Tuesday Travel Ticker: Cycle through Temecula’s grapevines

REI’s Temecula Wine Country Bicycle Tour on Saturday will lead riders through the back roads by mountain bike to experience vineyards up close. For details, click here . . . . Enthusiasts can taste wines from more than 300 wineries at the San Francisco Chronicle Wine Competition Public Tasting on Feb. 18. For ticket info, click here . . . . The second annual Santa Ynez Valley Restaurant Week is set for Jan. 22-28. Restaurants are offering special three-course tasting menus for the price of $20.12, excluding tax, tip and beverages). . . . The Las Vegas Superstar Challenge, scheduled for Jan. 6-7 has been canceled due to the end of the recent NBA lockout. . . . Ravella at Lake Las Vegas is touting a New Year’s Eve package that includes two nights, live music, meals and toasts, starting at $489. . . . Visit Kauai’s annual Festival of Lights at the Historic County Building every Friday, Saturday, and Sunday through Dec. 24 . . . . SeaWorld’s Christmas Celebration continues on weekends through Jan. 1. All holiday festivities are included with park admission. . . . Daniel Barron of Blue Point Coastal Cuisine recently won the San Diego Bay Wine & Food Festival “Chef of the Fest” competition, one of the largest culinary showdowns in Southern California. . . . New detection equipment will allow Australian airports to lift their ban on water bottles and other liquids, beginning in 2013. . . . Travel Quote of the Day: “Granted, this system is insane, but we must not let sanity stand in the way of airport security.” (Dave Barry)