Novices and Enthusiasts
INTERACTIVE OPTIONS FOR NOVICES AND ENTHUSIASTS
ENTERTAINING AND INTERACTIVE OPTIONS
Wine tasting is a very personal endeavor. Everyone has a unique palate. The enjoyment of a well-planned and executed visit to Temecula won’t be predicated solely on impressions about the wine.
The opportunities for engagement with interesting personalities during a visit, the nuances of wineries and various components of the day, the level of personal service encountered, and the quality of food. These are other very important factors that will ultimately define one’s perceptions.
WE PLEDGE TO DO EVERYTHING TO EXCEED YOUR EXPECTATIONS.
DESTINATION TEMECULA HOSTS
Regardless of the number of participants, we can provide an informative, fun, attentive guide to join your experience through the Temecula Valley. Sharing the fascinating story of Temecula, the area’s culture of wine, and answering questions, we further personalize the visit as our guests are escorted on property at each winery for their pre-arranged tastings.
TOUR A VINEYARD AND WINERY PRODUCTION AREA
See the inner workings and learn about the equipment and processes used to create wine during a fun, information packed experience. Private vineyard and production area tours are often highlighted by tastes straight from the tanks. You’ll be guided from vine to bottle, starting in the vineyard, continuing in the production area and finishing in the barrel room. This option fosters engagement about grape growing, vineyard management and wine making techniques. From July to October, stand in a vineyard, taste a grape straight off the cluster, then taste prior year’s vintages made with grapes picked from those exact vines!
DELECTABLE WINE PAIRING
What’s the deal with pairing wine and food?
De-mystify the process with a delicious culinary experience as a very approachable winery host leads you through a sampling of wines paired with bite-sized food or chocolate. A mouthwatering, eye-opening adventure!
Step up this culinary pairing with a very exclusive meal served to you by one of the affable, passionate chefs we work with. They introduce each course by sharing pairing philosophies in an easily digested (pun intended), lighthearted and logical fashion!
INTERACTIVE OPTIONS FOR NOVICES AND ENTHUSIASTS
TRY WINE FUN 101!
See, swirl, smell, sip and savor
We’ll introduce you to a wonderfully affable, down to earth wine enthusiast who walks you through an unpretentious, enjoyable and informative session learning helpful basics from how to hold the glass to the five S’s of wine tasting, interspersed with quirks, nuances and factoids specific to the culture of wine.
OTHER EXPERIENCE ENHANCEMENTS
An exclusive vertical tasting can be arranged and personally hosted by a Temecula pioneer winery owner/wine maker featuring library wines inventoried over the years. Few Temecula vintners maintain sufficient quality inventory to be able to offer this opportunity.
Are there certain varietals you seek for expansion of your collection? We arrange visits with area vintners at wineries large and small, who have created a deserved reputation for meticulous attention to detail in the crafting of their wines.
There are certain wine makers whose cultivation practices result in smaller yield, higher quality grape harvests with wine making techniques that lead to more consistent, refined finished products in very limited quantities. A day can be arranged focusing on these craft vintners.
