I've been there quite a few times and love it more each time! The live entertainment in the evening is amazing and the crowd is mature and fun! I've also had the opportunity to experience their wine tour and tasting! I finally joined the Wine Club and look forward to their wine selections!If there was anything I could recommend to improve the winery it would be to serve appetizers other than cheese and cold cut boards. It would also be nice if they could stay open until at least 11:00 PM, maybe even midnight!
We took the winery tour that is offered by Miramonte Winery through Groupon. It is a very nice location close to town and very easy to get too off of Highway 15. It is a small winery that specializes in creating smooth, easy to drink, white and red wines.The tour that we took allowed us to go the grape processing operation as well as the barrel storage area. During the informative tour, our guide Sal, supplied us with samples of different wines and various food pairings. Sal was very knowledgeable and explained the various processes involved in converting the grape into the very drinkable wine we were being served. The site sits atop a hill with a great view of the valley and at the end of the tour we sat at the veranda overlooking the valley and sampled more wine paired with appetizers. We sampled a total of 13 wines and found several to be above average. The winery has had wines in the top 100 wines of wine spectators annual review, so they do know wine. The winery has also created a fabulous sangria. I agree with Sal when he called it "a party in a bottle". Overall it was a great experience and highly recommended for people looking for a slow and relaxed wine tasting without feeling rushed. .
My wife and I took the winery tour led by Leonard. Our guide was knowledgeable and witty. We learned more here than we have ever learned in all of our travels to Napa. They have the best sangria.
I wasnt able to visit the Miramonte Winery but I was able to order an awesome bottle of wine and send it to some friends for a house warming gift. They LOVED it and all our friends that have seen it want one too now...awesome idea for a gift!!
There are not many spots in Temecula wine country that are open after 5 or 6, so Miramonte is a great find. They have a nice patio with a view that is enjoyable both during the day and at night. My favorite time to go is on a Friday or Saturday night, when they have live music. It's great to get a bottle and a cheese platter and enjoy the warm summer night.
This was our first stop for wine tastings on Labor Day weekend. I had purchased Groupons for four tastings (6 samples each) so the price was much better. The pours were generous, so there was sharing also and thus we each got to try more varieties. There were varieties I was not familiar with but they were all very good. The highlight were the falcons brought inside, one of my favorite pictures from this trip! Staff were knowledgeable and a pleasure to converse with.
This is a lovely winery in Temecula perched atop of a hill with nice views of the valley. I enjoy sitting on the patio and enjoying a refreshing glass of red or white sangria. The wines here are varietals that are not very familiar - but are still good. Great, friendly staff. I look forward to coming here when I'm visiting Temecula.
The setting exceeded my expectation for comfort and scenery. Indoor tasting area is smaller, warmer atmosphere than I expected. Outdoor space very attractive with comfortable seating options and nice views. Romantic setting for couples. We enjoyed sipping very nice reds. Next time I will make time for a tour. Recommend not coming hungry. At least in the evening, the food selection was very limited - and staff was relatively unaccommodating. You found the amount of pita lacking on that $18 Mediterranean platter - lots of hummus, burrata and tapenade yet to be eaten? Sorry we cannot give more pita. That was strange.
My wife and I were in San Diego for a week and after we had exhausted the sites of interest we decided to see what wineries we could find (if any) in southern California. We went on-line and discovered a site where you could get discounts and coupons for food and wine at many Temecula wineries. We had previously visited Sonoma & Napa (which is wonderful if you have never been - you need to go) so we were curious to see what can be grown in such a dry climate. We were pleasantly surprised. I read on-line that Temecula didn't have much in the way of wineries ten years ago - but that has changed - dramatically. We visited a few wineries including Callaway which is also very nice. It is BIG and their wine selection is immense. We enjoyed it but wanted to see more so we drove down the road and up to the Miramonte Winery. It is definitely more of a boutique winery - their selection is not on the industrial scale, but the quality of some of their reds was wonderful. We didn't leave or visit any other wineries that day. We were really blessed to have Nisreen - a delightfully warm and friendly server/guide who helped us with the wine tasting. Nisreen had a wealth of information and insight on the wine, the area it grows in and its production as well as the food you can pair with it. We liked the wine so much we joined the wine club! It was reasonable and flexible for our needs. After finishing the tasting we took a glass of Sangria mixed with sparking wine (outstanding) out to the beautiful well shaded patio. It featured ample water misting devices located above the lounge areas to keep the customers cool on a hot afternoon. We wanted to stay later but needed to return to SD for the evening. I am sorry to say we have thousands of miles between us and Temecula, but if you ever are looking for something else to do while visiting SD - drive an hour south and visit the many wineries in the area. Be sure to stop in and visit Miramonte - ask for Nisreen. She will be a great host and make your visit most enjoyable.
got lured in by a groupon, not surprising they needed it. never got around to having the "VIP tour", actually never even found out what would be in the tour , as they claimed to be "fully booked" for weeks in advance. Instead, the only offer was to settle for a regular tasing. Granted, we were approached by a server right away, yet the service lacked experience to say the least. NO spit buckets in sight; we were reprimanded for trying to pour off the wines we didn't care for. the tastings are over 1 oz, i'd say closer to 2. Which would be fine, if you're on tour, however if you and your DD are both tasting, beware, this is over the regular tasting amount, and frankly I am surprised they are not regulated. Overall, yes they have a selection of both whites and reds and even 1 rose (off dry, not bad for patio wine), the overwhelming decisions from my party was that the quality and complexity of the wines are lacking, thus I am surprised to learn that this is one of the better wineries of Temecula, leaving me to wonder what the rest are like... yuck! the whites are nothing to write home about, the reds... the "opulente" is quite nice, however not for the price point offered. and don't even get me started on the "sangrias", clearly tasting like they were mixed with "Boones" (yes, reminiscence of my young adulthood), the server refused to "reveal" what actually constitutes the drink which I find rather appalling as this seems to be a respectable winery.Pro's: the outdoor seating areas are quite nice, both in shade and partial shade. My recommendation would be to find a wine you can stand and grab a glass/bottle to share on their patio.