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Vineyard happenings: Tucking, thinning, tieing up, weed control and water monitoring. We are farmers in the end. Enjoying the "labor of love" that we call our vineyards! March 13th and 14th: Grafting some vines to Negro Amaro, Sagrantino, and Nebbiolo. Bud break is finished. It's amazing how fast these vines grow. The vineyard on our property in Temecula is planted and looking good. We planted more Italian varietals including: Primitivo and Pinot Grigio. La Vigna a Destra (The vineyard to the right) is starting to shape up. Keep checking back from time to time. We'll keep this updated every few weeks. Or better yet visit the next time in Temecula Wine Tasting! Latest News: Taste of Temecula Clara's Pick of the week Malvasia Bianca Tyler Worth reviews our Arneis and awards it 87 points! whatsworthdrinking.com Cougar Vineyard and Winery Moves Forward With New Tasting Room Construction http://www.webwire.com/ViewPressRel.asp?aId=120473. Southwest Wine Guide article written by Paul & Carol on Cougar. cougar-vineyard Taste of Temecula Chris' Pick of the week The Pink Cougar Tyler Worth reviews our Pinotagio and awards it 92 points! whatsworthdrinking.com Haydn S. Adams reviews our "Cougar 2009 Chardonnay" Taste of Temecula Trasier's Pick of the week Aglianico Tom Plant or WINEormous writes a piece on Cougar. "No Pretense, Just Great Wine". Roger Paige writes a piece on Cougar "Growl, Howl & Purr for Sure" Grace Clark from the Southwest Riverside News Network writes a piece on Cougar. Local wineries hit by bad economy, but some growers thrive. Christine Dull writer for the local Neighbors Paper writes a piece about Cougar. "Getting to Know Temecula Wine Country" Rich Mauro writer for the Colorado Springs Gazette writes a piece complimenting Cougar. "California's Temecula Valley Treats Wine Lovers"

WineCountry.com - Wine Country Itinerary: Temecula

Our 2007 Estate Sangiovese medaled with a Silver at the 2010 Winemaker Challenge International Wine Competition January 23rd & 24th, 2010.

Our 2006 Malbec and 2006 Sangiovese both medaled with Silvers at the Jerry D. Mead's New World International Wine Competition March 8-9th 2009.

Our 2006 Chardonnay and 2004 Estate Sangiovese both medaled with a Silver and a Bronze respectively at the Long Beach Grand Cru Competition July 22nd.

Our 2006 Muscat Canelli and 2005 Riesling both earned bronze medals at the Temecula Valley Wine Society's 3rd Annual Competition July 18th for Riverside County wine. Our 2005 Estate Primitivo and 2004 Estate Sangiovese both medaled with a Silver and a Bronze respectively at the Temecula Valley Wine Society's 1st Annual Competition July 19th for San Diego County wine.

Our 2006 Pink Cougar takes a gold medal at the Orange County Wine Society Commercial Wine Competition June 16th.

Our 2005 Cab Franc takes a silver medal at the Riverside International Wine Competition May 5th.

We got a mention for pouring our wines along with Hart and Wilson Creek Wineries at Tori Spelling and Dean McDermott's Grand Opening for their bed and breakfast Chateau La Rue in Fallbrook CA. Cougar also did a private tasting for Tori, Dean and the guests at Chateau La Rue which may very well be included in one of the upcoming episodes of "Tori And Dean Inn Love" airing on the Oxygen Network Tuesdays @ 7:30 PST and 10:30 EST.

We got a mention for pouring our wine at Tori Spelling and Dean McDermott's Grand Opening for their bed and breakfast Chateau La Rue. Check it out! http://www.nctimes.com/articles/2007/03/11/socialscene/15_46_043_10_07.txt

Cougar Vineyard And Winery moves to Temecula, CA about 60 miles northwest of San Diego Ca just in time for the 2006 harvest and crush. Currently we are growing Sangiovese, Montepulciano, Vermentino, Aglianico, Cabernet Sauvignon and Malbec varietals with a handful of Syrah. Come by and visit our new tasting room. We opened the Saturday after Thanksgiving 2006 and now are open 7 days a week, winter hours 11-5pm (11-6pm Summer hours).

July 26th we were accepted as a wine grower member of the Temecula Valley Winegrowers Association. We're excited to be a part of such a large and knowledgeable group of growers and winemakers!

Cougar Vineyard And Winery purchases 10 acres in Temecula CA on De Portola Rd off of highway 79. We have planted about 8.0 acres with some interesting varietals such as Sangiovese, Montepulciano, Vermentino and Aglianico. The following spring plans are finish planting with Sagrantino, Greco di Tufo or maybe Fiano di Avellino.

We didn't even know that the San Diego Reader had a wine column until we met Matthew Lickona at a wine tasting function. As a result, he did a story on us.
http://www.sandiegoreader.com/news/2005/feb/17/fun-smell/

The North County Times does it again...
http://www.nctimes.com/articles/2004/08/03/business/news/19_30_358_2_04.txt

Beta testing of our Vineyard Management software has begun. If you're interested in ground floor beta testing, please contact us soon.

Check out the Winter/Spring edition 2004 of Dining Out magazine. Cougar Vineyards is written up in the Discovering San Diego County's Wine Bounty article!

How about that? The North County Times included us in a story about North County wineries (and those on the way): http://www.nctimes.com/articles/2004/01/11/business/news/1_10_0416_41_54.t