We checked out Old Town Temecula where we sampled and bought an exotic jerky sampler pack at the Temecula House of Jerky. We also beat the heat and took advantage of the absence of kids to catch a few movies in a theater!
We stayed a night at the Pechanga Resort and Casino where we had one of our best meals ever at The Great Oak...$80 unlisted dinner special for two where we each had Caesar salad with dressing made from scratch right at the table, 7-oz. filet mignon, and chocolate soufflé! Basically were only paying for the steaks. Picking from nearly a thousand wines was overwhelming but we ended up with a great red. After dinner we promptly lost all the savings at a Pai Gow Poker table.
We drove around a variety of wineries the next day (still reeling from finishing the bottle from the night before) but spent most of our time at Leonesse Cellars and at Thornton Winery where we had a nice lunch and bought 4 for 2 of the 2007 Gewurztraminer. Scenery was nice though not as good as Napa. It was also quite a challenge sampling wines everywhere in the extreme heat.
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