Oak Mountain Winery - Temecula

Dustin made my wine tasting experience absolutely wonderful. I tried their strawberry raspberry sparkling wine. Loved the raspberry sparkling wine. I got these two seasoned salt.

Such a great wine tour! James was amazing, fun, informative, funny, kept it interesting and great flow and timing with each pour. The drive in was nice and as it's situated a top a hill, the views are beautiful and serene. The Cave was very cool, literally and figuratively, so much space, the hidden tables for lunch and dinners. Plus great outdoor seating with views and a great breeze.

We went to the distillery on a Saturday night around 6. It was packed and justifiably so. What a cool speakeasy type bar. Great cocktails. I had the smoked old fashioned, which they make at the table. Really cool and tasted great. My wife had the cucumber martini which was just ok. The ambiance was incredible though. Great place to mix it up being in wine country when you want a great cocktail in a really cool setting.

What a great experience. Highly recommend booking a reservation for the cave tour with James, he’s incredible! He surely knows how to keep a crowd entertained, he deserves a raise!!! There is a lot of history behind this winery and you’ll get to taste some of their delicious wines while touring inside the cave. Their outdoor cafe is dog friendly and indoor dinning inside the cave has a great menu! They now have a speakeasy serving cocktails too! So many fun things to do! Will definitely be back to support this winery.

We spent an amazing afternoon with friends at Oak Mountain Winery and their Distillery right on the same grounds along the De Portola Wine Trail. We had been to Oak Mountain for the awesome cave tour a few years ago before we moved to Temecula, and were excited to visit again as resident Temeculans! We sat outside on the beautiful pavilion and enjoyed the sweeping views, tastings and then bottles of several reds and a Sauv Blanc. We also couldn't resist orders of the chimichuri steak fries which were INCREDIBLE! After finishing up at the winery when they closed at 5, we took a short walk over to the 36522 Distillery...which ended up being worth a visit by itself! It's fairly new, having just opened in April 2022, and is located just steps away from the tasting pavilion. It's located in what was the original tasting room of Oak Mountain Winery built in 2005. They totally nailed the ambiance it truly is everything you expect in a speakeasy. Comfy seating, perfect lighting, ability to order food, super friendly and knowledgeable staff, and of course, amazing handcrafted cocktails made with their own distilled spirits, no less! How cool is that? We ordered French 75s and some smoked old fashioneds (smoked and finished off at our table), and they were all excellent. Side note: Cave Café also has a great seniors (speeders) and brunch menu! And to make things even better, it was a Thursday when wine club members get 15% off cocktails, food spirits in the distillery from 2 8pm! No reservations are necessary which is a huge plus to me. As a side note, we waited several weeks to get reservations with friends to go to Apparition Room (the speakeasy in Devilicious in Old Town) and it was a total disappointment (see that review). In my opinion, 36522 Distillery is the speakeasy to go to in Temecula! Oak Mountain is a fun and truly unique place with delicious wines, food and spirits!