Oak Mountain Winery sits high on the North side of the De Portola Wine Trail with great views of Oak Mountain. You can’t miss the entrance with it’s buckboard wagon emblazoned with the winery name. This winery houses both Oak...
Michael and I visited Villa di Calabro’s tasting room on a trip a while back to Temecula. They are located downtown in a charming little yellow house built in 1927, close to the Public House (great restaurant!) and across from...
Mount Palomar Winery from Crushed Grape Chronicles on Vimeo. The Mount Palomar Winery has a gorgeous location mid way down the Rancho California Road. The vineyards were started here in 1969 by John H. Poole, who also became the first...
Frangipani…for me I immediately think of the musical “South Pacific”. Frangipani is the word they use for plumeria the island flower that I grew up making leis with in Hawaii. So…I envisioned a tropical paradise. I thought, this winery must...
Europa Village winery endeavors to take you on a quick trip to Europe to enjoy the wines of France, Italy and Spain. The gardens here are lovely and they have added a covered patio for large groups. They have a...
We are Top Chef watchers here. Kinda fans of the show. Enough so that when Kristen was knocked off this past season we went online to complain. We were not giant fans of Angelo Sosa when he was on top...
In searching for great places to enjoy wine and food in Vegas you come across plenty of list of “Best Of”. In a list of “Best Wine Bars” in Vegas I came across a name of an off strip restaurant...
Miramonte. What can I say they have created a stunning atmosphere. Michael got hooked on their Sangria the first time we stopped by and we both fell in love with the artistic atmosphere. Since our last visit they have...
Thornton winery is one of the first wineries that greet you as you drive into Temecula Wine Country. A Champagne house this French style chateau sits on a hill on the South Side of Rancho California Road. Opening in...
Van Roekel is the sister property to Maurice Car’rie. It sits on the hill overlooking Maurice Car’rie and is where their winemaker Gus produces his more refined wines. The winery complex is on a drive that includes the Van Roekel...
Santa at Keyways It was getting to be dusk on day two of our holiday trip to Temecula and as we were on the De Portola Wine Trail anyway we thought we would drop by and see Keyways. We wandered...
The sprawling Victorian style farmhouse is eye catching as you drive down Rancho California Road. They also lay claim to the oldest structure in Temecula with their barn and windmill. The vineyards here were the first established in Temecula back...
