Temecula Wineries

My husband and I recently went to Temecula for Valentines Day and we went to 6 of the wineries there. We stayed at the Holiday Inn Express, which was the only hotel available because I booked the reservations too late. The name Holiday Inn does not make me think luxury and when you add Express to it that makes it even sound worse. We were pleasantly surprised to find that it was a pretty nice hotel. The room had nice amenities like new dark cherry furniture and a large LG flat screen TV. Everything was clean and updated. In the morning there was a nice continental breakfast with the normal bagels, muffins, cereal, etc., but it also included eggs with cheese, sausage, biscuits and gravy and hash browns. They had milk, a juice bar, and several types of coffee. I would not hesitate to stay there again.

I will list a few of the wineries we went to and what we found good about them. The first winery we went to around 10 AM in the morning was called Mount Palomar. We were only the second couple there. It was very cute on the inside with a rustic feel to it. The outside was beautiful with good music and great scenery. For $5 we got 6 wines of our choice. By the end of the day we decided that this first winery was our favorite as far as the wines went and the quaint feel and good tasting price was very inviting.

Around lunchtime we made our way to a winery called Bailey. We stopped in there because it looked very medieval and beautiful on the outside. The 6 tastes were again only $5 and they ended up giving us a 7th taste for free. The staff was very nice there, but unfortunately we were not impressed with the wines. After our wine tasting we ate at their restaurant that was recommended by another winery. We sat outside and overlooked their vineyard. The food was delicious and the view was gorgeous. I would go back to Bailey just for the restaurant.

Another place we went to was a champagne bar. You could order a variety of 4 wines or 4 champagnes. Depending on which selection you made, they would first bring you out a paper with the wines or champagnes you chose listed on the paper in the order you should taste them. It went from left to right, from dry to sweet. This place was great because you get a table outside and they bring your selection out to you all at once. You could also order some appetizers if your hungry. I love champagne and was most excited about a tour they have of their champagne cave. Unfortunately we were there at the wrong time and they were not doing the tour. I will be making my way back to Temecula and make a special stop back to this champagne bar so I can do the tour!