September brings amazing events to the wineries, including our biggest event of the year – CRUSH! Celebrate California Wine Month in Temecula Valley and experience Southern California’s wine country at it’s best.

CRUSH: Temecula Valley’s 2nd Annual Wine & Culinary Showcase
Saturday, Sept 10 | 6:30 – 9:30pm | Monte de Oro Winery: All 34 Temecula Valley wineries and more than a dozen wine country restaurants will be pouring at this fabulous once-a-year tasting event. Click here to buy tickets now!
More September Events:
Van Roekel Vineyards & Winery
Labor Day Weekend Watermelon Feed & Skate Reunion, Saturday, Sept 4 from noon-4pm – call 909-699-6961 for more information
Wiens Family Cellars
Friday Night Wine Lounge, 5:30pm
September 9 – Old School
September 16 –JD Priest
80’s Flashback Festival – Friday, September 23
Doors Open 5:30pm- Concert Begins at 8:00pm Buy tickets
Wilson Creek Winery
Jeff Golub Concert (Golub is a contemporary jazz guitarist with 6 solo albums and 3 CD’s as the leader of the instrumental band “Avenue Blue”)
September 17- 7:00 pm
$55 General Admission • $49 Wine Club General Admission
$75 Preferred • $68 Wine Club Preferred
$120 Dinner • $108 Wine Club Dinner
Call for Reservations: 951.699.9463
Purchase on-line: www.wilsoncreekwinery.com
Winemakers Dinner
September 22nd at 6:30pm
Join Winemaker Etienne Cowper and Executive Chef Steve Stawinski for an inspired, exquisitely paired 3 course dining experience.
$50.00 per person; $45.00 per person Wine Club
Limited Seating
Call for Reservations: 951.699.9463
Purchase on-line: www.wilsoncreekwinery.com
September 25: We are releasing our special 2009 Malbec Reserve (95 cases) and our 2009 Private Reserve Cabernet Sauvignon (200 cases).
We’re also happy to announce the ompletion of our new production facility / moto-barrel room. Read more here.
Thornton Winery
Champagne Jazz Concert Series
GEORGE BENSON
with special guest Brian Simpson
Saturday, September 3rd – 7pm
General Admission Ticket $ 95.00
Gourmet Supper Package $ 170.00
SUMMER JAM
Featuring Norman Brown & Richard Elliot
Saturday, September 10th – 7pm
General Admission Ticket $ 75.00
Gourmet Supper Package $ 150.00
CHRIS BOTTI
Sunday, September 18th – 4pm
General Admission Ticket $ 95.00
Gourmet Supper Package $ 160.00
JAZZ ATTACK
Featuring Peter White, Rick Braun & Gerald Albright
Sunday, September 25th – 4pm
General Admission Ticket $ 75.00
Gourmet Supper Package $ 140.00
Monte de Oro
Classic Rock n Wine Concert – Friday, September 2
Doors Open 6:00pm, Concert Begins 6:00pm-10:00pm
Complimentary Glass of Wine- Your Choice
$25.00 General/$20.00 Wine Club/ $30.00 at the door
Concession Food will be available
Happy Hour on the Hill
Every Friday in September
4:00p-8:00p
1st Annual MDO Grape Stomp
Sunday, September 18
11:00a-3:00p
$35 Adults; $12.50 Kids. Buy tickets here
Breakfast with the Balloons
Saturday & Sunday, September 24 & 25
7:00a-9:00a
$29.99 Adults; $12.99 Kids 13 & Under. Buy tickets here
Baily Winery
October 22: 25th Anniversary Party
Dinner and wine included
$100 per person
Call for reservations – (951) 676-9463
Limited seating available- Call Today!
Live music every Saturday and Sunday in September from 2p-5p
Check their website at
www.cougarvineyards.com for performers schedules.
1st Semi-Annual Salsa and Guacamole Competition
Compete for the best in the west. Spicy, hot, savory, everything tasty judged by professionals. Feast on carne asada taco buffet, plus your choice of sangria, wine or a Black Market Brewery special select beer.
