Wine & Wineries in the Inland Empire & Southern California!

Pizza and Wine Dinner This Friday Night at Chris Kern’s Forgotten Grapes! Just $35 Per Person! We’re ordering in on Friday Night. Come sample five different gourmet pizzas from five of the best pizza makers in the area, and try a different wine paired specifically with each unique pie! Only $35 per person! May has [...]

Wine lovers are in for a big treat as the Los Angeles Wine Fest hits Raleigh Studios in Hollywood on June 9 and 10. The 7th Annual LA Wine Fest is set to have vendors serving more than 500 wines, spirits and brews along with some of SoCal’s best food trucks on hand to keep [...]

Join us this Friday, May 4th at Chris Kern’s Forgotten Grapes for our next wine class: Wine-0-1: The Basics – Forgotten Reds Our wine basics series Wine-0-1 runs the first Friday of every month and covers everything you’ll need to know to appreciate the world’s most popular beverage. Now this is more like it! We’ve [...]

Chris Kern’s Forgotten Grapes in Riverside — America’s most uncommon wine shop — offers up brand-new wine classes to the public every FRIDAY NIGHT starting at 6:30 p.m.. From the absolute wine beginner to the most seasoned and sophisticated oenophile, this new wine shop and tasting bar offers wine classes for every level of wine [...]

The 14th annual Primavera in the Gardens wine and food tasting festival is scheduled for Sunday, May 20 from 2 to 5 p.m. at the University of California, Riverside Botanic Gardens. Nearly 500 people attended the 2011 event and a full house is expected once again in 2012. Guests will sample food, wine and beers [...]

We’ve been saying the Inland Empire has great food for a while, and now they are going to prove it. On May 18th between 6 and 9pm, the City of Upland is presenting the “4th Annual Taste of the IE”. On “A” Street, between 2nd and 3rd Avenue, “Discover Upland” will be laying out a [...]

Summer fun arrives early in Temecula Valley Southern California Wine Country and is celebrated daily June 1 through Labor Day as Summerfest. “10 inviting festivals and events celebrate local, award-winning wines; music, art, hot air balloons; all-things-local-and-fresh; Dads, the 4th of July, Native American culture and dance; and provide adventure and entertainment,” explains Kimberly Adams, [...]

The Temecula Valley Balloon and Wine Festivalwill be taking over beautiful Lake Skinner in the ouskirts of Temecula’s wine country over the weekend of June 1st, 2nd and 3rd 2012 as Southwest Riverside County becomes the premier festival in Southern California with entertainment, hot air balloons, live music, food and wine tasting. 2012 marks the 28th [...]

The largest Saint Patrick's Day festival in the Inland Empire will be at Killarney's in Riverside on Saturday, March 17th, 2012 with numerous outside bars, thousands of your closest friends and multiple stages with live music all day and night. [...]

The Orange County Fair 2012 is a while away, but the summer concert lineup has been announced, including Willie Nelson, Weird Al, Young the Giant, Sheryl Crow and more at The Pacific Amphitheater! [...]

Starting this March, Chris Kern’s Forgotten Grapes in Riverside — America’s most uncommon wine shop — will be offering a brand-new wine class to the public every FRIDAY NIGHT starting at 6:30 p.m.. From the absolute wine beginner to the most seasoned and sophisticated oenophile, this new wine shop and tasting bar offers wine classes [...]

Sushi. Did that get your attention? If you’re constantly on the lookout for sushi in the Inland Empire “Ooka Japanese Restaurant” in Riverside should be your next stop. [...]

The Inland Empire Chocolate Festival will feature everything chocolate, including wine tasting and shopping on Saturday, April 21, 2012 from 11 am to 6 pm at the Hilton Ontario Airport Hotel. [...]

*Review/photos dated Feb. 27* The wine flowed like, well, wine at the 2012 Beverly Hills Wine Festival on Feb. 26. Wineries from all over California assembled inside a grand ballroom at the Beverly Hilton to showcase their pino noirs, chardonnays, and Cabernets to an elegant – and thirsty – crowd of several thousand. But it [...]

Imagine a gastropub inspired by one of Redland's most famous bars? Imagine no more! Wild Rocket in Redlands is the Inland Empire's newest gastropub, providing an amazing addition to the region's growing number of bars and restaurants for young (and "life experienced") adults. [...]

In addition to once again offering nearly one hundred of the best California and international wines available to taste, Pechanga is adding rock 'n' roll to their annual chocolate & wine festival with members of rock royalty from the Stray Cats, Warrant and Ratt hitting the stage to perform acoustic sets on March 2nd and [...]

