Favorite Wineries
Argentinian family – vintage racing motorcycles everywhere, great reds and some yummy food options.
Newer winery on the De Portola trail. Good food at Gaspar's restaurant at the winery!
Party time! One of the few wineries that stays open later – bands play until 10 pm on weekends. Good food too.
Love the reds! Especially the Barbera. Interesting bands play here on occasion.
Most popular winery in Temecula. Always fun and they have big trees to hang out under. Famous for their almond champagne.
Great selections! Italy, Spain, and France all in one! Good restaurant on site as well - Bolero.
Rockin' food and views of southern mountains from the deck. Pliny the Elder on tap (for the beer drinkers). Yum, yum! Deportola trail.
Italian deli inside. Loving a glass of Nebbiolo and kicking back on the mountain side overlooking Palomar Mountain from an adirondack chair. Deportola trail.
Sneak away from the main strip, and into this neighbor barn tucked into a real ranch neighborhood.
Hide out in Snow White's house. Yes, it's a Disney fantasy. Check it out just down the street from Rusty Fork Ranch. Chill courtyard to hang out and enjoy a glass.
Persian style winery with some tasty nosh appetizers. Great view from the Deportola trail.
We've received numerous compliments over the years about the nice wines Chapin makes. Check it out! Even though it's the farthest winery from Rusty Fork Ranch, it's only about 8 minutes away.
Old Town Temecula Favorites
Best cuisine around. Love and passion in every dish. Best pizza, meatballs, and salad anywhere. The food is high-end, yet the atmosphere is casual and comfortable. A true gem!
Super place to pick up fresh olive oil and balsamic vinegars. Lots of gift options too. You won't get out of the store without buying fun stuff. They serve food too!
It's got history. Old fighting bar, still has bullet holes in the ceiling. Some of the food options rock. Great cocktail bar. Cool architecture, the place to be in Old Town.
Farm-to-table, casual, awesome options. Carnivores, Vegetarians, Vegan, Gluten Free, and Paleo!
Local favorite for breakfast. Down near Old Town Temecula. Ladd Penfold founded Penfold's Café in 1986.
Established in 1927. Swing Inn Cafe proudly serves Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner all day in the center of Old Town Temecula.
Another local's favorite. Off of Jefferson Street in the business and industrial zone, a mile north of Old Town Temecula. Breakfast and Lunch!
Fun, well designed bar. Games and firepit outside in the courtyard. Ambiance, mood lighting, cool stuff.
1840's themed speakeasy-bar hiding inside Crush & Brew restaurant. We love this place. Super duper cocktails.
The other speakeasy in Old Town. Great mobster themed small place that feels like an escape.
Steak, steak, steak -- it's all about that steak. A locals comfy hideout with dark lighting. Seems like everyone that lives around here sneaks off to The Gambling Cowboy for a cocktail and the best, huge steaks! Never disappoints.
A standard in Old Town. Yummy food and beer/wine. Hidden in Devilicious is the speakeasy Apparition Room. Check it out!
Good lunch, dinner, and bar option. Within Crush & Brew is the speakeasy Thompson & Twain – an 1840's themed backroom foxhole. But you won't find this hideout unless you ask. Or just check behind the secret curtain on the left side of the room.
Popular bar in Old Town. A few stories up means you get a bird's eye view of the crowd.
Temecula Regional Favorites
#1 breakfast in Temecula. Also super lunch. Set in a strip mall, but you step into a worldly restaurant where you can get those insane lattes and gourmet eggs benedict. Cool interior. Perfect.
No crummy bar food here. Awesome bar cuisine! While accessing every game on TV imaginable? Best sports bar you'll visit in a long time. Happy place! Not typical.
Check our beer map for a few of the craft beer breweries. Even Vail HQ has a newcomer Temecula Brewing Co.
Down and dirty! Great American diner breakfast and lunch. Not an esthetic work of art. Absolutely love the hearty breakfast. And fast!
Daily fresh breads and goodies. They even make awesome sandwiches. Super awesome.
Locals favorite! Bustling bar, mean plates of Mexican cuisine often smothered in bubbling cheese! Mmmmm. Margarita time!
The Space X of Charcuterie boards for sure. You can't compare these masterpieces to any other cheese and meat tray. Gina has architected the world's best ingredients into a Da Vinci of nosh. Located at Vail HQ.
A happenin', locals Mexican lunch, dinner and cocktail sit-down restaurant. Dark and dungeony - a few key games playing on TV in the side-bar. Big plates and tableside guacamole freshly made.
Wow! Quick, awesome, delicious! Strip mall near wine country. Tyler & Marjori's favorite closeby restaurant. Family run, best to order ahead and pickup. Killer Greek food, not expensive – keepin' it real!
Vail Headquarters is the original old west Temecula from mid-1800's. Revitalized, and now hosts a number of cool stores and restaurants. Historical landmark. A must experience!
Cool Stuff
Reserve your hot air balloon experience and drift through Temecula Valley at sunrise.
Cruise the back streets and ranch regions on your way to visit wineries. Keeping it real! The best way to experience Temecula Wine Country.
Jump into a 1970's Volkswagen van and make your way backstage for a VIP tour of some cool wineries.
Back country Temecula, small winery tour. The Uys family are expert winemakers and can show you detailed processes throughout their boutique barn winery. Super cool!
Chauffeur service on WW2 vintage Ural motorcycles. Tour through the vineyards as you wine taste at some great wineries.
Get the private luxury tour during a day of wine tasting, or whatever you have planned!
Stroll through the vineyards and relax. A 90-minute excursion is just the thing to snap you out of your day-to-day reality. Ker-clup, ker-clup, ker-clup...
16 throwing lanes to chuck your axe? Come on now... Right next to Wild Barrel Brewing. How can you resist.
Markets & Pharmacy
Just a minute away and has some of the essential nosh and bev items. Just the right amount of foo-foo.
5 minutes away, a great selection of healthy foods. Can even order a nice sandwich from the butcher counter. Love this place!
Organic fruits, vegetables, meats and seafood. Get your hippy on and cruise the isles at this fun sneakaway. 10 minutes from the Rusty Fork Ranch.
When you need anything, any time? This is a huge employee-owned market the size of Walmart, and it's open 24 hours, 7 days a week! Just 8 minutes away from Rusty Fork Ranch.