The 25th Annual Temecula Valley Balloon and Wine Festival will be held at Lake Skinner this June and offer those in attendance wine tasting in the Wine Gardens as well as food and beverages.
The tradition of the Temecula Valley Balloon and Wine Festival goes back to 1983 when Walt Darren, a commercial airline pilot and balloonist, shared an idea he had for staging a hot air balloon race in Temecula. Later, the idea was sponsored by the Kaiser Development Company and a number of other community minded sponsors, which turned Darren’s idea into a local tradition.
Temelink.com reports that the Temecula Valley Balloon and Wine Festival has become a celebration of life with flavor and appeal for everyone.
The Temecula Valley Wine Country is a pristine area where the air is swept clean by cooling ocean breezes and rolling hills are covered with vineyards. Temecula Valley Wine Country has been blessed with a unique microclimate providing cooler summer nights, well-drained decomposed granite soils and a 1500-foot elevation all of which are ideally suited for growing premium wine grapes. It is a climate that is often compared to the great wine regions in the South of France and one that is producing world class wines.
According to Entertainment Guide, the Temecula Valley Balloon and Wine Festival is a late-spring popular event.
Gates open at 5 p.m. Friday, and 6 a.m. Saturday and Sunday. Balloons launch Saturday and Sunday at 6:30 a.m. and land by 8:30 a.m. If the view’s not enough for you, one-hour balloon flights are available to the public at $175 per person. Flights must be booked in advance, call (800) 965-2122 to make reservations.
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