TEMECULA, Calif. – (December 30, 2025) – It’s never too early to put a day filled with wine and chocolate on your calendar. Pechanga Resort Casino invites you to indulge your taste buds, and your sense of goodwill. The resort/casino’s 16th annual Chocolate & Wine Festival gets pouring on Saturday, March 7. Ticket holders enjoy a day filled with wine tasting with their choice of more than 100 varietals, sampling gourmet food made by award-wining chefs, savoring decadent chocolate bites by acclaimed Pechanga pastry chef, Deden Putra, and his team, live music and a silent auction. Even better, the event benefits Habitat for Humanity Inland Valley. Tickets are on sale and may be purchased at the Pechanga Box Office, by calling (888)-PECHANGA or online at Pechanga.com/entertain.
The 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 one-day Chocolate Decadence and Wine Festival benefit Habitat for Humanity Inland Valley, providing housing needs and home repairs to senior citizens and those no longer able to do such work themselves. Pechanga’s nearly $400,000 in contributions to Habitat For Humanity Inland Valley during the past decade have enabled 259 home repairs, helping more than 519 deserving individuals receive quality shelter for them and their families.
VIP ticket holders receive early entry at 11 a.m. which includes an upgraded souvenir wine glass, fruit and cheese and passed hors d’oeuvres. VIP tickets are $160. VIP pass holders enjoy their early entry as it allows them quality time to talk with winemakers, chefs. They can explore wineries and restaurants not otherwise known about. They also get the chance to speak with representatives of Habitat for Humanity about their community efforts.
General admission runs from 1 p.m. until 5 p.m. Tickets are $130. These include a souvenir wine glass, unlimited two ounce samples of wine and spirits, gourmet dessert and cuisine samples from Pechanga’s acclaimed pastry and restaurant chefs, live music and a silent auction.
Each of Pechanga’s restaurants will offer gourmet chocolates and food representing each restaurant’s specialty. Tickets make great Valentine’s Day gifts, too.
Participating wineries and other vendors will be announced soon.