TEMECULA, Calif. – (Jan. 11, 2018) – If you’re not sure your special someone will deliver the desired gift for Valentine’s Day, it’s easy to take matters into your own hands and plan a chocolate, gourmet food and wine-filled trip to Pechanga Resort Casino shortly thereafter.
The 11th annual Chocolate Decadence and Pechanga Wine Festival gets underway March 1 and 2, 2019. The two-day event offers festival goers hundreds of wine varieties, sweet and savory chocolate confections, gourmet food samples, live music and a silent auction, all while helping out a good cause. Proceeds from the Friday, March 1 Chocolate Decadence and the Saturday, March 2 Pechanga Wine Festival benefit Habitat for Humanity Inland Valley. Tickets are on sale now and may be purchased at the Pechanga Box Office, by calling (877) 711-2946 or through Pechanga.com.
Chocolate Decadence on Friday, March 1 features more than 30 wine varietals that have been shown to masterfully partner with chocolate and other sweet desserts. Pechanga’s award-winning pastry chefs give festival-goers an around-the-world confectionary experience. Each continent represents with its own chocolate creation paying homage to a facet of that world region’s culture and flavor profiles. Continent chocolate selections include but are not limited to: Antarctica – giant ice wall with more than 12 gelato flavors; North America – chocolate cotton candy; Africa – malva pudding; Europe – chocolate canelés; Asia – green tea chocolate cake; South America – chocolate churros. Guests will also find a cavalcade of truffles, macarons and other delightful confections.
VIP ticket holders receive early entry at 5:30 p.m. which includes an upgraded souvenir wine glass, fruit and cheese and passed hors d’oeuvres. VIP tickets are $80. General admission runs from 7 p.m. until 10 p.m. and tickets are $60. These include a souvenir wine glass, unlimited two ounce samples of wine and spirits, gourmet dessert samples from Pechanga’s acclaimed pastry chefs, live music and silent auction. Designated driver tickets are also available for $35. These include food and dessert samples, bidding on silent auction items and enjoyment of the live music.
Wine enthusiasts with VIP tickets can sip and explore new selections at the 11th annual Pechanga Wine Festival from 12 p.m. to 5 p.m. on Saturday, March 2. Pechanga Wine Festival VIP tickets are $90 and allow guests early access to the wine and restaurant tastings, as well as an upgraded souvenir wine glass. General admission are available for $65 and include a souvenir wine glass, unlimited two ounce samples of wine and spirits, gourmet food from each of Pechanga’s 13 restaurants, and dessert samples from Pechanga’s acclaimed chefs, as well as others in the Temecula Valley, live music and silent auction. Designated driver tickets to the wine festival can be purchased for $40.
Combo general admission tickets for entry into both events are available for $100. This provides a $25 savings if guests plan to attend both Friday and Saturday. Combo VIP tickets are $140. Guests save $30 on VIP entry with combo tickets. Guests must be 21 or older to attend either event.
Proceeds from Chocolate Decadence and the Pechanga Wine Festival support Habitat For Humanity Inland Valley’s programs that provide housing needs and home repairs to senior citizens and those no longer able to do such work themselves.
Participating wineries for both Chocolate Decadence and the Pechanga Wine Festival will be announced soon.