Illustrated in full-color on every page, this book gives an inside look at all 25 wineries in San Diego County and the Temecula Valley, with stories of the winemakers, the wineries, and the wines. It includes 12 maps, including detail maps showing exactly how to find the off-the-beaten- track wineries. It tells the fascinating stories of the wineries -- from the one nearly a century old to the latest. It tells the fascinating stories of the winemakers -- from the contractor who first made wine on his parents' roof to the husband-wife team who once owned a roller-rink empire. It tells about the wines (usually in the words of the winemakers themselves) and gives practical information about winery hours, addresses, phone numbers; wineries that offer food; picnic places on winery grounds. It ends with a list of special winery events and a photo-essay on how wine is made.
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Illustrated in full color, this book gives you an inside look at all the wineries in San Diego County and the Temecula Valley, with stories of the winemakers, the wineries, and the wines. Discover:
* The fascinating people with a passion for wine-making -- the contractor who first made wine on his parents' roof, the Hollywood lighting director, the husband-wife team who once owned a roller-rink empire, and more
* The fascinating stories of the wineries -- from the one, nearly a century old, that survived Prohibition to the latest that survived the permit process -- each presented with a full-color photograph and wine label
* Quotations from the winemakers themselves about their wines, which more than once have beaten out better known wines in blind tasting competitions
* Directions on how to get to the wineries, with 12 maps, including detail maps showing where to find off-the-beaten-track wineries
* Practical information: wineries' hours, addresses and phone numbers; wineries that offer food; picnic places-- streamside tables to romantic gazebos
* A list of special winery events and a photo-essay on how wine is made
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