February 4, 2012

Wine on a Dime

Wine on a Dime

They have hand selected wines you can taste for 10 cents each and, if you find one you like you can also purchase a glass; second, they also have several hand-crafted beers you can enjoy there by the glass.

Mountains of flowers in Rainbow

Mountains of flowers in Rainbow

Hidden high up in the mountain mists of Rainbow is one of the seven flower farms managed by Protea USA. It’s a unique operation that blends so well into the landscape you would never even see it, if you did not know that it was there.

Firelight wine tasting, Milagro Chardonnay

Firelight wine tasting, Milagro Chardonnay

With palates overloaded from bratwurst, beer, hot peppers and home-made fries our host introduced a Chardonnay, local, from Ramona. I was fortunate at this tasting to be in the company of two professional tasters; Travis Tingley and Trasier Schuyler. I like evaluating wine in a group as someone always tends to pick up on a [...]

The Temecula Challenge, Bike Ride and Triathlon

The Temecula Challenge, Bike Ride and Triathlon

The Temecula Challenge combines challenging endurance sports over the weekend of April 17th and 18th, 2010. Participate in a 100, 50, or 25 mile bike ride and/or the 14th annual triathlon, 5K, or Kids Fun Run events. There is something for every level of athlete and fun for the whole family!

Easter Egg Hunt

Easter Egg Hunt

The City of Temecula Community Services Department is once again hosting an Easter Egg Hunt, this Saturday for children up to 11 years old.

Inland Empire CSA

Inland Empire CSA

Eating well means different things to different people. To the gourmet, it means eating delicious food, full of complex flavor. To the health enthusiast, it means eating natural foods, low in fat, high in nutrition. The Inland Empire CSA provides a convenient way for both of these groups to eat well, while also answering concerns about our earth and environment.

CSA stands for Consumer Supported Agriculture. Simply put, a consumer buys shares in a farm, or farms. In return for the investment, the consumer receives a box, or share of produce each week.

Milagro: by definition, such an effect or event manifesting or considered as a work of God.

Milagro: by definition, such an effect or event manifesting or considered as a work of God.

Finding a good Chardonnay in this area can sometimes be challenging. Well, fret no longer my chardonnay lovers.

Hands for Haiti Now

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For those of you reading this article some might be thinking, “ok we’ve done our part for Haiti lets move on…” or some of you even say “Why are we reaching out to Haiti so much when we have people here that need help?” You may be familiar with the phrase “for the love of [...]

Blue Grass Music Festival

Blue Grass Music Festival

What do you do on a bright, sunny Saturday and you have two kids and a teenage Spanish exchange student to entertain? You go to the Temecula Bluegrass Festival. Because if Bluegrass isn’t true, blue American music then I don’t know what is. And if someone is visiting from another country, it’s always fun to introduce them to America’s roots

Chef Swap

Chef Swap

Two of Wine County’s Top Chefs have switched jobs Although the we here at Taste of Temecula have known for sometime now, we were asked to keep this under wraps until it was official. Steve Stawinski former Ponte Executive Chef for almost seven years has moved across the street to Wilson Creek Winery’s Creekside Grille. [...]