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TEMECULA VALLEY: Festivities continue throughout Fall with Halloween parties, wine dinners, and early holiday events
For Immediate Release: TEMECULA VALLEY: Festivities continue throughout Fall with Halloween parties, wine dinners, and early holiday events TEMECULA, CA; (October 20, 2011) – Locals and first-time visitors can help celebrate the culmination of Southern California’s harvest season with an affordable passport to wine country. For just $99, passport-holders gain entrance to more than 30 wineries, exclusive barrel samples, wine flights, food pairings and live music for an invaluable two-day tasting experience. Baily, Cougar, Danza del Sol, Keyways, Leoness, Lorimar, Oak Mountain, and Renzoni wineries will feature live music throughout the weekend. WHAT: 21st Annual Harvest Celebration Barrel Tasting Weekend is a two-day event offering ticketed guests a chance to visit more than 30 wineries for a self-guided tour of Temecula Valley Wine Country. Delicious food and wine samplings are offered at each stop as well as barrel and/or tank samples of finished and unfinished wines not yet available to the public. WHEN: Saturday and Sunday, November 5 & 6, from 10:00am - 4:30pm WHERE: Temecula Valley Wine Country is just 60-90 minutes from Los Angeles, San Diego, Orange County and Palm Springs. Exit I-15 at Rancho California Road and head east four miles into wine country. TICKETS: 2 Day Ticket - $99 Sunday Only Ticket, Non-Resident - $79 Sunday Only, Local Residents - $69 Designated Driver (food only) - $59 Tickets may be purchased online at www.temeculawines.org and click on Events or call (800) 801-9463 for tickets by phone. *Sip & Ride - Traveling between wineries is easy with the purchase of the Sip and Ride Package offered by The Grapeline Wine Country Shuttle, which includes a Harvest Passport ticket, souvenir glass, and pick-up and drop-off at multiple wineries on both Saturday and Sunday. Package available at www.gogrape.com/reservations In addition to Harvest Celebration, Temecula wineries are gearing up for a season of exciting festivities. Upcoming events include: Falkner Winery - Fright Night at Falkner Winery, Friday, Oct 28; 7pm-midnight; DJ battle, dance and costume contest, grape stomping, scavenger hunt in the haunted vineyards and more. Tickets are $6.13 in advance, $10 at the door; call 951-676-8231 x102; falknerwinery.com South Coast Winery Resort & Spa - Gold Winemakers Dinner and Overnight Stay; Saturday, Nov 12; 6pm-9pm; South Coast winery owner Jim Carter and master winemakers Jon McPherson and Javier Flores team up with Hollywood culinary guru Hoss Zargaran as they showcase South Coast wines in an exclusive five-course dinner. $200/couple (dinner only) $489/couple (dinner and overnight stay package/code WINMKR); call 951-587-9463 x7210; southcoastwinery.com Keyways Vineyard & Winery - Wine Country Christmas beginning Sunday, Nov 26 - Saturday, Dec 17; Horse-drawn wagon rides will be offered on Saturday evenings from 4-6pm where guests will be ushered through more than 100,000 twinkling LED lights, transforming the vineyards into a Winter Wonderland. Additionally, over 800 Firs and Nobles will be brought to Keyways Winery from Quailhurst Farms in Oregon for purchase. Call 1-877-KEYWAYS; keywayswine.com For a full list of fall events, please visit the Temecula Valley Winegrowers Association at temeculawines.org and click on the events calendar. For quotes, interviews, or to request images, please contact Sienna Spencer-Markles at (213) 985-1011 or sienna@mccuecommunications.com. About the Temecula Valley Winegrowers Association Comprising 35 wineries and more than 60 wine growers, the Temecula Valley Winegrowers Association is a nonprofit regional organization dedicated to increasing awareness of the quality wines and wine grapes grown in the Temecula Valley and South Coast Appellations. Known as Southern California's wine country, the Temecula Valley is located in Riverside County just one hour from San Diego, Orange County and Palm Springs and an hour and a half from Los Angeles. ### MEDIA CONTACT: Sienna Spencer-Markles McCue Marketing Communications Sienna@McCueCommunications.com 213.985.1011
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