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The Temecula Valley (Spanish: Valle de Temecula) [1] [2] is a graben rift valley in western Riverside County, California. The Temecula Valley is one of the graben valleys making up the Elsinore Trough , created by the Elsinore Fault Zone .
Vineyards still were not flourishing in 1909 when Frank McDonald wrote “Thriving, Tempting Temecula.” He records only one vineyard (no acreage indicated) of Zinfindel and Mission grapes one mile north of Temecula. [14] Temecula’s first real viticultural boom began with the advent of Prohibition in 1920. As the prices of grapes soared ...
The Temecula Valley Wine Country, whose first commercial winegrapes were planted in 1967, features nearly 50 wineries, [72] many tasting rooms, [73] and more than 3,500 acres (14 km 2) of producing vineyards. The wine country is located east of the Temecula city limits.
The Lake Skinner recreational area includes 1,400 acres (5.7 km 2) of surface water and 300 acres (1.2 km 2) of lakeside parkland, [5] features 158 RV sites and 300 developed campsites, [6] and is the site of the annual Temecula Valley Balloon & Wine Festival [5] and the Solar Cup competition.
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The Central Valley is California's largest wine region stretching for 300 miles (480 km) from the Sacramento Valley south to the San Joaquin Valley. This one region produces nearly 75% of all California wine grapes and includes many of California's bulk, box and jug wine producers like Gallo, Franzia and Bronco Wine Company. [10]
I-15 south (Temecula Valley Freeway) / Temecula Parkway (to Old Town Front Street) – San Diego: Interchange; south end of I-15 overlap, I-15 exit 58: South end of freeway on I-15: 4.98 [N 2] 59: Rancho California Road, Old Town Front Street: 6.62 [N 2]
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 ...