trip to california

[joeyz6]

Started off my wine travels in Temecula today. It was wonderful. The weather was perfect and most of the wineries I visited were quaint and had very nice, knowledgable people working there. We went to eight different wineries! (Hey, you never know when you're going to get back). IK, I completely agreed with you; Mount Palomar was my favorite as well. Callaway wasn't bad, although it was on the commercial side, as was Wilson Creek and Thornton. Hart was great. I loved the sign outside that said, "NO SWEET WINES." And there were some others mixed in there ...

Anyhow, there is a question at the end of this dribble. I bought a wine from Mount Palomar, their '99 Trovato. This is obviously a Bordeaux blend, and it seems to be the Italian equivolent of Meritage -- just a local name for the blend. So why was an American winery making a wine called Trovato? The confusion for me resulted from the fact that they also make a Meritage that tastes very different. Thanks for any input.