A Temecula winery wins California Winery of the Year

One of the wineries in our Temecula Valley was just named the top winery in California.Europa Village Winery edged out hundreds of our Golden State wineries in the oldest and most prestigious wine competition in the United States: the 2025 Top California State Fair Commercial Wine Competition, founded in 1854.After 39 judges evaluated 1,587 wines representing 309 of California’s top wine brands, the wines of Europa Village Wineries and Resort stood out in its field.Matt Rice, Director of Winery Operations at Europa, was thrilled to receive the coveted Golden Bear statue, representing the Golden State honor of the top California winery. Rice focused on this project for years.“I’ve worked on the state fair’s competition entry program for four of my seven years at Euro