I feel like a bona fide travel blogger now. This is my second blog posting while traveling through Pennsylvania (Pittsburgh and Philadelphia to be exact).
Just two days before leaving for Pennsylvania I spent a weekend in Los Angeles to attend a bonfire, before heading back down to the Temecula Wine Valley. I love Temecula. No, no, no...I HEART Temecula.
Here are five reasons why I just HEART Temecula:
1. The Wine Tasting is generally a lot cheaper in Temecula than in Napa and Sonoma. The biggest plus is that most places pour generously.
Does my face, which is still bandaged up from my cancer surgery, show how excited I am to go wine tasting? I believe so.
At this winery, I nearly jumped for joy when they poured my glass halfway! I know it's a TASTING, but the wine was so delicious here so I didn't mind. Because most wineries in Temecula pour so generously, you can easily share one tasting among two people (that means you save MORE money!).
2. The Wineries are within close proximity of each other, so in approximately a span of a mile you can hit several wineries.
Have you seen gas prices lately? I don't think you want to drive too much, and too far to just get some wine.
3. It's a great weekend getaway for Southern Californians. It is completely drive-able from San Diego (one hour) and Los Angeles (1-2 hours).
A group of us squeezed into our cars to make the trek down to Temecula. There are several hotels and bed and breakfast joints in the area. Just north of Temecula is the mother of all spas, Glen Ivy! It also makes a perfect couple getaway.
4. The Wineries are BEAUTIFUL!
I can spend hours just touring the winery grounds, or frolicking in the vineyards.
Most wineries offer great views, and great restaurants too.
5. The biggest reason to go to Temecula, is that the wine makes MOST people silly, happy, or all of the above. We all need a little bit of happiness in our lives, right?
The day before our Temecula trip my friend got majorly shit on by a bird. It was ALL OVER HIS FACE.
After a few wine tastings, we decided to make even more fun of the situation by practicing our new pose, "Do The Bird Shit."
Getting pooped on isn't fun, but drinking wine and pretending you are getting pooped on is fun. Don't believe me? I don't know how a group of people could look so happy to be pooped on, even if it's just pretend.
Wine tasting is best done with people you like, and because I like my readers, I am disclosing one of my favorite areas in Southern California.
Because I love you more than you could imagine, here are some of my favorite wineries....
- Mount Palomar- I love the whites and the cream sherry here. They just opened a new restaurant as well!
- Callaway- Tastings are $15, but the pours are some of the most generous I have ever seen. The whites here are so yummy! They even have sparkling wine to try!
- Miramonte- The Sangria here is amazing!
- Ponte- It gets a little busy, but I love the grounds, and I have had some yummy food at the restaurant.
- Leonesse- This place has probably my favorite view of all of Temecula Wine Valley.
- Robert Renzoni Vineyards- I haven't visited in years, but when I went Robert himself poured our wine. The wine was delicious.
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