
There are also lots of bunnies and lizards at Oak Mountain. It’s a dog’s paradise. I must say their lizards are too fast for me and their bunnies disappear as soon as I approach. (It must be those darn jingling bells around my neck that warn them.) But I will not give up.
September 28th, 2011 | Posted in The Love of Wine | Read More »

My recollection gets a little hazy here as I allow myself to thoroughly relax and melt into the experience. I did manage to ascertain that the Vino Therapy facial costs $75.00. It is an ideal treat for anyone after a day of Temecula vineyard touring and tasting.
July 16th, 2011 | Posted in Miscellany,The Love of Wine | Read More »

Three Leaning Tower of Pisas and an Eiffel Tower in Temecula? It’s all in a weekend’s work. The Temecula Winegrowers Association presented its 20th popular World of Wine weekend March 5th and 6th at more than 30 Temecula Valley wineries. Each participating winery offered barrel and/or tank samples as well as tasty food pairings. The [...]
March 11th, 2011 | Posted in The Love of Wine,Wine Tasting Events,Wineries | Read More »

Diego made many people happy retrieving his marinated tennis balls for them. Young, old, softball pitchers, not-so-talented-ball throwers, he wasn’t picky and he played with them all.
December 27th, 2010 | Posted in The Love of Wine,Wine Tasting Events,Wineries | Read More »

This created a slight dilemma because Steve wanted to go with a Chardonnay and Valerie had her heart set on Tempranillo. The solution? They served both and asked us which pairing we preferred.
October 6th, 2010 | Posted in Wine & Food,Wineries | Read More »

Wilmer and Carlos are both natives of Perú, while Waleed was born in Lebanon. Wilmer and Carlos both practice dentistry, but in 2003, Wilmer planted roughly 75 acres of Malbec in Argentina. They met Waleed at the DePortola location and came up with the idea of opening a tasting room in Old Town. Like the De Portola location, the Old Town location will offer not only wine, but live music and food, too.
August 7th, 2010 | Posted in Wine & Food,Wine & Music,Wineries | Read More »

Gray skies, temperatures on the chilly side and a few drops of rain couldn’t deter hundreds of wine lovers from enjoying the World of Wine barrel tasting event presented this past weekend by the Temecula Valley Winegrowers Association. 27 wineries offered tastes of their wines, though not all offered barrel samples. If you check out [...]
March 8th, 2010 | Posted in Uncategorized,Wine & Food,Wineries | Read More »