Author Description

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.