The crush is over and harvest complete in Temecula Valley Wine Country, which calls for the annual Harvest Celebration Sunday, November 6, from 10:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. A tradition for 26 years in Southern California, this year’s edition includes a tour of eight wineries, three that are new to the region.
Each of the eight wineries have their chefs preparing delectable cuisine to pair with their selected wines. Barrel samples, new releases and long-time favorites will be served throughout the day. This wine-and-food-palooza is enhanced by the deluxe transportation and informative guides of Grapeline Wine Tours.
Wineries participating in the 2016 Harvest Celebration include new wineries: Avensole, Fazeli Cellars and Peltzer Family Cellars. Avensole is in a familiar location (Van Roekel Winery) but with an entirely new look and sensational tastes from the winery and the new restaurant.
The award winning wines of Fazeli Cellars, which opened its Persia- inspired winery a year ago, are familiar to oenophiles who have sampled their wines for several years at their Old Town Temecula tasting room. Last year, but not in time for the 2015 Harvest Celebration, Fazeli opened their new winery on Temecula’s DePortola trail.
The newest addition to Temecula Wine Country is Peltzer Family Cellars, founded by fifth generation farmers who have provided a pumpkin patch at their farm every year for the past decade. Now, with the newly opened “Crush House” tasting room, the Peltzer family welcomes wine lovers in a rustic farm setting.
Harvest Celebration tours will also include five of the following: Bel Vino Winery, Danza del Sol Winery, Cougar Vineyard and Winery, Mount Palomar Winery, Robert Renzoni Vineyards, Palumbo Family Vineyards and Monte de Oro Winery & Vineyards.
Grapeline Wine Tours will pick up guests from local hotels and Old Town Temecula. Harvest Celebration ticketholders will receive a $5 credit on Grapeline for every bottle of wine purchased up to $50. The credit can be spent on future tours.
For more information, contact Grapeline Wine Tours at 1-888-894-6379 or visit their website www.gogrape.com. Cost is $149 per person.