruit. Slow process. No shortcuts — even the boring ones nobody would notice.
We're not the cheapest pint in the freezer. We're not trying to be. We take the long road on every step. If that sounds stubborn, it is. The details make the difference.
The best ice cream you've ever had — presented with a wink, not a punchline.
We named the company after Wynston: a fictional, well-dressed cow with strong opinions about cream and a soft spot for the underdog flavor. He shows up on the cup, the cone sleeve, the pints — anywhere a little personality is needed. He doesn't take himself too seriously. Neither do we.
Today Wynston's lives in two North County shops, in pints across the country, and on a lot of birthday tables in San Diego. We still answer the DMs. We still taste every flavor.
The Family
Meet Chris & Sarah Wynn
Sarah Wynn
Co-founder · The Party
The one you can't help but to love. Our face and personality, everyone, and I mean everyone, who meets Sarah instantly likes her. Has a superpower in connections.
How we make it
Slow, stubborn, no shortcuts.
We don't take shortcuts. Every batch follows the same steps — most of which are slower than they need to be, on purpose.
Source the best
Real high butterfat cream from California dairies, real fruit, real ingredients from the best sources.
Never settle
Test, test, test. We make the smallest adjustments to ensure perfection. No status quo here, always trying to make it better.
Churn it carefully
Small-batches keep our quality high. Denser texture, less air, packed with flavor. The way you want it made.
Sleep on it
Every batch rests at least 12 hours before scooping. Flavors marry, ice crystals soften, magic happens. Taste buds sing.
Who is Wynston?
A dapper cow with strong opinions.
Wynston is the bowtied, slightly Victorian, very opinionated cow on the side of every cup. He didn't ask to be a mascot — but here we are.
He believes vanilla should never apologize for being vanilla. He thinks "Hold the Cow" is a perfectly reasonable lifestyle choice. He has thoughts about sprinkles. He's why this whole thing isn't called something boring like Wynn's Premium Ice Creamery, LLC.
If you see him on a cone sleeve, a t-shirt, or the side of a truck — say hi. He's flattered.
Recognition
We've won some awards.
We don't lead with these — the scoop matters more than the trophy. But since you're here, here's the receipt.
17national & regional honors
since 2021 (and counting)
Blue Ribbon
Parmesan & Apricot
2023 Flavor of the year for the West Region
Annual ice cream clinic
12 awards- '21 FTW Chocolate · Blue Ribbon North American Ice Cream Association
- '22 Old Reliable (Vanilla) · Red Ribbon North American Ice Cream Association
- '23 FTW Chocolate · White Ribbon North American Ice Cream Association
- '23 Parmesan & Apricot · Flavor of the Year (West Region) North American Ice Cream Association
- '23 Strawberry · Red Ribbon North American Ice Cream Association
- '24 FTW Chocolate · Red Ribbon North American Ice Cream Association
- '24 Old Reliable (Vanilla) · Blue Ribbon North American Ice Cream Association
- '24 Strawberry · Blue Ribbon North American Ice Cream Association
- '25 FTW Chocolate · White Ribbon North American Ice Cream Association
- '25 Old Reliable (Vanilla) · White Ribbon North American Ice Cream Association
- '25 Strawberry · Red Ribbon North American Ice Cream Association
- '25 Pickle Whiskey Sour · 3rd Place - Non Dairy Flavor of the Year North American Ice Cream Association
Regional & local honors
5 awards- '25 FTW Chocolate · Bronze Medal LA International Dairy Awards
- '25 Strawberry · Gold Medal LA International Dairy Awards
- '26 Strawberry · Gold Medal LA International Dairy Awards
- '26 FTW Chocolate · Silver Medal LA International Dairy Awards
- '26 Old Reliable (Vanilla) · Bronze Medal LA International Dairy Awards
Come say hi in person
San Marcos
250 North City Dr, Suite 7, San Marcos CA 92078
Mon–Sat 12–9pm · Sun 12–8pm
Torrey Highlands
8250 Merge Ave, San Diego CA 92129
Daily 12–9pm
What we believe
Four quiet rules.
Great ice cream
Always the highest quality, if it doesn't meet our high bar, it doesn't get scooped, simple as that.
Customer experience
Our customers are our everything. Every experience should be memorable.
Community love
Our community has bolstered us and we always want to repay the favor.
Our employees matter
We want to make Wynston's one of the best experiences in our employee's lives.
Now get some great ice cream.
Two shops, tons of flavors, and a whole freezer that ships nationwide. Pick your move.