Wine Country Homes Decked for Holiday Tour

The holiday spirit arrived in style Saturday in Temecula Valley Wine Country as guests meandered through four estate homes decorated professionally with bows, berries, garlands and more.

It was all part of the Temecula Valley Woman's Club 29th Annual Holiday Home Tour, the nonprofit organization’s largest benefit event of the year. The event, which costs $35 per person, runs again from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday.

“All of the money we raise goes back into community needs,” said Temecula Valley Woman's Club member Lisa Haight. “This year we are donating a large part of the money to a very large concern we have in our community and that is child trafficking.”

Haight explained that the Club selected Women Against Child Trafficking, a Murrieta-based nonprofit, as its special benefactor for this year’s event.

“Child trafficking is in our neighborhoods, it is in our backyards and it is horrific and it is not going away,” Haight said. “And the organization here in Riverside County is doing a lot of good work saving children and getting them off the streets.”

Community members interested in attending Sunday’s home tour may purchase tickets at Danza Del Sol Winery, 39050 De Portola Road in Temecula, where they will be given a map of the homes. Also at the winery, there is a bistro where guests can purchase lunch while browsing a vendor marketplace.

Once at each home, there is free shuttle service offered from designated parking areas.

The interior decorating is donated by local designers, who are at each home to welcome tour-goers. Additionally, many of the decorations are for sale. 

Visit the Temecula Valley Woman's Club website for more information.

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Other organizations that will benefit from event proceeds include: Temecula Library, the Murrieta Library, the Temecula Valley Museum, the Boys & Girls Club, Michelle’s Place (for women with breast cancer and their families), the Community Recreation Center, the YMCA, S.A.F.E. (Safe Alternatives For Everyone), Animal Friends of the Valleys (the local animal shelter), Oak Grove Center for Education, Treatment and the Arts, and Rancho Damacitas Children's Group Home. Funds will also go toward the Temecula Valley Woman's Club scholarship program for local high school students.

The Holiday Home Tour is sponsored by numerous local businesses that include: Dark Horse Limousines, California Bank & Trust, Abbott, Paradise Chevrolet Cadillac, CARE Animal Hospital, Enterprise Rent-A-Car and ATDS. The City of Temecula and Pechanga Band of Luiseño Indians are also sponsors, along with numerous others.