10.17.2009: Temecula Wine Tasting Weekend

Instead of having bachelor/bachelorette parties, we decided to have a wine tasting weekend for our family & friends up in Temecula. Mom & Dad rented a house for us all to stay in for the weekend so we could hang out after a day of wine tasting. They also rented a open air trolley to transport us back & forth from different wineries for the day. We met at Ponte for lunch....but they couldn't accomoate our big group....so headed to South Coast, which has a bigger restaurant. Had a GREAT lunch there...then hopped on the trolley and began our day!

Started out at Wilson Creek....of course :) One of our favs! We could have used all of our tasting coupons on the Almond Champ...but decided to branch out and try some of their other wines as well. Delish! Next we headed over to Churon Winery...which is very French chateau like! PRETTY! The lady there stopped counting our tastings and just gave us a lot of everything. Some good wines there too....and very personal!! NEXT we headed across the street to Baily Winery. LOVED this place...bought a couple bottles here. Took some pics too...the ones with the wierd lighting. Very dungeon-y...but with big high windows. Lastly we went over to Mt Palomar. Great red wines....live music outside...very pretty area. Spent a while here....mainly because our trolley driver stranded us....and we ended up here for an extra hour. Oh well....nothing like being stranded at a winery! Haha!

After the day of tasting, we headed back to the house. AWESOME house up on a hill overlooking the Temecula Valley.Fire pit, pool, jacuzzi, HUGE patio, BBQ...5 bdrms....pool table....all NICE!!! We coulda just stayed here all day and drank our own wine!! :) Had a fabulous dinner.....then played name that tune while sitting out on the patio enjoying the evening. Super nice day & night!!! Thanks to Mom & Dad for making it all happen for us!!!