December 20

December 2020
THE VALLEY BUSINESS JOURNAL
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Temecula Chilled Celebrates the Holiday Season with Holiday Lights, Outdoor
Dining, Shopping, and a Message of Peace
Southern Californians are invited
to find their peace in Temecula
Valley Southern California Wine
Country with open spaces, outdoor
tastings, dining al fresco, and safe
accommodations. Temecula Chilled
features three distinct neighborhoods,
Wine Country, Old Town
and Pechanga Resort Casino; each
celebrating their holiday traditions
in a unique way.
Visitors are invited to stay the
night (or two) to really take in the
holiday spirit. Some top things to do
this holiday season are shopping Old
Town Temecula among the festive
lights and decor, dining al fresco,
and outdoor recreation like hiking,
horseback riding, golfing, and hot
air ballooning. Check out Winter
Must-Dos for holiday and winter
inspiration. Travelers can book a
holiday package to get the most out
of their stay.
Holiday Décor - Old Town Temecula
and Temecula Valley Wine
Country will compete in a local
decorating contest and visitors are
invited to view the beautiful lights
and décor as they spread their holiday
cheer.
Temecula residents also compete
in a community holiday lights
decorating contest. A map to the
decorated homes will be available
online December 8.
Dining - Many restaurants will
serve Temecula Chilled menu items
from drinks to entrees to desserts.
Some of the special items are Rolled
Blueberry Coconut French Toast
at 1909, Dolce Inverno! cocktail
at Bottega Italia, Fruitcake Flip
cocktail at Apparition Room, Spiced
Snowball cocktail and Frosty Winter
Tart at Avensole Winery Restaurant,
Blueberry Cheesecake at Baily’s Old
Town, Brandy Alexander at Crush
& Brew’s Thompson & Twain,
Peppermint Grinch Shake at Mad
Madeline’s Grill, Desert Bloom
cocktail at Small Barn, Cran-Spiced
Martini and Strawberry-Vanilla
Bean Panna Cotta with Blueberry
Compote at Vineyard Rose at South
Coast Winery Resort & Spa, Twist
on a Shrimp Cocktail and Blackberry
Bramble at Cork|Fire Kitch
at Temecula Creek Inn, Jack Frost
Unicorn Milk at Toast, and Pistachio
Egg Nog Sundae at Creekside Grille
at Wilson Creek Winery. Find all the
Chilled drinks, eats, and treats at
TemeculaChilled.com.
In addition to Chilled menu
items, several attractions will host
holiday events. Europa Village will
be a European winter wonderland
with shimmering lights and garland
hung. They will play The Grinch
Special stay packages are available for a
Southern California holiday escape
Some top things to do this
holiday season are shopping Old
Town Temecula among the festive
lights and decor, dining al fresco,
and outdoor recreation like hiking,
horseback riding, golfing, and hot
under the stars, display a handmade gingerbread
village, and a marketplace will
be available for holiday shopping. Christmas
Eve and New Year’s Eve dinners from
Chefs Hany Ali and Luis Sandoval will be
available at Bolero Restaurante.
Temecula Valley Wine Country -
Wilson Creek Winery is doing a Winter
Wonderland for the holidays. The property
will be decorated and they will be open
until 8:00 pm on Thursdays, Fridays, and
Saturdays. They will be serving holiday
items on their menu with hot wassail and
hot chocolate served at the Courtyard Bar
and Grille.
Jingle Bell Sleigh Rides will usher
guests through more than 100,000 twinkling
lights and holiday décor. Bundle up
for a 25-minute private horse-drawn sleigh
ride in Temecula Valley Wine Country
with Temecula Carriage Company.
Horse drawn carriage rides transport
families to Santa’s Wine Country Workshop
for a socially distanced visit with
Santa in his gingerbread house. Reservations
are required.
Peltzer Winery’s outdoor ice rink is
open through January 10. Reservations
are required to ensure social distancing.
