Temecula winery recommendations DPM Contrary to what a few others have said Temecula wines are coming up lately. 10 years ago I would have agreed. Today there are some excellent wines from the region....and alot of crap too but thats true of any region. My favorites: Hart: Always a great place for reds. Sign on the door reads 'No Sweet Wines'. Their Syrah and Barbera are both very good buys. Stewart: Excellent reds. Their Tatria blend is always good. The winery prices are rather absurd. However, Longs Drugs in town sells their wines for about 1-2 the winery price. Doffo: Not found on most area maps. This is a very small production winery open on weekends or by appt. only. They produce rather high end reds most notably Cab. and Syrah. This winery is by far my favorite in the area. Wynn: Recently moved to Temecula from the Lodi region. All of their grapes still come from their Lodi Farms. Rather pricey but good. Some of the wineries that are not worth bothering with: Callaway: The original Callaway sold the winery. The name remains but the old Callaway Coastal wines are no longer made here. I find their wines low end but often high priced....poor value. Very good cafe for lunch. Baily: Poor service every time I've visted. Van Rokel: Ok if you like cheap whites but not my style. On the south section of wineries are several new ones. None had any decent wines to me. Leonese did have a very nice picnic grounds that overlook the valley. Most of the other wineries in the area produce low end wines that are just plain blah. 
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