Robert T.
Yelp
Went for a tasting with my lovely wife at the new Truffle Pig Winery and had lunch at their on-site restaurant, Domenico's.
We ate first: Domenico's
The inside was decorated very clean and classy. We couldn't help but to take advantage of the beautiful SoCal afternoon and we chose to be seated on their amazing patio. Spacious and a phenomenal space if the weather is good!
I ordered the house Domenico Burger which came with fries, and my wife ordered the Bambino wedge salad. What can you say about a salad, other than she said it tasted fresh, crisp and had a lot of flavor. The burger was great, cooked perfectly, and I really like the jalapeños that accompanied that. Nice little heat, but they weren't overly spicy to dominate the whole burger. The fries were really good also which they seem to have quite an original cut almost like a pigtail.
Knowing we were tasting wine later, my wife ordered a Rosebery Mule mocktail, which she really enjoyed. Refreshing on a warm day and very fruity.
Truffle Pig Winery:
This winery is very nice and the members room is very upscale "cigar lounge" atmosphere with a great small patio. Their wines were limited, as this was the first day of their grand opening to the Public.
The wines weren't bad, but they weren't good enough to keep me coming back, unfortunately. I like bold reds, I don't really do whites or sweet wines, so if that's your pallet, disregard my "wine" portion of the review, but if you like bold reds, they're not here yet.
There are too many great options in Temecula. I'm really hoping that they step up their future wine releases and are able to compete with some of their neighbor wineries, because the property is beautiful and the restaurant was very good.
Service was great at the restaurant and the winery. Staff was informative and friendly.