Falkner Winery in Temecula, CA

Relaxed after "Hot Lips"

Rating: You Should Go

Falkner is one of the many wineries in Temecula's "wine country", but one to which I had never been before.  I went with a group of friends for a wine tasting birthday party.  The winery is on the top of a hill, making it a beautiful overlook in the spring and summer, I'm sure.  We went in January so the vineyards were brown all around us.  The wine tasting area has two long bars inside, a small bar outside, and a large outside patio

Temecula Turkey Trot

The Giant Hill to Cougar Winery

Rating: You Might Like It

This Thanksgiving we decided to find a more local 5k (even though it's still a 45 minute drive from us).  This one was not only closer, it was on the Saturday after Thanksgiving instead of Thanksgiving Day, which made it nice not to have to rush back for a big family lunch.  The Temecula Turkey Trot starts at the top of a hill at a place called Cougar Winery.  There was plenty of parking along the main road at the

Destination Temecula Wine Tours

Rating: You Should Go

Our anniversary weekend ended with a wine tour of 3 Temecula wineries through Destination Temecula.  There were a lot of options for tours, but we chose this one because it offered a more scenic ride to the wineries and it was more intimate (only 15 people in our group).  The tour started around 1pm with a pretty quiet

Baily's Restaurant in Old Town Temecula, CA

Rating: You Should Go

On our anniversary weekend, we had dinner at Baily's Restaurant in Old Town Temecula.  This is a very complicated restaurant.  There's a fine dining section, the part actually called Baily's, which is upstairs.  There's a night club called Eleven that opens after 10pm on Friday and

Hampton Inn and Suites in Temecula, CA

Rating: You Should Go

On our one year anniversary, we decided to take a short trip to Temecula.  We stayed at Hampton Inn and Suites for a night.  It was not the cheapest option ($130 a night) but it was very nice.  The room was very clean and had