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A step back in time, the Holiday’s at Keyways

Feb 21, 2013

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...

Brie of Dreams at Maurice Car’rie

Feb 20, 2013

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...

Wilson Creek, so much more than Almond champagne

Feb 19, 2013

I will admit to a bit of snobbery. I really had no desire to go to Wilson Creek in Temecula. I mean you find bottles of their Almond champagne in Long’s Drug Stores (well you did when they were around). ...

Callaway, more then just Big Bertha

Feb 18, 2013

Callaway Winery Temecula CA from Crushed Grape Chronicles on Vimeo. Callaway…you know the name, Big Bertha is their claim to fame. Well before all that Ely Callaway was in textiles. After a successful career where he was a VP for...

A family winery with Hart

Feb 17, 2013

Hart Winery When you drive into Temecula Wine Country the very first winery you come across is Hart Family Winery. In 1974 over the weekends Joe and Nancy Hart and their 3 sons planted the first grapevines in their vineyard...

Foot Path Winery & farm

Feb 15, 2013

Foot Path is not your typical winery. It’s off the beaten path on Glen Oaks Road. The property and drive are marked by a banner. Footpath Tasting This isn’t a shiny tasting room that you are driving into, it is...

Danza Del Sol a Prequel

Feb 14, 2013

This 35 acre estate on the De Portola Wine Trail was previously owned by the Filsingers who created exceptional wines in the Temecula Valley for almost 30 years. In 2010 the new Danza del Sol tasting room opened under the...

Wiens, Barrel Tasting Room

Feb 6, 2013

We have long been members of Wiens Wine Club. Wien’s Barrel Room from main room On our first trip to Temecula it was the last stop of our second day and we loved their wines. Not trusting ourselves, we...

Masia De Yabar, A Stunning Location

Jan 4, 2013

Masia de Yabar has a stunning location for a winery on the De Portola wine trail. Wilmer and Silvia Yabar came from Peru with ancestry in Spain and have wine-making in their blood. In 2004 they planted vineyards in Argentina...

Lorimar, A Christmas Gallery

Jan 3, 2013

There are only so many hours in the day and there is only so much wine one can drink. Well at least when you are driving. So our visit to Lorimar’s new winery and tasting room did not include a...

Part of the Family at Doffo

Dec 28, 2012

I love to research wine country. Before a trip my planning stages can take more time than the trip itself. I’m a bit obsessive about this. Now don’t think that I’m also a control freak. I tend to also build...

Cougar Winery – Italian wines in the Temecula Countryside

Dec 26, 2012

The Cougar Property is in the midst of lots of change with construction surrounding the winery, but they are still open and happy to take care of guests in the tasting room. The winery is owned and operated by Rick...