Every Wednesday night, Chris Kern’s Forgotten Grapes in Riverside — the Inland Empire’s newest and most uncommon wine shop — offers brand-new wine classes to the public. From the absolute wine beginner to the most seasoned and sophisticated oenophile, this new wine shop and tasting bar offers wine classes for every level of wine lover, [...]

Meet the Co-owner of Kimmel Vineyards and Taste All Four of His Stellar Mendocino Wines for Only $10.00 Okay, so it’s not that Jimmy Kimmel, but if you love wine, this is another Jimmy Kimmel you need to know, and we’re so excited to have him at Chris Kern’s Forgotten Grapes on Friday, January 27th [...]

Every Wednesday night, Chris Kern’s Forgotten Grapes in Riverside — the Inland Empire’s newest and most uncommon wine shop — offers brand-new wine classes to the public. From the absolute wine beginner to the most seasoned and sophisticated oenophile, this new wine shop and tasting bar offers wine classes for every level of wine lover, [...]

Every Wednesday night, Chris Kern's Forgotten Grapes in Riverside -- the Inland Empire's newest and most uncommon wine shop -- offers brand-new wine classes to the public. [...]

Wondering where to stock up on liquor, beer and wine for the big party or just a kick back with friends? Here are the stores our followers recommend. [...]

Forgotten Grapes will soon be the Inland Empire's newest and most talked about wine shop, offering lesser known and uncommon varietals, regions and producers. Although almost every bottle will be priced between $10 and $30, these won't be the wines you'll find at the supermarket, BevMo or Total Wine. [...]

The Riverside Plaza, known by many as "The Plaza," is a premier destination for shopping, entertainment, drinks and dining in the Inland Empire. Completely revamped in the mid-2000's, The Plaza is now the cutting edge retail center in the Riverside area. [...]

With so many wineries in Temecula, it's hard to know where the young people hang out and grab a glass of wine! We've got the list from some Temecula winery insiders on where young adults go to taste, party and hang out at the Temecula wineries. [...]

Are you ready for a slice of Chicago in the Inland Empire? Rosati's Authentic Chicago Pizza has only three locations in California, one of which is in wine county Temecula. Today marked their grand opening, and we were there to find out for ourselves what the buzz is about! [...]

Award-winning food samplings from the region's upscale eateries, top local wines and live jazz band and dancing will make the Chocolate, Wine & Jazz Festival in Corona a hit on Saturday, October 22, 2011. [...]

Attending a concert or other event at the Fox Theater in Pomona is an experience in itself, with great bars, views, seating and entertainment. [...]

Temecula Valley's Winegrower's Association's invites you, the lover of wine, to join winery owners, winemakers and growers of the Temecula Valley to celebrate “California Wine Month,” Temecula Style, at CRUSH –the 2nd Annual Wine & Culinary Showcase, will take place on Saturday, September 10. [...]

So we asked you what your favorite bars in the I.E. are, and we received no shortage of responses! Here are some if you're looking for a new place to try. [...]

Wine country Temecula offers no shortage of festivals and grape stomping events this fall as the harvest comes in! [...]

Put on your dancing shoes and start snapping your fingers, because Big Bad Voodoo Daddy is making their debut at Monte de Oro in Temecula! [...]

The Los Angeles Times and Food & Wine's The Taste embodied a foodie's dream four days. The culinary arts festival covered a wide range of cuisines, spanning from fine desserts and gourmet food, to deliciously creative street food. Carefully selected panels of food critics, chefs, and restauranteurs debated and discussed the nature of a Los [...]

For those who love to stay out late, there are places to go dancing around Riverside and San Bernardino every night of the week. [...]

The 89th anniversary L.A. County Fair arrives Labor Day Weekend on Saturday, Sept. 3 and continues until Sunday, Oct. 2. The nation's largest county fair promises 23 days of excitement for all by offering an eclectic mix of world-class concerts, educational, diverse and interactive exhibits, mouth-watering food, unique shopping, exciting horse racing, a thrilling carnival [...]

The weekend of June 3-5 will provide a wealth of entertainment and visual wonders when hot air balloons, live music, food and wine take over beautiful Lake Skinner at the Temecula Valley Balloon and Wine Festival. [...]

Temecula Valley Slow Food presented Field to the Fork on May 21, 2011 at Leonesse Cellars in Temecula's wine country with dozens of vendors offering upscale food tastings, wine of all varieties, craft breweries and more, all from around the Temecula Valley. [...]

It’s time to elevate your mood, as Pechanga is to host the 4th annual Chocolate Decadence event along with a Wine Festival. [...]