Temecula is inland California, south of LA, north of San Diego and just east of the Pacific Coast. It is host to 42 wineries of various sizes and ages.
With a couple of exceptions I didn't find the wine to be nearly as good as Napa or Carmel Valley.
To give you some idea, I bought one full size bottle of white wine, and a small bottle of dessert wine (as they were selling it for $5!)
I couldn't even tell you how much wine my dad and I bought in Napa and Carmel Valley, but it was definitely into double figures...
The tour we went on was good however. Tours are a great way to taste at a variety of wineries without having to worry about driving. We got a good mix of people on the bus, and we were all laughing and joking around by the end of the day.
We went to 4 different wineries - a couple of them quite shi shi, and lovely views of the mountains and vines at 3 of them. We were also fortunate to have fabulous weather, although the weather is pretty much fabulous most of the time here!
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| The most shi shi of the tasting rooms at Callaway |
My favourite of the day was Robert Renzoni and I will be revisiting that one for a rather lovely red they had. We also got to meet the owner who was very handsome and exceedingly youthful. He had been drinking wine since he was 6, so I think he is a great advertisement for the wonder of the grape.
It was really interesting seeing autumnal vines - I had never seen the vines anything but green, so to see some of them brown and crispy was weird! I had also never tasted a grape straight off the vine. They were delicious and very very sweet.
Temecula town is very sweet and pretty old by American standards.
So if you are in the area, then go for the day to the town and a couple of wineries for sure.
But if you are planning a wine tour of California? Stay north of LA...
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