Hi Ed, I'll bet you have taken some remarkable photos. Since you do fly, maybe you have arial shots of how beautiful the Temecual Wine Country is. That would make a great Photo Blog.

Hi Carole, they have a Hotel and Spa as part of the South Coast Vineyards and it is first class. They hold weddings at a lot of these places. They have turned the area in a real tourist destination. 3 weddings were going on while I was there. Been there and done that so I didn't take any more wedding photos. Got lots of others though. Just need a bit to get them sorted and cleaned up and uploaded into a slide show.

Judi, San Diego area and the adjacent counties of Riverside and Orange have so many things to discover that it would be impossible to get photos of them all. It took me twenty years and I am still discovering things. Imagine how long it would take ( not to mention that I still have to work for a living) to get them all. Strangely, that is a new goal I have and as I see, I do. Plus the seasons change and things always look either better or worse depending on the time of year. Right now , is looks brown and lifeless in a lot of areas. But as the rain comes ( if it does) things will green up, birds will sing again, bees will buzz and the grass will rise once again.

Hi Janice. Many Rainmakers and NAR will be here for the fall NAR Meetings in about 3 weks. A perfect time to come for a visit.

Hi Bill, I'll say. That bottle  was only difficult to shoot because the sun was in my eyes and everytime I lined it up, someone would just walk up to it. I must have spent 20 minutes and I almost had to beg people to just give a 3 seconds.

Hi William, there you got with the marvelous sense of humor. I certainly hope you join our Photoblogger group because I will bet that  you could do so awesome photo blogging posts.

Hi Jeff, with now 31 vineyards it would difficult at best to se them all. This one is at the Wilson Creek Winery. Here is picture of the barrel room.

Hi Renee, We will have some great things that hopefully will make this new group a real stand out. Welcome and you have already done some wonderful photo blogs.

Debi, When we get our first 1000 ActiveRain Photo Blogger members, we will have to just go there to celebrate and knock the top off that old bottle. Or we could be more civil and just pay the bazillion dollar charge for an afternoon of wine tasting. Wine makes me go to sleep though so you would have to be the designated driver. LOL

Hi Susan, It was made out of wire. I did see one ( a lot smaller than that but was huge compared to standard bottle. I never have to worry about bottles, I buy mine in a box. LMAO. Just kidding of course but I was wondering when I would get to say that. Of course I am talking about Wanda Sikes in "Mother in Law " referring to Jane Fonda's prior life as being dirt poor. I laugh everytime I think of it.

Hi Hannah, gosh, it was a quicky too, lol. I do have have some gorgeous photos and I will do a proper slide show post with some history of how it has grown to be such a major wine source. I am between slide shows right now . I have run out of room on several sites already and so I am looking for another new slide show format to begin.

Hi Myrl, Well since I don't eat cheese much, I didn't look for it,lol. But I love the taste of good wine but it makes me sleep, rather quickly too!Here is a pomegranate if that works. Actually I never saw a tree of these before but one winery had quite a few.

Hi Bonnie, I used to love going to the Nappa Valley. I know what you mean about the experience of it. Now it seems we have this extraordinary place right in my back yard ( almost ). Certainly less than an hour away. And I fully intend to go there , get the lay of the land and ENJOY. Which means that after a few tastings, I will find a place to lay out in the sun and fall asleep, LOL

Hi John, Thanks a lot John, I'll bet you have a lot of them as well. Spendid idea! Me too!

H Brad,

I sure was knocked out with the beauty of the place. Having only driven through the newer area of Temecula on my way to Palm Desert, I was totally stunned at the beautiful vast growing areas and the number of estate wineries. I did pick up the Wine and Jazz magazine while I was there and it is indeed impressive. Quite a place indeed.