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The Temecula Valley Balloon and Wine Festival, then known as the Rancho California Balloon and Wine Festival, was started in 1983 by Walt Darren, a commercial airline pilot and avid balloonist and by Evelyn Harker a veteran event organizer and fundraiser. The seed money was provided by Kaiser Development Company and sponsors came from the local ...
In 1971, Brookside produced the first wines from Temecula grapes at their Guasti winery. The Callaway Vineyard and Winery began farming grapes in 1969 and opened the first public tasting room in 1974. (Owner Ely Callaway Jr. also started Callaway Golf.) John Poole's Mount Palomar Winery opened its doors to the public in 1975, and in 1978 the ...
On June 24, 2002, the $262 million Pechanga Resort & Casino opened its doors. The resort, which was designed to highlight the Pechanga Band of Luiseño Indians' culture, included an 85,000 sq ft (7,900 m 2) casino, 1,200-seat showroom, 515,000 sq ft (47,800 m 2), 14-story (522-room) hotel and 38,800 sq ft (3,600 m 2) convention center, 200-seat cabaret lounge, Eagle's Nest Lounge and seven ...
The subpoena seeking records on the wineries and their owners, dated Dec. 14, 2023, is filed under the name of Patrick Robbins, first assistant U.S. attorney for the Northern District of California.
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The company was founded by friends Catherine Demuth-Pepe and Nancy Curry in 2001. [3] [4] Nancy's husband, Thom, had the idea to make olive oil.[5] [6] The ranch where the company began was originally a cattle ranch called the Bourbon Ranch until the mid-1960s.
Paso Robles named the No. 1 wine region in the nation by USA Today readers The deal also includes an additional earn-out of up to $100 million, bringing the total possible cost to close to $1 billion.
The Wine Country has undergone a boom in tourism. In 1975 there were only 25 Napa Valley wineries; [21] today there are well over 800 wineries in Napa and Sonoma Counties. [22] Tourists come to the region not only for wine tasting, but also for hiking, bicycling, hot air ballooning, and historic sites, as well as the extensive culinary choices.