Lumiere Winery

When looking for a serene and calm Temecula wine country experience, look no further than Lumiere. Perched high on a hill and surrounded by their own fruit, the view, breeze and scenery are tranquil and relaxing. I very much enjoyed the small scale and atmosphere provided by this intimate setting. One of the owners is a retired school teacher and poured our wine, while her son is the winemaker. Our host happily told us that she purchased the facility (17 planted acres) in 1987 with her husband (Head of Pathology for the VA) for $ 357k! The family could not have been nicer, and seemed very happy to be in the wine business.
If I was able to write a review exclusively on the experience, people, setting, and service, it would be 5 stars. Unfortunately, the wine was somewhat over priced and very fruity in every varietal. This is not a bad thing, but does not typically represent the finest quality wine. I enjoyed the experience and people very much, and tasted everything Lumiere makes, but did not leave with any purchased bottles.

The property itself is really nice, great views all around. However, I can’t say the same for the wine. I was completely disappointed. They lacked customer service, the lady which seemed to be the owner was «trying» to be nice but came across as to dry & some of her comments were completely unnecessary. For starters their wines are over priced & they tasted poorly. The White Merlot was the only one that I actually liked but I wasn’t about to pay $ 22 for a bottle. The reds were terrible one of them wreaked of horse manure it even tasted like it was bottled in the stables. I don’t know how long/​days they had the red wines opened but it was way to opaque & prune like thickness to be pouring. We will not be visiting the winery again.

A small intimate winery with great knowledge people. My husband and I went off the beaten path and found this gem. I’m already looking forward to my next visit.

This place was fantastic! My husband and I were celebrating our 13^th anniversary and wanted to explore more boutique –style wineries. We saw reviews for this one and decided to give it a try. We were not disappointed. We were greeted warmly by Martha, whose son runs the vineyard, and got a lot of the back story on the development of the business and the making of each wine we tasted.
We picked a table outside and partially shaded, and Enjoyed an amazing view overlooking the hills and vines. Martha brought out our tastings at a leisurely pace so we could enjoy the experience and not feel rushed. We also enjoyed a charcuterie board with bread that the newly hired chef had just baked that morning.
The prices were probably a lot lower than they could charge, Martha adding that they wanted to keep it affordable for everyone to enjoy good wine. $ 10 – 15 for tastings and between 5 – 9 tastes. The charcuterie board was $ 12 and the bottles I believe started at $ 17 and went up from there. For our palates we really enjoyed more of the bolder flavored red wines but the the dessert wines were also surprisingly good and not as surgery as is typical.
Overall, was a wonderful wine tasting experience similar to what you would find in Tuscan family-​run vineyard. This was like finding Temecula’s best kept secret!

Beautiful fabulous restaurant and outside patio. The wine club is a great deal. We enjoyed our wine selections. It was one of the busier places on Saturday. Outside music was fun. We will be back again soon.

What a wonderful surprise! Views are breathtaking and the owners and staff are knowledgable and sweet as pie! We did the reserve tasting that includes 10 tastings for $ 15.00, including a souvenir glass. Martha was so lovely and threw in a few extra tastings. If we lived in the area, I would be back daily.

When my wife and I went for our first wine tasting experience in Temecula we stopped at three different places to get a reasonable one day comparison. Lumiere Winery was our third and by far most favorite. We found it on Unilocal with a solid 4.5 star rating. It was very small and personal. We shared the tasting room with one other person so we got to chat much more about the winery and the experience felt very relaxed and enjoyable. We also got a nice tasting of some of the food because it was a new chefs first weekend. We tried a great salad and some of the cheese plate. Overall it was an unbelievable experience and our favorite Temecula winery. It’s not near the biggest or the most popular but give Lumiere a shot for a different laid back wine tasting!

I loved this beautiful winery. The location was so serene and was one of the smaller boutique wineries. I went on a Sunday afternoon and my friend and I were the only ones there. We took our wine outside to their covered patio and they were so nice to bring out the tastings to us. The white merlot was truly special; I haven’t had anything like that before.

Martha is so nice to sit and chat with and I love the beauty of this winery! Try the Black Cab, you will be amazed! They have some others, Cab Franc and Cabernet that are very good and will tantalize your taste buds, as well. This is a must visit while in the Valley! You will want to take home a case or two.

