Hello all our dear friends and Domaine Chardonnay family!
We’d like to give you an update on what has been happening here lately at Domaine Chardonnay!...
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It is now November of 2024 (already!) and life here at Domaine is the usual beautiful and peaceful lifestyle we all crave and dream about.
It Is The Perfect Time to Come Visit!
The weather is so perfect- warm comfortable days and cool nights; and the sun shines brightly mid day to warm the land and our souls 🙂
Wine Country is busy with wine making activities and fun events, as well as getting ready for the holidays! Businesses are festive and Old Town is bustling with holiday cheer and shopping!
Proving again Mike is one of the top winemakers in the valley!
Mike did it AGAIN- winning Double Gold and a whopping 95 points for another outstanding Pinot Noir vintage for 2022. This delicate and tantalizing red wine claimed the highest scoring red wine in all of Temecula and Riverside County by the Orange County Wine Society (OCFair), the largest and most respected competition of Southern California. Our 2023 estate Chardonnay is as beautiful as ever and now released and ready to drink. New to our line up of fabulous wines this coming year is our estate Malbec, Nero D’Avola, estate Syrah, Rose’ of Grenache Saignee’ (one of my faves!), Cabernet Sauvignon and a gorgeous Cabernet Franc/Merlot blend and an incredible single varietal Merlot that will wow you!… so many wonderful and award winning wines to look forward to!
Petite Domaine is Under Way!
We have also been very busy getting our new 3 guest suite and private, guest only, bar and lounge expansion ‘Petite Domaine’ under way! We are SOOOO excited!! Mike has completed the architectural design and drafting and we already received approval on our building plans from the County. We just completed our grading and already passed inspection! Now we are waiting for final by Environmental Health Dept and then our final Building permits… which may be another 2 months (early 2025) after which we can break ground and start BUILDING***!! :)~ So keep your eyes open for more exciting updates and photos!!
***And rest assured we have a plan to keep the construction disturbance to a minimum for you!… Throughout the whole process, only some projects and moments will be a little noisy, and at other times nothing may be happening at all as we wait for inspections and scheduling…There will be no active construction on the weekends, and during the weekdays nothing will start until after 7 or 8am depending on what the project at the moment is. IF anything may be of an issue, we will let you know ahead of time as soon as we know and manage the action accordingly. If you have any questions regarding any of this- just call us or email! We are happy to discuss it and share information about the project with you! 🙂
No doubt you all will LOVE what we are creating for you!!! We are super excited- this is what Mike and I LOVE to do most- create beautiful, magical environments for you all to enjoy!
Chosen by Fodors travel as the #1 Place To Stay In Temecula!
Some other exciting news is that we have been selected as the #1 BEST Place to Stay in Temecula by one of the world’s top international travel publications, Fodor’s! We are in their new 2023/24 handbook for San Diego and North County California and also on their website. We have also been nominated this year for the Temecula Valley Xenia Awards for Best Inn/Hotel in Temecula and for Best Hospitality.
We hope you will find time out of your busy lives this year to come relax and unwind with us, wine country style! Our calendar for the year is already filling up fast all the way through the end of the year…especially the weekends… so try to book ahead to get the suite and dates you want!
Looking forward to seeing you here at Domaine soon!! :))
… On a side note (thankfully now just reduced to a side note!), its hard to believe we have been living with our Covid protocols for over four years now! Although actually, Domaine Chardonnay was perfectly designed and built for plenty of private space and social distancing anyways and so making it the absolute PERFECT vacation spot!
We have always been an immaculate operation and property, with very high standards of cleanliness;
- As you know, each of our suites has its own private outdoor entrance, and garden area, and we are on over 5 acres surrounded by another 50 acres of vineyards with no one else around. Plenty of room for the proper ‘social distancing’.
- Each guest suite is 100% independent with self-check in and keyless entries. The Suites have no shared interior space and there is no need to come in contact with other people if so chosen.
- Breakfast is prepared and left at your front door stoop each morning so you don’t even have to get dressed!
- We are a super low density population out here in our part of the neighborhood with about one dozen people spread out over 50 acres! Our guests are likely safer here than in their own higher density neighborhoods and cities.
- We have a very strict cleaning protocol and we are already an obsessively spotless operation.
- All guest suites are equipped with microwave ovens, sinks, coffee makers, kettles, refrigerators, minibar items, cutlery, dishes and glasses, and ice maker so you have all the comforts of home for dining in if you order food to be delivered to you.
- We are surrounded by 50 acres of grapevines with no occupied housing for you all to take long hikes and walks and enjoy our fresh country air. It is gorgeous out right now! 🙂
- The local wineries and their on site restaurants are all seating indoor dining and tastings, as well as outdoor operations, and of course bottle pick up if you prefer, and many of our local restaurants and charcuterie board services also have curbside pickup. And for those of you who just want peace and quiet in a heavenly wine country setting… just hang out here at Domaine Chardonnay. We offer the option to purchase in room wine service and charcuterie boards for all our overnight guests.
We want you to feel assured that any guests staying with us will be 100% independent and self-sufficient so you will be able to enjoy a nice relaxing escape from the rest of the urban craziness. Domaine Chardonnay is the perfect place to relax and de-compress.
We welcome you to come stay with us here at Domaine Chardonnay, a perfect place to self-isolate, social distance, even work from home and enjoy an unforgettable weekend here in wine country.
With that, I say thank you to each and every one of you for your continued love and patronage. It means the world to us!!
~ Laura
Domaine Chardonnay
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