Temecula Valley Wine Country invites you to savor the hundreds of award-winning wines offered by member wineries while enjoying the irresistible charm of their friendly tasting rooms. Temecula Valley is Southern California's Wine Country, less than an hour away from Greater Palm Springs. Rural in nature, sustainable in farming practices and including an agricultural preserve known as the Citrus/Vineyard zone, the Temecula Valley is widely recognized as the 'jewel' of Riverside County. Along with fabulous wines, you and your pup will find incredible winery restaurants, intimate bed and breakfast inns, lush resorts, splendid gift shops and beautiful picnic grounds.