Our first time in Temecula and this was our last stop on a Sunday afternoon. Martha (owner) was a superb host. Foremost the wines are bold and flavorful, unique and well crafted from the 20 acre vineyard, but the experience was truly the best part. They welcomed us like family friends, served us wonderful warm bread, took our pictures and served us more than just the tasting menu we paid for, in addition to the fact you actually get to keep the glass here! Highly recommend this as a stop on anyone’s agenda when in Temecula!

We came by Lumiere on a Saturday afternoon. There is a preset list of 7 wines to taste for $ 15 plus tax. One great aspect of wine tasting at Lumiere is that you get to keep the tasting glass! After having been at some of the bigger wineries that day, it was nice to visit a winery that was a bit more intimate. When we entered the small tasting room there wasn’t anyone but our group there. Since we had twenty people, we filled the tasting bar and kind of overwhelmed the staff who were scrambling to get all our tastings started. Everyone was so nice to us, and explained each wine we tried. I wasn’t able to try the sweeter wines on the menu due to time (we were on a tight schedule and apparently I was talking more than I was sipping), but the black cab was good. I wasn’t a big fan of the merlot, but in general, I’m not really a merlot drinker, so if it’s your thing, you’ll probably like Lumiere’s merlot.

Awesome time! quiet because it’s winter, but Martha was warm and welcoming, the patio is a great place to relax and enjoy the beautiful vineyards and yummy wines! Our favorite is the White Merlot, we did the full tasting for $ 15 and got to keep the glass. We plan a return trip in the Spring and Summer to enjoy the beautiful vineyard in every season with our friends!

Lumiere Winery Review — October 23, 2015
(Scale of 1 – 5, with 5 being the MOST family-​friendly and 1 being the LEAST)
Quality & Location of Parking Lot — 4.00
Quality of picnic or play area — 4.67
Quality & Cleanliness of the bathrooms — 5.00
Level of entertainment for kids — 4.00
How family-​friendly is the winery? — 3.67
How easy was it to move around with a stroller? — 4.67
OVERALL RATING — 4.34
Mommy Reviews:
«Beautiful winery.»
«It was ok. I’m falling out of love with this one.»
«I would not rate this kid friendly If you go alone. However with other kids its great because they can run around and play down near the vines — in a pack ok — alone no. Wines are great but on the pricey side. Great view.»
«I loved this winery and the women that worked in the tasting room was so accommodating and sweet to our kids. She even had her son make us flat bread pizza’s in the pizza oven free of charge. The kids roamed the grounds and we felt so welcome. I can’t wait to go back.»
«We love Lumiere! They are always so nice and welcoming. Its a smaller winery but they take the time to guide you through a tasting and tell you about the wines which is really nice. They also seem to really enjoy the kids being there which is nice. The picnic tables are all covered and right next to the tasting room. The kids enjoy running below on their walkway through the vineyards. The parking lot is small, but it is right next to the winery making it very easy to get to and even possible to be standing next to your car if you had a sleeping baby. The restrooms are down the hill a little bit but its not much of an issue. Using a stroller would be no problem but its such a small place you really wouldn’t need to. They are now in the process of opening a grill so they cooked us a few pizzas on the house which was really nice!»
«Great place super friendly staff.»
«Wines are a bit pricey.»
«The wine tasting area was very small so there was minimal parking but it was paved. There wasn’t any entertainment but we’re such a fun group we didn’t really need it. And the pizza was a nice touch & I would say added to the friendly vibe. The kids seemed to have a good time but there wasn’t really a „play-​area“ provided. There seemed to be room for strollers but only if there’s not many people there. And I never ventured off to the restroom so that question was N/​A.»