Christmas Eve and Christmas Day
dinners will be available for outdoor
dining at The Vineyard Rose at South
Coast Winery Resort & Spa. Special menu
options will be available.
Old Town Temecula - “Find Your
Peace” is a Visit Temecula Valley theme
air ballooning.
this winter as the region invites its neighbors
to take in the outdoor spaces and
spread out under the open skies. Themed
8-foot wide by 10-foot high murals painted
by local artists and enlarged to hang
from buildings in Old Town Temecula
will be on display through the month of
December to help inspire peace and visitors
can use them as photo opportunity
backdrops.
Old Town Temecula’s annual Grape
Drop will be virtual this year. Viewing will
be on Facebook @TemeculaParkandRec.
There will be a concert at 7:00 p.m. and
9:15 p.m with the Grape Drop at 9:00 p.m.
and midnight.
Vail Headquarters - Temecula
Chilled at the historic Vail Headquarters
will be celebrated on December 12 from
2:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. There will be photo
ops, holiday décor, an outdoor movie
showing, and an outdoor marketplace.
Pechanga Resort Casino - For those
staying at a vacation rental or hotel and
don’t want to dine out, bring the feast to
you from Pechanga. They are offering a
bone-in prime rib Christmas dinner for
curbside pick up. The last day to order
is December 17. Hotel rooms are not
currently offered, however the pubic is
invited to see the beautiful holiday decorations,
dine at one of their many restaurants,
and play for a chance to win some holiday
spending cash.
Holiday Stay Packages - Nutcracker
Suite package includes an overnight stay in
an intricately decorated themed room
a the Inn at Europa decked out with
nutcracker holiday décor, delicious
breakfast at Bolero Restaurante ,
cookie turndown service and two tickets
to The Ballet Studio’s performance
of The Nutcracker at Europa Village
starting at $307 based on double occupancy.
The Sugar Plum Suite package
includes an overnight stay at Inn at
Europa Village with all the sweet
holiday trimming décor, breakfast
at Bolero Restaurante, cookie turndown
service, and two tickets to The
Nutcracker live performance starting
at $307 based on double occupancy.
Wine, Dine & Toast to 2021 at
South Coast Winery Resort & Spa
or Carter Estate Winery Resort. This
sparkling package offers two-night
accommodations in a South Coast
Winery Village or Carter Estate Bungalow.
It includes the fine dining gustatory
salute to the past New Year’s
Eve Dinner at The Vineyard Rose
Restaurant for two guests, as well as
a welcome a bottle of sparkling wine,
still wine, and New Year’s Eve party
favors. Rate is $880, based on double
occupancy, at South Coast Winery
Resort & Spa; Rate is $950, based on
double occupancy and includes daily
continental breakfast, at Carter Estate
Winery and Resort.
Visit Temecula Valley asks travelers
to visit responsibly, face masks
and social distancing are required at
some locations and strongly recommended
when not eating or drinking.
Plan your Temecula Chilled stay at
VisitTemeculaValley.com.
ABOUT TEMECULA VAL-
LEY AND VISIT TEMECULA
VALLEY
Temecula Valley is open and
welcomes local visitors. The businesses
have strict cleaning protocols
to ensure everyone’s safety and
comfort because they consider the
health of their employees and guests
top priority. They have met and often
succeeded county and state requirements.
Face masks are strongly recommended
when visiting and please
be kind to the workers, they are doing
everything they can to make the experience
an enjoyable one.
Temecula Valley is a popular
Southern California destination that
includes Temecula Valley Wine
Country, Old Town Temecula, and
Pechanga Resort Casino. In 2019,
Wine Enthusiast named it a 10 Best
Wine Travel Destination.
Visit Temecula Valley is the
region’s official tourism marketing
organization and resource for visitors.
For visitor information and assistance,
please call (888) 363-2852 or
go to VisitTemeculaValley.com.