Why name the winery Cougar?
This month I am taking a hiatus from my articles on the Italian grape varietals that we are growing and/or producing wine from.  Next month I will be back on the grape subject.  I am writing this article because of the misconception about the name of our winery by a few [...]

The Primitivo grape
Today’s article is about a wonderful fruity grape varietal Primitivo (pronounced “Pree-mih-TEE-voe”), again from Italy.  Primitivo is a dark red wine with bold fruity flavors.  Primitivo has been genetically linked to the better known grape varietal Zinfandel.
In this article we will discuss another one of these newly emerging Italian varietals in Temecula Valley [...]

VIDEO of Average Joe giving our 2009 Monte’s Blush an “A” as a smooth wine for any average joe.