Peltzer Family Cellars

By the 1969 Caddy team · Updated November 7, 2026

“It’s different on the farm” is how Peltzer Family Cellars describes itself, and the winery leans into that idea. Just off the busy mainstream of Rancho California Road, along the Calle Contento corridor, it offers a relaxed, rural setting that feels a step removed from the bigger estates.

The story of Peltzer Family Cellars

Peltzer Family Cellars was established in 2016 and is owned by Carrie and Charlie Peltzer. Production is about 11,000 cases a year, which places it among the more substantial family wineries on the corridor. The farm setting is central to the experience, with an emphasis on approachable wines and a welcoming, casual atmosphere.

The winery describes its location as the road less traveled — close to the main trail but with a calmer pace.

What to taste at Peltzer

Peltzer pours a range of estate reds and whites. Because the lineup evolves through the year, the best approach is to ask the staff for the current tasting menu and any limited releases. Starting with a white or rosé and moving into reds is a reliable path, especially on warm afternoons on the patio.

If you are visiting with a group, consider ordering different flights and sharing them around the table — an easy way to cover more of the list without overdoing it.

The Peltzer experience

Local food trucks serve on weekends and on Wine Wednesdays. Peltzer offers guided tours, picnic areas, live music, wedding and event spaces and a gift shop, and it is family friendly. Hours are generous, with later evenings toward the weekend; check the winery’s events calendar for extended hours and early closures.

Peltzer does not take reservations and seats guests on a first-come, first-served basis. It asks that transportation companies be enrolled in the Temecula Valley Winegrowers Association’s Responsible Partner Program. When it is on your chauffeured itinerary, we time the visit to avoid the busiest windows.

Who will love Peltzer

Families, casual groups and anyone who prefers a farm atmosphere to resort polish will feel at home at Peltzer. Its later evening hours make it a good final stop on a Calle Contento day, and its farm setting makes a charming backdrop for photos with a vintage convertible.

Since seating is first-come, first-served, earlier afternoon visits on weekdays tend to be calmest. On weekends, consider making Peltzer your evening stop, when the food trucks are serving and the extended hours let you linger.

Making the most of a Peltzer visit

Peltzer rewards a little flexibility. Because tables are first-come, first-served, the farm is at its calmest on weekday afternoons, when you can settle onto the patio, work slowly through a flight and enjoy the open views of the Calle Contento corridor. Weekends are livelier, with food trucks and music, and the extended Friday and Saturday hours make Peltzer a natural place to finish a day rather than start one.

For chauffeured guests, Peltzer fits neatly between larger neighbors. A morning at Europa Village or Falkner, a relaxed farm tasting at Peltzer in the afternoon and a sunset glass at Lumiere makes a satisfying Calle Contento loop — three very different personalities on one quiet road, with the '69 Cadillac carrying you between them and no one in the group needing to drive.

Peltzer Family Cellars fact sheet

Details from the Temecula Valley Winegrowers Association directory. Hours, menus and policies change, so confirm on the winery’s website before visiting.

Arriving at Peltzer Family Cellars in a 1969 Cadillac

Calle Contento runs north off Rancho California Road, and within a minute the traffic thins and the road narrows into a quieter corridor of family wineries, ranch gates and long views across the valley. It is a lovely road for an open-top cruise: slow enough to enjoy the vines rolling by, close enough to the main trail that you can pair a Calle Contento stop with a lunch on Rancho California Road in the same afternoon.

Peltzer Family Cellars is at 40275 Calle Contento. We plan the route, confirm any reservation or group policy with the winery, and time the drive so you arrive relaxed — and leave without anyone in your party needing to drive after tasting. Chauffeured hire is $325 per hour with a three-hour minimum; most guests pair Peltzer Family Cellars with two or three nearby wineries in a four- to five-hour booking.

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Wineries near Peltzer Family Cellars

Pair your visit with these neighbors on the Calle Contento corridor:

• Lumiere Winery — 39555 Calle Contento
• Longshadow Ranch Vineyard & Winery — 39847 Calle Contento
• Julie's Dream Winery Vineyards & Distillery — 39820 Calle Contento
• Halter Ranch Temecula — 41300 Avenida Biona

See all 45 Temecula wineries →

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