personally I likwe the Temecula area just not their wines. FWIW those wine competitions are low level things. I mean winning at the at the Dallas Morning News competition or even the CA State Fair doesnt mean they are good wines. You just cant grow killer grapes in that kind of climate and soil try as they might. Its a great tourist thing for the area and a good way for people around here to experience winery tasting rooms so they can catch the wine bug.