Lorimar Vineyards and Winery — Attraction in Temecula

Not allowing kids Friday-Sunday. We’ll preface this-we loved this winery. We love their wine. And prior to today had nothing but positive things to say about it. We’ve been members for around 4 years. We were turned away today after showing up with my baby. After checking their website, I found it documented on their shop.lorimar page that Friday and Saturday no one 21 was permitted after 5 pm. The faq section states no children’s Friday-Sunday. So restrictions regarding children are listed but inconsistent. Again, we showed up today (Sunday, 3/28) with our 11 month old in a stroller and our friends with their 9 month old and were turned away by staff and told kids were not allowed “due to covid.” We were so disappointed to be told we couldn’t have our babies seated with us due to owner/manager imposed covid restrictions, but there were at least 12, if not more, people dancing maskless in front of live music and tables on the patio were probably 70-80% full. There was also a group of 5 or 6 people standing in the middle of the back pathway from the parking lot to the patio, just past the bathrooms, smoking without any staff enforcing covid regulations. Staff stated that these restrictions on children are dictated by management of the winery and are not county or state imposed. Other wineries in the area allow you to bring your children.

Reading their website further, they’re listing an Easter Brunch Sunday April 4th, and are apparently ok with children for designated family events, but are charging $20/child for non members.... $18/kid I think for members. We’re just confused by the inconsistencies in covid policies. Kids allowed only if they can charge for them? and on specific days? Kids allowed Monday through Thursday....? Because that’s when families typically have time together....? Allowed to bring the kiddo on Sundays according to one of their web pages but another page contradicts that? Kids can’t come because of covid but please dance! Dance unmasked!

We placed our membership on hold and are contemplating canceling entirely-struggling with this decision because we truly do love the wine, but with our work schedules, we can’t swing through Monday-Thursday, and we don’t care much to patronize a business that claims to be family friendly but doesn’t allow me to bring half my family. We took our business today to Ponte instead-no issues with children on the...

Covid has left many of us isolated and estranged from social enjoyment. Therefore, 7 of us were excited to be spending the evening of the 26th, 2021 enjoying each other at Lorimar enjoying some wine, food, and band.

Dancing was prohibited. As the band played my friend stood up to dance at the table, not stepping from behind her chair. Security came and ordered her to sit, which she did. The band displayed a tip jar and a woman, looking to be in her 60s danced to the tip jar and then danced back, only to pull out another bill and danced back up to the tip jar. Everyone cheered her as tipping was permitted but dancing wasn't so she found a way to dance. Several people joined the tipping procedure.

Eventually, a security guard told her that she had enjoyed her "five minutes of fame," and the next time she danced up to the jar, she would be escorted out. This was completely unprofessional. It was a bit authoritarian to command no dancing to the tip jar when walking to the tip jar was acceptable. She was wearing a mask. However, if the business is going to insist on this control, personal comments regarding "having five minutes of fame and attempting to humiliate a customer is inappropriate.

On the last song, my friend stood up in her chair to dance before the night ended. The band was great and she wanted to dance once before we left. When she stood in front of her table, the SG immediately told her to sit down or she'd need to leave, at which point she said,"Fine, let's go." She began to dance to the exit. The manager for the evening came to her and asked her to stop dancing and leave~ guess he didn't realize she was leaving. She told him that she was leaving but would not stop dancing. The audience was cheering her on and another customer was laughing and filming her. She went to the camera and said,"This is for freedom," and then danced back to the floor; at which point the manager came to her and told her to "Get the F$%& out."

This was extremely disappointing to me. I don't care how upset a manager becomes with a customer, your position requires professionalism and control.

Until she walked near the camera, she had been the only one on the floor which led to the exit. She was certainly 6ft.from people. The behavior of the manager was uncalled for and unprofessional.

The servers...

We got married at Lorimar Winery on 5/4/23 and it was magic. Lorimar was actually the first venue I saw online that I truly loved and when we went for the tour we were sold almost immediately. The initial point of contact, Katie, showed us the wine list that had wine descriptions inspired by Star Wars, Harry Potter, Lord of the Rings, really any nerdy thing you can imagine. My husband and I are HUGE nerds so we knew at once we had found our people. We felt instantly comfortable and not judged for having a May the 4th wedding. The venue itself is stunning, there are of course the gorgeous rows of grapes cascading down the hill, but there are also beautiful orange groves right next to the lower lawn/barrel room where we had our wedding. They made for some really stunning wedding photos. The hedges leading into the ceremony area as well as the the stage are covered in gorgeous wisteria and there are Edison lights strung across the lawn that lit the area beautifully as the sun went down. The venue is so incredibly beautiful that it didn’t need much additional decoration which was a huge draw for me. Our coordinator Ashley was extremely helpful and so kind to us. She was able to set everything up just the way we wanted it with just a little bit of description from us. I was honestly blown away. I walked Into my wedding not knowing how it would look and lo and behold she got every little detail just right. We could not have asked for a more awesome experience or for a better wedding day. Thank you, Lorimar, for giving us the best day of our...