{"id":19366,"date":"2020-02-22T20:05:30","date_gmt":"2020-02-23T04:05:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dailyovation.com\/?p=19366"},"modified":"2020-02-29T20:52:21","modified_gmt":"2020-03-01T04:52:21","slug":"visit-temecula-best-places-enjoy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dailyovation.com\/2020\/02\/22\/visit-temecula-best-places-enjoy\/","title":{"rendered":"Insider Tips to Temecula: Less than 2 hrs from Los Angeles"},"content":{"rendered":"
40-plus vineyards, dozens of tasting rooms, and friendly folks (they actually are glad you’re visiting).<\/p>\n
Plan to make it a weekend \u2014 there’s plenty to do: wine-tasting, golfing, balloon rides, and more.<\/p>\n
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Meander.\u00a0 Go ahead.\u00a0 Explore\u00a0Old Town Temecula<\/a>\u2019s 12 blocks of antique shops<\/strong>, galleries<\/strong>, brewpubs, and restaurants.\u00a0 Head over for samples at the delicious\u00a0Temecula Olive Oil Company<\/a>, where you can taste artisan olive oils in bold flavor profiles like roasted garlic or citrusy blood orange, and then browse for lavender lotions and bath soaps at\u00a0Temecula Lavender Company<\/a>.<\/p>\n Into country?\u00a0 Check out who\u2019s playing at the\u00a0Temecula Stampede<\/a>, the West Coast\u2019s largest country and western music venue (they offer free dance lessons on weekends.)<\/p>\n Just before dawn join the party of hot-air balloons rising 1,500 feet above Temecula\u2019s vineyards.<\/p>\n Book a spot with\u00a0California Dreamin\u2019 Balloon Adventures<\/a>,\u00a0Magical Adventure Balloon Rides<\/a>, or\u00a0A Grape Escape<\/a>, then go up, up, and away.<\/p>\n Enjoy amazing views of fruit groves, vineyards, and the distant mountains. After touching back down to earth, celebrate with a sparkling wine toast.<\/p>\n The Temecula Valley was once known for Chardonnay<\/strong> grapes, but today\u2019s winemakers have branched out into Cabernet Sauvignon<\/strong>, Syrah<\/strong>, Cabernet Franc<\/strong>, and dessert<\/strong> wines.<\/p>\n (Check out the\u00a0Temecula Valley Winegrowers Association<\/a>\u00a0website for tasting coupons and discounts.)<\/p>\n For a fun tasting experience<\/strong>, head straight to\u00a0Wilson Creek Winery<\/a>.\u00a0 Expand your horizons with a sip of Wilson Creek\u2019s signature almond sparkling wine<\/strong>. Live bands play on the lawn most summer weekends, and an outdoor bar serves wine slushies.<\/p>\n Lunch time! Farm-fresh sandwiches<\/strong> and homemade coconut milk<\/strong> at\u00a0E.A.T Marketplace<\/a>\u00a0(EAT stands for \u201cExtraordinary Artisan Table\u201d), and be sure to save room for turtle cheesecake<\/strong>. Chef Leah Delyte makes inventive dishes —\u00a0plenty of gluten-free, vegan, vegetarian, and paleo choices — with grass-fed beef and local Temecula edibles.<\/p>\n Stay over at the\u00a0Temecula Creek Inn<\/a>, where you\u2019ll sleep well on a comfortable bed with a view of the Santa Ana Mountains<\/strong> and\u00a0Temecula Creek\u2019s 27-hole championship course<\/a>.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Temecula is less than two hours South of Los Angeles — but it might as well be a whole other world.\u00a0 \u00a0Slow life is celebrated.\u00a0 The surprising culinary scene, eye candy with rolling hills lined with vineyards 40-plus vineyards, dozens of tasting rooms, and friendly folks (they actually are glad you’re visiting). Plan to make […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":42,"featured_media":19370,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[8236,8250,8251,2015,8247,8242,8239],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-19366","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-food-drink","8":"category-hot-news","9":"category-more-stories","10":"category-most-popular","11":"category-socal-news","12":"category-travel-california","13":"category-wine-county"},"yoast_head":"\n<\/p>\n
Discover the Views in a Hot Air Balloon<\/strong><\/h3>\n
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Taste at Wilson Creek Winery<\/strong><\/h3>\n
Enjoy E.A.T Marketplace<\/strong><\/h3>\n
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Stay at Temecula Creek Inn<\/strong><\/h3>\n