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The Wines of Warner Springs

Hidden 45 minutes east of Temecula Wine Country along State Highway 72 in Southern California is Warner Springs, a historic and picturesque valley with a collection of boutique wineries collectively known as the North Mountain Wine Trail. These five wineries are known for their red varietals and blends and provide a relaxed, more authentic experience compared to the economies-of-scale tasting rooms offered by their corporate neighbors to the west.

The trail wineries sit at elevations ranging from 2,400 to 3,100 feet in San Diego County, on the northern slope of Mount Palomar and its observatory, and less than 20 miles from the Sonoran Desert to the east. The mix of higher elevations, warm summers, cooling ocean breezes, and a protected valley provides the perfect microclimate for producing red wines, and each of the five wineries of the North Mountain Wine

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