Lumiere Winery was part of our recent visit to Temecula. It was our goal to visit wineries that we have never been to. To step outside our comfort zone of familiar wineries.
The wineries and the grounds were quite beautiful. The tasting fees were $ 10 for either a white or a red flight. The premium flight was $ 15 and included both the whites and the Reds, plus a souvenir glass. This is the way to go.
The server was very friendly and attentive, giving us the history of the grounds and the winery. The Viognier was my personal favorite. (coming from someone who definitely prefers Reds). The Chardonnay was also very good. In fact, we bought a bottle of each. The Reds were good, but not spectacular. In my mind, the price point for the Reds was a little high. I prefer, Reds very fruit forward and full bodied. These were a little light for my palate. The Late harvest Chardonnay was delicious. The Sparkling wine was also quite good.
This is a delightful winery. Definitely worth the time to visit it.

Wonderful wines! Complex and full bodied. The owners and wine makers are personable and friendly. Very informative. And, did I mention the wines are wonderful? Love the boutique and family owned quality. Highly recommend stopping by! Totally worth it!

Tasting wine at Lumiere is the best way to do it… outdoors, staring into rows and rows of vines, light breeze…
Hubby, mom and I came here this past Sunday and really enjoyed being away from the crowds of the larger wineries. We were given little crackers and handfuls of their table grapes to enjoy with our tastings.
Run by mom and son, Lumiere has great potential. I hope they get more popular but, selfishly, I never want them to be the sort to pass out drink tickets intent only on getting people drunk or for Martha to be too busy to tell us the story of how Romantic Fantasy got its name.
We’d just had lunch prior to arriving so we didn’t order any food. However, the sample flatbread they shared with us was amazingly delicious. We’ll be sure to have a bite here with our tasting next time.
The day was warmer than usual but somehow the few minutes we spent here were perfect.

Welcomed by puppies upon arrival, owners super nice, tasting more than reasonable WITH logo free glass AND free flatbreed pizza if you arrive after 2pm.

$ 15 for 5 (or 6? I can’t remember) tastings and you get to keep the glass!
Lumiere winery special for a few reasons:
–Small, family owned and operated winery
–We had the pleasure of having Martha (mother of the owner, Andrew) pour for us. Martha was very personable and we enjoyed hearing about her family’s stories and the history of their vineyard
–Great vouz le vouz (excuse my poor French spelling) sparkling wine (aka Champagne). We ended up buying a bottle for $ 24.
–Their port red (dessert wine), cleverly named «Sofa king red» was my favorite wine of the day, BUT at $ 65 per bottle, I couldn’t bare to buy one. High price for time spent aging. Delicious, but too expensive.

What a wonderful winery! Just go off the beaten path a tiny bit and you’ll stumble onto this lovely winery.
Martha, the owner was sweet and took the time to chat with me and my friends as we were wine tasting. Picture it it’s a beautiful spring day, not too warm and the beautiful landscape of grape vineyards is your view. It couldn’t get any better than that. We sat at the tables and admired this scenery. I liked most of the wines we tasted — with the exception of the Sauvignon blanc. I liked most of the reds — they have an interesting Black Cab. Martha was very chatty and engaging giving us the back story of the winery. This was great since it’s nice to have that attention and learn more about the winery. Tastings aren’t that expensive $ 15 for five tastes and you can do the reserve tastings with both red and white, just red or just white.
I’d definitely come back — especially to support the smaller, less commercialized wineries like this one.

Nice, friendly atmosphere with a beautiful view. I also liked the option that we could taste inside or sit outside in their covered patio.
We went on a busy weekend (there was an event for which we weren’t a part of), so we didn’t expect or get them to tell us much about the wine. It was just a pour and drink experience. But still the owner was naturally hospitable. They offered all their guests some homemade butternut squash and apple soup.
As for the wine, we did the $ 15 tasting which included white Merlot, sauv blanc, Merlot, cab sauv, cab sauv/​petite verdot blend, late harvest sauv blanc, and a sparkling wine. Plus you get to keep the souvenir glass. (They also had $ 10 tasting of just the reds or whites, and no souvenir glass). We bought a bottle of the cab savignon ($ 56) and two of the late harvest savignon blanc ($ 18 each). I agree that their reds were on the pricey end for what it is. The other wines didn’t really stand out but they weren’t terrible. The tasting fee is really a bang for your buck in my opinion but wished they would have waived the fee with wine purchase.
In short, loved the ambiance, nice view, and friendly owner. The wine was not too remarkable. A good place to visit if you also want to visit the Vindemia Winery, which is next door.