May 17, 2012

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Las Piedras: The Undiscovered Gem Grown on Mt. Palomar

Grapes Las Piedras

Today's pick was inspired by an article I wrote for my site, WhatsWorthDrinking.com. In that post I reviewed a Sangiovese by what has become one of my favorite wineries in the Temecula area. Las Piedras is the private label of Steve Hagata, the winemaker at the Temecula Valley’s own Falkner Winery. Clinging to the slopes of Mount Palomar at 3,500 feet … [Read more...]

Love Those Hart Wines!

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A while back, I wrote an article on Hart Family Winery and their reds wines. In that post I mentioned that while I was at the  Hart Winery I also tasted some white and rosé wines from the vats that were yet to be bottled. Well the wait is over and Hart’s Sauvignon Blanc, Roussanne, and Cabernet Franc rosé are available in the tasting room, which means … [Read more...]

Delicious Reds @ Europa Village by Tyler Worth

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A while back I featured some great warm weather white wines from Europa Village, the Temecula Valley’s newest boutique winery. There were just too many wines worthy of recognition in their line for me to cover in one post, so today we are revisiting them to talk about their reds. We will be talking about three wines today. As I mentioned in my previous … [Read more...]

Warm Weather Whites @ Europa Village

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About two weeks ago, I headed down to the newly opened, Europa Village winery in the heart of Temecula wine country. For those who have not been as glued to the updates on this new winery as I have, the tasting room that just opened on April 18th, appropriately called Prelude, is only the very first chapter of the Temecula Valley’s most fascinating new … [Read more...]

Sauvignon Blanc – Temecula vs. Central Coast

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For those who have been following the What’s Worth Drinking Central Coast Saga, less than three days passed after I returned from my trip before I was back in the Temecula Valley tasting wine. As a result, today’s article includes a Sauvignon Blanc from both places in something of a comparative Central Coast – Temecula Valley taste off. As I … [Read more...]

New Reds at Hart Family Winery

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Last week I made a trip to Temecula in search of material to review. I stopped by a few of my old favorites and sampled their new vintages, and also visited some new wineries I had not yet explored. The most impressive of my new discoveries was a family owned and operated winery that actually has been in production since 1980. Hart Family Winery is the … [Read more...]