(Don McAuliffe) Keyways Vineyard & Winery and South Coast Winery & Resort are helping to brighten up everyone’s holidays.
In December the wineries will host the Temeculights Holiday Festival, a spectacular month-long celebration that includes more than 200,000 LED (light emitting diode) lights powered by solar power that stretch over rooftops and vineyards and provide more than 14 miles of low-wattage visual excitement.
The nightly show begins at dusk and lasts until 9 p.m. and includes horse-drawn wagon and carriage rides through the vineyards, mulled wine and cider, Christmas carolers, award winning wines, Christmas cookies and snacks, a gift shop that carries unique holiday gifts, surprise visits from Santa and fun for the entire family.
Horse-drawn wagon rides $10 adults; kids $5 (5-13); under 4 years free.
“The lights are truly beautiful,” said Wendell Locklin, chief executive of Four Seasons Lighting, the Murrieta-based company that provided the lights. LED lights are not only brighter than typical incandescent lighting but they use 90 percent less electricity, according to Locklin. When used in combination with solar arrays, the lighting represents the ultimate in low energy consumption.
Keyways and South Coast hope all of Wine Country will embrace Temeculights in the years to come as an eco-friendly holiday event that promotes awareness about alternative energy sources.
To make Temeculights possible, the wineries have partnered with The Green Lights Project, an Arizona-based firm that put on Red Rock Fantasy, a two-month-long, nationally recognized holiday festival of lights that attracts more than 250,000 people each year to Sedona.
For more information call (951) 302-7888 or go to www.KeywaysWine.com
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