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Richard Marx opens the 2026 Thornton Winery Champagne Jazz Series — Saturday May 23, gates at 6 PM, concert at 7 PM on the estate's open-air terrace. 'Right Here Waiting,' 'Hold On to the Nights,' 'Hazard' — three decades of smooth rock delivered in a vineyard setting that was built for exactly this. Supper packages with assigned tables and dedicated servers available. Tickets at thorntonwine.com.
Damien Escobar and Julian Vaughn with Nicholas Cole take the Thornton estate terrace Saturday May 30 — the second Champagne Jazz Series show of 2026. Escobar's violin crossed neo-soul and classical and broke both open. Vaughn's smooth jazz trumpet is as warm as the summer evening. Gates at 6 PM on the vineyard. Supper packages available. Tickets at thorntonwine.com.
Brian Gaylord & the Country Star Band play live country-western music at Ponte Winery Friday July 17 from 6–9 PM, paired with a BBQ buffet — Santa Maria tri-tip, classic country sides — and Temecula Valley estate wines under the summer sky. The rolling hills of Ponte's vineyard at dusk with country music and a glass already poured. The July heat breaks by evening. There is nowhere else you'd rather be. Tickets at pontewinery.com.
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