Wine, Horses, and Ranch Living...

I am lucky, I get to work with several amazing wineries in Southern California. Today, I'd like to introduce one of them to you. Tucalota Creek Ranch...

"Hey, I'm trying to eat here" says a curious horse during dinner

This AMAZINGLY beautiful 30+ acre ranch is located in the Temecula countryside. It is a working Quarter Horse breeding and training ranch with amazing grounds and facilities. 

The owners, Alan and Kay Needle recently released a wine label to honor the horses and riders who make the American Quarter Horse Association so well know in American culture....

Each bottle of wine is made to honor a famed horse or rider

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When you join their wine club, you will automatically become a member of the private Club at Tucalota Creek Ranch. As a club member you'll get to experience the magic of this place - events, BBQs, horse shows, riding lessons, or just relaxing and drinking wine.

The Needles are a very creative team, along with the working horse ranch, and now the wine label, they also have a custom western furniture design company - Elden Collections....

The Elden Collection furniture designed by Alan and Kay can be found all over the ranch

When they purchased the property and began developing the ranch, they wanted to make sure hospitality was foremost in the design. The ranch amenities include a fantastic hospitality center complete with indoor lounge, bar, and outside patios... plus there's a gazebo with outdoor grill, a spring fed pond, and tons of other areas for guests to enjoy.

Can't you just imagine sitting here on a warm summer evening with a glass of wine?

On a recent visit to the ranch, we heard several stories including one about a Native American who visited several years ago trying to find a certain sacred place along a dry creek bed. When she found the ranch she determined that it was the place she had been looking for, primarily because of the spring-fed pond and the dry creek... the only place in the area with both of these together. The dry Tucalota Creek bed runs right through the center of the ranch and it's remembered as a place of peace and serenity for the Native Americans long before it was settled.

As someone who grew up riding horses, the arena is one of the coolest places I've ever ridden a horse in. Of course riding a cutting horse is akin to driving an Indy Formula race car when all you've ever driven is a Ford Sedan...  talk about having to learn some new skills...

The arena waiting for the next big show, or cutting event, or just YOU taking a riding lesson with Alan

Everywhere you go on this ranch you'll see images that take you back to a more peaceful time... it's as if time has stopped when you enter...

Bridals

Along with all the horses, and buildings, and trails and the spring-fed pond, there are mighty oaks that are hundreds of years old creating a canopy overhead...

California Oak 

Like I said, I'm lucky. Stay-Tuned as The Club at Tucalota Creek Ranch gets up and running... it's a wine club you will want to join!!!

Another cool pic of the hospitality suite and stables

All that's missing now is YOU, and ME of course!!! Oh, and their wines are all pretty amazing, hand crafted and quality-controlled by Kay Needle's SUPER-TASTER palate - trust me the GIRL knows what she likes!

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