After spending a day in Disneyland, our road trip continued south. We had about an hour drive to Temecula Valley, where we stopped to participate in a family wedding. What a great place for such an important day! And the wedding of course, was at one of the wineries in Temecula Wine Country.
Temecula is best known for it’s wineries and the Old Town. It is conveniently located between Los Angeles and San Diego, only an hour drive from San Diego and a couple hours from L.A.. So some people call it the Napa Valley of Southern California. Since Temecula is a valley, it gets high temperatures during the day, but the weather cools off for the night time. This makes it a perfect location for growing wine grapes. In May and June mornings they sometimes get a marine layer spreading out to the valley cooling off the grapes. There are about 40 wineries in Temecula Wine Country.
In downtown Temecula the buildings date all the way to the 1890’s. Today, they are full of restaurants, tasting rooms, antique stores and boutiques. Every year Temecula hosts a Balloon and Wine Festival and vintage car shows.
Our main event was at a winery called Europa Village. We enjoyed the wedding festivities and had so much fun! The actual ceremony was held at a beautiful spot right by the grape vines. I am not very familiar with the wines that Temecula produces, but I would think that they don’t produce enough to be sold all over the country. That being said, one could find some really nice unique wines from here. Since I’m currently pregnant, I didn’t have a chance to taste them but hopefully I can return later to drink some.
Temecula is a great little stop if you are passing by, but I woulnd’t compare it to Napa Valley yet. Maybe someday…
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Wedding, romance, wines, California … what can be better. I visited a vineyard only once and I realized that people who own one or make events at a vineyard have a very special and unique taste.
Congratulations on your pregnancy 😉
Thank you Veronica!
This is the first time I’ve heard about Temecula Valley. I love wine so I’m sure I’d love visiting. 40 wineries would for sure keep me busy!
Yes, we only managed to visit two.. ha ha.
My dad is in the US, and I think he visited this place. The vineyard/winery looks really awesome. Are we allowed to help harvesting the grapes there?
I am not sure about the harvesting but I’m sure there are some wineries in Temecula which do that.
I would absolutely love to visit some wineries – I’ve only ever visited one in Cyprus, but we have a fair few in the UK. What an awesome place for a wedding!
These wineries were beautiful. So if you ever visit California, you should stop by at some of them.
I didn’t know about temecula until I read your post. It looks like a very peaceful location and beautiful setting for a wedding. A gorgeous Winery indeed.
Yes, it was Neha. Thanks for your comment.
I love the idea of having a wedding in a winery. That is unique.
Me too. Wineries are such a great venue for weddings.
Never heard of Temecula but what a gorgeous winery! Looks like somewhere in France.
I agree Jas. Wineries in California are often really well taken care of and pretty.
A wedding in the midst of a winery? Nothing better than that! I haven’t heard of Temecula wines though!
I love the vintage feel to it and the industrial inspired decor looks awesome!
I agree. It was a beautiful wedding. And the whole town has this vintage vibe.
The wedding venue looks amazing! And I would so like to go to a balloon and wine festival, sounds like so much fun!
I thought so too Michelle. The venue was so lovely.
It is for south california, with different weather it is going to be hard to compare but Temecula is a young city so hopes are high. It is amazing to see how fast the winery there grows. Bravo for the reviews.
Thanks for the comment CW!