$30 per person; $25 per person (wine club members). Buy tickets here
The Complete Works of William Shakespere
September 9, 10, 16, 17, 23, 24
All performances are outside on hilltop lawn area
Doors open at 6:30pm- Performances begin at Sunset
Tickets – $20; $15 for Seniors, Military, Students
Wine Down Fridays
September 9 and 23: 7:00p-9:30p
Includes dinner and a glass of wine and cover charge for live entertainment.
$15 Members; $25 non-Members. Buy tickets
here
MoKeyto Saturdays– Enjoy complimentary music as you sip a glass of our Mojito. Mojito available by the glass. Wine available by glass or bottle.
Live entertainment: 1:30p-5:30p
September 3: Naomi Balcombe
September 10: Jodi Siegel
September 17: Steph Johnson
September 24: Kelly Fitzgerald
Sangria Serenade– Enjoy complimentary music as you sip a glass of Keyways’ Sangria or your favorite Keyways wine. Sangria available by the glass. Wine available by glass or bottle.
Live entertainment: 1:30p-5:30p
September 4– Tim Cash
September 11- Tony Suraci
September 18- Yvonne Perea
September 25- JD Priest
3rd Sunday Concert Series –Hosted by the Vineyard Troubadour
Sunday, September 18
Live music from 3p-6p, with concert at 5:00p
Longshadow Ranch Winery
Sundresses & Cowboy Boots
Friday, September 16
6:00p – 10p
Live country music, grape stomping, carriage rides and mechanical bull riding.
Visit www.heyday.com for more information
Strangelove– the ultimate Depeche Mode Tribute Band
Friday, September 30
6p-10p
Visit www.heyday.com for more information
Bonfire Saturday Nights
Every Saturday 6p-10p through 10/29
Open to the public, families welcome. Horse drawn carriage rides, mechanical bull riding, face painting for the kids. No admission charge. Call 877-80-RANCH for more information.
Masia de Yabar Winery
First Annual International Tempranillo Day
Thursday, September 1
10a-5p
Taste the 2008 Tempranillo and receive a 10% discount on purchase of a bottle! This special event is part of a promotion with TAPAS (Tempranillo Advocates Producers and Amigos Society)
Call (951) 303-3860 for more information
Oak Mountain Winery
BBQ Smoker Cooking Class with Firehouse BBQ
Friday, September 9
6:00p-9:00p
For more info please call 951-699-9102
Live Music every Saturday in the Pavilion
1:00pm – 5:00pm – Ongoing
Jimmy Blaze – Classic Rock
Live Music every Sunday in the Pavilion
1:00pm – 5:00pm – Ongoing Temecula Events
Smooth Sax by Norm
Behind the Scenes Wine Tour
Monday through Friday at 11:00a & 1:00p and Saturdays and Sundays at 11:00a, 1:00p & 3:00p
Get up close and personal with the real workings of a winery during a harvest crush with the Behind the Scenes Wine Tour. The tour culminates with a private, plated wine & cheese pairing.
$25 non members; $20 members
Reservations strongly suggested. Call (951) 587-9463
Summer Sunsets at Callaway
Fridays in September – 6pm-9pm
Wine specials, appetizers and live music. No reservations necessary.
September 2: Tim Moyer – Jazz
September 9: Kenny Marquez – Rock
September 16: Timy Moyer – Jazz
September 23: JD Priest & Matt Workman – Country, blues, rock
September 30: Kenny Marquez – Rock
Sundays in September – 5pm-9pm
Live music (beginning at 6pm) and buffet is served until 7:30pm Drink specials; Tapas buffet price is $20 per person.
Crush Party
It’s time to celebrate harvest and the end of summer at Callaway. Get a taste of what actually goes into getting the grape from the vineyard to the table and reap the rewards of all of our hard work!
September 24 – 5:00p-9:00p
$90 per person (inclusive) $81 per person (inclusive), Legacy Club Members. Buy tickets
here