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">A Woman’s Touch on Keyways Winery
All went well for several years until the winemaker who was leasing announced he was soon leaving. After months of looking for a new leasee and also searching her own mind and heart, Terri went to work in January 2006 at a new career – winery owner. As you might expect from a resourceful savvy businesswoman, she knew it would take a top-notch team for Keyways to remain in business.
February 10th, 2011 | Posted in Wineries | Read More »
">“A Day In The Country” At Ponte’s 8th Annual Grape Stomp Festival
There they sat as if atop a cake – a beautiful bride and groom fully dressed for their nuptials. It turns out that the couple had been married at Ponte two weeks earlier and returned with their entire wedding party to stomp into wedded bliss. And yes, the bride was a crusher in her gorgeous wedding dress. This I had to see.
October 10th, 2010 | Posted in Miscellany,Wine Tasting Events,Wineries | Read More »
">Leonesse Cellars – Meet Mike Rennie & Gary Winder
When they decided to locate the winery on De Portola Road, more than a few eyebrows were raised. There were only two other wineries on the road at the time: Keyways and Filsinger. Keyways was open only occasionally; Filsinger was open on weekends only. Several owners of wineries on Rancho California Road told them they were making a big mistake. They honestly wondered if they were making a mistake themselves.
May 8th, 2010 | Posted in The Love of Wine,Wineries | Read More »
">New Face On A Temecula Wine Country Landmark
“If you’d told me a year ago that I’d be in Southern California as a winery owner I would have told you you were crazy!” Filsinger Winery was one of the first wineries in the Temecula Valley. William Doc Filsinger produced wines on the De Portola Wine Trail for nearly 30 years. Recently, Doc sold [...]
April 26th, 2010 | Posted in The Love of Wine,Wineries | Read More »
">Vince & Audrey Cilurzo – Pioneers of The Temecula Wine Country
“We just had this faith that everything was going to be good over the years and it was.” They developed a fantastic following. “In the early days Audrey could sit down in the tasting room and read an entire book and if five people would come, that would be a pretty good day.”
February 28th, 2010 | Posted in The Love of Wine | Read More »
">Valentine’s Day In Temecula Wine Country
It was a picture perfect day in Temecula Wine Country for Valentine’s Day. I’ll let the photos do the talking.
February 15th, 2010 | Posted in The Love of Wine | Read More »
">A Sit Down With Ponte’s Wine Maker, Robert Cartwright
It had been more than a few months since I last visited Ponte Winery. I stopped by last week for a tasting, lunch and a visit with Winemaker Robert Cartwright. As you can see, Ponte is all dressed up for the holidays. Owner Claudio Ponte was there and I visited with him briefly before Robert [...]
December 19th, 2009 | Posted in Wineries | Read More »
