Historical Winery Tour

 Oak Mountain Winery

951 699-9102

Join us for a great day of wine tasting

Monday, July 18, 2011

9:30am Load Bus for San Antonio Winery in LA

2:00pm Load Bus from San Antonio Winery to Galleano Winery

4:00 pm Depart Galleano Winery for return trip to Oak Mountain Winery

Cost $50.00 per person

Reservations required

Savor some of San Antonio’s most outstanding wines!

Relax and enjoy . . . → Read More: Historical Winery Tour

The Influence Of Oak On Wine by Jerry Snyder

                               THE INFLUENCE OF OAK ON WINE

        Most Wines are enhanced very much by the use of oak barrels, Oak may be the single most influential tool a winemaker has in his arsenal, but red wine is especially improved by the use of wood. The most popular barrel with winemakers is the 60 gal, it can . . . → Read More: The Influence Of Oak On Wine by Jerry Snyder

Woofs and Purrs In The Vines

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Wine Tasting For Dummies

Develop your skills as a wine taster and become fully confident about buying, storing and serving wine and matching wine with food

If you want a fun introduction to wine tasting for only $10.00, call Oak Mountain Winery  and book your class. Class schedules run monday thru friday 10:00 or 11:00 minimum group size 4, class takes 45 minutes . . . → Read More: Wine Tasting For Dummies

2011 Event Schedule

2011 Events

Monday thru Friday 10:00-11:30am wine tasting for dummies

Saturdays Live music by Jimmy Blaze 1-5pm , Sunday’s 1-5pm live Jazz by Norm Douglas

    MaY 8TH Mother’s day pre purchase box lunch

June 2nd & 4th: Wine Club Pick up party 6-8pm

July 13th cooking class

July 18th Wine Bus Trip to Historic wineries

July 29 winemaker dinner

August 12 cooking class

July 22nd BBQ . . . → Read More: 2011 Event Schedule

Aging Wine

The aging of wine and its ability to potentially improve in quality, distinguishes wine from most other beverages.  wine is perishable and capable of deteriorating, complex chemical reactions involving a wine’s sugars, acids and phenolic compounds (such as tannins) can alter the aroma, color, mouthfeel and taste of the wine in a way that may be . . . → Read More: Aging Wine

Cold Stabilization Of Wine and Tartrate Crystals

Some aspects of the wine community are strictly about appearance. Labels do not affect the flavor of a wine at all, yet they can often be a big part of the purchase decision. Large, sleek wineries might churn out mediocre wines, while small, back yard plots create the nectar of the gods. It is in this . . . → Read More: Cold Stabilization Of Wine and Tartrate Crystals

Wine Maker Dinners

 

Temecula Winery Finds Magic Chef Temecula, California – While some of the large Temecula wineries are changing out their chefs on a regular basis looking for MAGIC, a picturesque winery overlooking De Portola Road has delivered.  The SECRET behind Oak Mountain Winery tripling the size of their monthly Winemaker’s Dinners . . . → Read More: Wine Maker Dinners

Red Wine and Your Eyesight

  You have read a great deal of information on reservatrol (which is found in red wine) and improved health, I have an exciting story to tell and you can be the judge. I was overdue for a trip to my brother in law’s ( Dr Dale Edelson) optometrist office. It had been three years since . . . → Read More: Red Wine and Your Eyesight

Talk Dirty To Me

 

 

One of the most important elements in making wine, is the Gout de Terroir, (the taste of the earth) the soil the grapes are grown in makes all the difference.  On the Sloping vineyards of Germany, rolling down to the Mosel or the Rhine, one can find chips of slate, this slatey mineral taste, shows up . . . → Read More: Talk Dirty To Me