May 22, 2012

2012 Big Red Fest: Your Survival Guide

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The De Portola Wine Trail’s signature Big Red Fest is scheduled for this Sunday, April 22nd from 10am to 5pm, promising another fun-filled day of wine tasting and food pairing from the heart of the Temecula Valley region …will you be ready? With nine wineries, 27 wines, and nine food tastings on a five mile trail, the Big Red Fest is a seasonal … [Read more...]

Sunrider Jeep Tours

Sunrider Jeep Tours

Sunrider Jeep Tours offers a unique way to visit the Temecula Wine Country - in an open air Jeep! We jumped at the chance to ride along for the day with a group of first time Wine Country guests. The day started off at the Starbucks in Old Town Temecula, which is a completely normal place to set out for an adventure in Temecula. We headed out of Old Town … [Read more...]

Blessing Just The Beginning

South Coast Winery's budding vines. (Courtesy photo)

When asked if I could attend the Blessing of the Vines event at South Coast Winery, I jumped at the opportunity. What a fabulous way to spend a Sunday afternoon, welcomed by Temecula’s premier South Coast Winery Resort & Spa to an event that launches their grape growing season. Then, I cast a wary glance at my two daughters, 7 and 5, and asked into … [Read more...]

Big Red Fest – This Sunday!

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If you’ve never really ventured off of Rancho California Rd. and it’s popular wine tasting room “row” and you’ve always wanted to discover the gorgeous wineries along the “off-beaten path” of De Portola Rd., then this Sunday is the perfect opportunity for new wine adventures. The Big Red Fest is taking place this Sunday, April 3rd (from … [Read more...]

Wonderful World of Wine – by Corie Maue & Ginger Baker-Giordano

Wiens 2008 Reserve Tempranillo-Petit Syrah

This year, March 5th & 6th emerged warm and breezy like every good wine country weekend should. The perfect weather was just one happy element of a wonderful weekend at the World of Wine winter barrel tasting event. With passports in hand, we journeyed from one stop to the next, sampling special wines with custom food parings at the 33 participating … [Read more...]

A Match Made in Wine Country

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Several years ago, a co-worker wondered if I would like to meet her single brother. Not another blind date! He was moving from Lodi to Southern California. Groan! He was a winemaker. Hey! This is getting interesting. They were starting a winery in Temecula. Sold! I'll meet him. I'm a wine enthusiast from way back. In spite of being a Midwest girl, my wine … [Read more...]

Taste of Temecula at Gershon Bachus

Taste of Temecula at Gershon Bachus

Come out to Gershon Bachus Vintners this weekend from 11am -5pm and meet the owners of one of Temecula's newest wineries on the De Portola wine trail. Trasier will be pouring as well to help friends Ken and Christina showcase their amazing wines created by Temecula wine maker Mike Tingley. GBV's Grapes are grown locally on their estate and from Napa and … [Read more...]