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Temecula, California Winery Itineraries

March 20, 2009 – 2:14 am

Wine Trail Traveler has just added four new winery itineraries to the Wine Trail Traveler website. Itinerary 1 is west Rancho California Road. Itinerary 2 is central Rancho California Road, Itinerary 3 is east Rancho California Road and Itinerary 4  along De Portola Road just a few minutes away from Rancho California Road. These four itineraries are […]

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Ravenswood, Lodi 2005

March 17, 2009 – 7:46 am

We celebrated St. Patrick’s Day over the weekend with friends and family. For dinner we had a traditional meal including mashed potatoes and a wonderful gravy, corned beef brisket, salad and homemade baked rolls. My sister brought a wonderful cream pie, piled high with strawberries and whipped topping. In addition, my brother-in-law brought a bottle […]

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Winexpert’s Selection Spéciale Series Riesling Ice Wine Style

March 16, 2009 – 6:59 am

If you enjoy wine but have shied away from making your own I recommend that you try the Winexpert Selection Spéciale Series. The Riesling Ice Wine Style won a gold medal and although costlier than other wine kits, the results are good. It took us about two months to make the wine. This is a […]

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Today’s Bordeaux

March 12, 2009 – 7:00 am

On Tuesday, I had the pleasure of attending the “Today’s Bordeaux 2009” tasting event in New York City. The tasting included 100 featured wines that were chosen by a jury of experts in a blind tasting of 350 wines. Robert Cavanaugh, the owner of Adventure Wine, for who I do tastings, invited me. I considered […]

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Two Buck Chuck

March 10, 2009 – 8:00 am

I feel the need to post something about Trader Joe’s famous “Two Buck Chuck.” I found myself meandering among the aisles of Trader Joe’s Wine Shop last Friday when I happened upon these insanely cheap bottles of wine. I had heard rumors in the past . . . murmurings of a wine that was both […]

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Bottling Our First Sweet Wine

March 9, 2009 – 7:54 am

On Saturday we bottled our first sweet wine. This was our second bottling of a wine produced from a kit.  Since our last bottling, we had purchased a floor model corker and it was definitely worth it. This corker only takes one person to cork a bottle. According to the wine kit, we should have […]

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Lodging Wineries

March 6, 2009 – 10:29 am

Occasionally as we visit wineries, we are fortunate to be able to enjoy a night’s lodging at a winery. Imagine waking up in the morning to the beautiful views of vineyards. In the winter, the architecture of the vines provides picture-taking opportunities and spring brings views of the earth coming to life beginning with the […]

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Wineries in Southern California

March 4, 2009 – 12:14 am

Southern California is home to more than 15 million people and perhaps as many as 20 million. The region contains six lane highways to dirt roads. In the middle of all this traffic and people busy with their everyday lives, there are more than 25 wineries available for people to visit. Temecula means, “land where […]

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Temecula Winery Restaurants

March 3, 2009 – 9:46 am

I was amazed last year when a magazine editor mentioned his surprise when I stated that wineries in the Niagara-on-the-Lake region of Ontario had several restaurants. He commented that wineries in California do not have restaurants. A winery that has a restaurant always affords an opportunity to mix wine, food and friends. As far as […]

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Temecula, California Wine Region

March 2, 2009 – 9:23 am

To the west of Temecula, lie over 25 wineries with over 1500 acres of vineyards currently under production. Up to a few years ago, many Californians did not know where Temecula was located, not to mention the remainder of the country. But things began to change in 2008 when a Temecula winery, South Coast won […]

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