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Take 6 wineaux women Add a delightful array of hors-d'oeuvres Stir in six lovely bottles of French wine from Bordeaux Sprinkle in generous portions of laughter and fun Gently fold all ingredients together Viola! You have a recipe for a beautiful thing. After a bit of whining, I was graciously invited to attend Linda Kissam's newly formed … [Read more...]
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...]
Oak Mountain Winery, located on the picturesque De Portola Wine trail, played host to a cooking class on Friday night. Executive Chef Michael Allan Cragg taught eager and engaged participants many flexible and tasty recipes. Oak Mountain owner and winemaker, Steve Andrews, was on hand to pair his wines perfectly with each course. The cooking class took … [Read more...]
By Tyler Worth, Columnist If you read last week’s Temecula Tuesday post, you may recognized the name Briar Rose. I try not to repeat the same winery too many times in my reviews but I was so taken with the Viognier I wrote about last week that I decided to visit the winery. I can say without even a shadow of a doubt that as a whole, this is the most … [Read more...]
What do you do when it is summertime, and you want a lighter wine, but it is not blisteringly hot, and red still sounds good? Hart Winery has the perfect light bodied, flavorful Red wine in their Grenache. I was thrilled to pick a wine from Hart Winery. It is one of the oldest wineries in the Temecula Valley. Joe Hart, still the owner and winemaker, began … [Read more...]
written by Laura Plant I can’t think of a better idea than tasting wine rather than battling traffic on a holiday Friday evening. Temecula Valley Wine Company provided the perfect occasion by bringing in Christine Kruger from Coquelicot Estate Vineyard in the Santa Ynez Valley. My first question was: what does Coquelicot mean and how is it … [Read more...]
Last Thursday the Taste of Temecula staff was fortunate enough to meet up with Melody and Chris Johnston owners of Middle Ridge Winery, at The Wine Collective. We were there to sample some wine, hopefully get a wine pick of the week. Done and done. Middle Ridge Winery currently has six varietals bottled with a few more aging away in barrels. This is quite … [Read more...]
Milagro is rewriting the rules for making wine in Southern California Tucked away past the Wild Animal Park is a fledgling winery poised to change all the rules for winemaking in Southern California. The winery is Milagro Farm Vineyards and Winery and they are crafting some exceptional wines. Milagro's winemaking efforts lead by Jim Hart, and yes that … [Read more...]
With all the wineries on the Rancho California and De Portola Wine trails some wine seekers have not yet discovered the tasting rooms popping up on every corner in Old Town. One of my favorites is Villa Di Calabro Winery & Olive Oil Co. They are located at the end of Main Street just before the new Temecula City Hall . The beautiful wine and olive oil … [Read more...]
Wednesday evening wine class at the Wine Company was a great experience. Edwin Mahieu, a local resident and “wine coach,” provided some insights regarding wine basics, stemware, handling of different cork screws, and storage temperatures. The evening was further enhanced with a basic wine video and three different white wines for this initial … [Read more...]
