The phrase "I heard it through the grapevine" originated in a time when ancient Romans communicated strictly through line dancing. Experience the perks of grape-related movement with today's Groupon. For $59, you get Sunrider Jeep and Wine Tours' five-hour, expert-guided Daily Discovery Tour covering vineyards and wineries (a $105–$115 value depending on day of the week). An hour's drive north of downtown San Diego, tours depart seven days a week from the Starbucks coffee shop located in Temecula or local hotels.

Let your guide do the talking and Mother Nature do the wafting as you cruise from sip to sip. To start, you'll make two stops at whichever wineries are chosen, sampling up to six distinct flavors at each destination. Your wine flight, paired with the friendly Sunrider guides, will alleviate any social awkwardness or vocabulary shortages. Backdropped by the estate's lush vineyard, the third stop treats growing minds to a gourmet lunch at Leonesse Cellars. Chat with fellow connoisseurs before stepping behind the scenes of the production facility's barrel room, where countless machines and jig dancers turn grapevines to greatness. Buzzing on knowledge, your group will go for a ride through a vineyard safari to encounter syrah mingling in its natural habitat with the likes of vionier, muscat, and the ferociously cute cabernet sauvignon.

As you prepare for your trip home, wave farewell to wine country as you stand above majestic fields at a scenic lookout point. Content with your goodbye, the guide will chauffeur you home with a minor detour—to taste more wine at one last winery. Sunrise's knowledgeable drivers know the back roads like the smell of a poorly aged merlot, and in five hours flat, they'll walk you through more than 20 different flavors.

Reviews

Six Yelpers give Sunrider Jeep and Wine Tours a perfect five stars, and multiple TripAdvisors give it five owl eyes:

• We visited three vineyards which each had their own appeal and interesting wines to try. If you are looking for an informative and relaxing tour on your visit to Temecula, we would highly recommend Sunrider. – litllindz, TripAdvisor
• The guides were amazing. They answered all of our questions and were extremely nice. – cag71, TripAdvisor
• The wineries we visited were friendly and more than willing to let you taste any and all wines they had & more! – crystinavu, TripAdvisor

That's a Wine!

Everyone knows that wine is made by allowing crushed grapes to ferment over time. What everyone doesn't know is that anything can be a wine if you really want it to be—like these wines!

A Hamburger!
Sit on a hamburger, collect the juices in a Ziploc bag, and put the bag in a hot tub for two hours. That's a wine!

Hand Sanitizer!
First freeze it, then throw the frozen block against a brick wall. Sweep up the shattered fragments and toss them into a deep fryer. That's a wine!

Penny Loafers!
Pocket the penny (you'll need it later). Melt the loafers into a puddle using a blowtorch and collect the leather butter in a syringe. Serve on a penny (the one you pocketed). That's champagne!