The Award Winning Temecula Valley Wine Story

While grapes have been grown and wineries being fruitful since the early 70s in Temecula California, much has changed of late. The Valley itself is with an ideal climate for accomplishing high quality wine grapes: hot, sunny days; cool evenings; long growing season; and limited rainfall during the growing season. The effect of great draining and decomposed granite soil, led numerous entrepreneurs to Temecula with wine in mind. Names like Callaway influenced the pack with a belief and drive to put Temecula on the map. The aim in the early 70s was to produce a commercial acceptable product and increase the awareness of this new California appellation. They were wildly successful and Callaway Winery became known as The