Wine tasting for Dad’s birthday

We took a trip to Temecula for some wine tasting. Color me surprised, I didn’t know there was wine in Temecula and I didn’t know it could be so good. We went to 3 different wineries and a wine and cheese pairing and had an altogether great day.

I’m not going to bother mentioning 2 of the wineries because although they were good, they lacked something. A personality, a soul, that je ne sais quoi…something. Longshadow Ranch, on the other hand, was fantastic. Mike served us up, gave good conversation, was entertaining and didn’t make us feel rushed in any way. Exactly what I want in a wine tasting. On top of that the wine was excellent too.

The Andes (in the window)

We’ve spent the day at Isla Damas and Humboldt Penguin preserve, smelling a pretty serious amount of bird crap on the way. It’s been -really- hazy and overcast which means I burnt the crap out of my face, too.