Temecula Wine Country

by Rebecca Farnbach, Audrey Cilurzo, Vincenzo Cilurzo

Book Overview

Vineyards flourish in Temecula because of the ideal climate. The name Temecula is taken from Luiseno words that mean where the sun and earth were created. At an altitude of 1,500 feet, the filtered sunlight and an ocean breeze that drifts through a gap in the mountains coax the decomposed granite soil of Temecula Valley to produce high-quality grapes for premium wines today just as they did over a century ago. From the time the Spanish padres entered...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0738570141
• ISBN13: 9780738570143
• Release Date: September 2009
• Publisher: Arcadia Publishing (SC)
• Length: 128 Pages
• Weight: 0.70 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.5" x 9.1"