People & Pets Gather At “Wine and Woofs” Free Event At Temecula Winery On August 27; Launch Of Wine Benefiting Homeless Pets

Hundreds of people and pets are set to gather for the inaugural “Wine and Woofs” event at Maurice Car’rie’s vineyard and winery in Temecula on August 27, 2017 from 11am until 5pm.

The event is to mark the launch of a new wine label; “Jelly Bean’s Peach Mango” sparkling wine, for which proceeds will benefit homeless pets. Jelly Bean’s Peach Mango wine is a collaboration between All About the Animals, a Los Angeles based nonprofit with the mission of saving and enriching the lives of abused, abandoned, neglected and unwanted pets, and Maurice Car’rie vineyard and winery.

Two legged attendees will be able to sample Jelly Bean’s Peach Mango sparkling flavored wine, as well as the 32 varietals of wine offered at Maurice Car’rie vineyard and winery, surrounded by the rolling hills of Temecula wine country. The wine can be complemented by the winery’s renowned freshly baked Sourdough and Brie bread.

Attendees will also be serenaded by Kaitlyn Weathers, a Murrieta based musician who will be strumming her original music to an acoustic guitar, followed by the winery’s in-house DJ.

Four-legged attendees are welcome at Maurice Car’rie vineyard and winery not only for Wine and Woofs, but throughout the year.

Four-legged folk will be able to do some sampling of their own; as pet related vendors are due to attend the event, including a doggy food truck “Alice’s Gourmet Wonderland” offering all natural human grade treats and frozen yoghurts, and toys for pets, served up by the loveable Husky pup Alice! Furry attendees are also able to make their mark with paw painting, using non toxic washable paint upon canvas.

Special offers and promotions will be available on the day of the Wine and Woofs event, for both purchase of Jelly Bean’s Peach Mango wine, and wine tasting.

The wine features an image of Jelly Bean, a Dachshund Chihuahua mix pooch who caused quite a stir following her rescue from Downey Animal Care Center in Los Angeles in July 2015.

Jelly Bean was found in a kennel filled with feces, and had a bacterial skin infection which was thought to be exacerbated by the unsanitary conditions prevalent in the shelter at the time. Jelly Bean’s rescuers, All About the Animals, created a petition protesting these unsanitary and unpleasant conditions, and the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors responded by pursuing an investigation into the conditions inherent within its entire shelter network.

Today, all 7 of LA County’s shelters are now near spotlessly clean because of Jelly Bean.

Jelly Bean was adopted by a loving family in Canada, with help from Dachshund Rescue Team. However with hundreds of adoptable pets like Jelly Bean facing euthanasia daily in California’s shelters, Jelly Bean’s wine is a welcome effort to raise much needed funds to help combat this problem.

Gary Van Roekel, General Manager of family owned Maurice Car’rie vineyard and winery (Temecula wine country’s first commercial vineyard, with a winery open for business since 1986), stated; “We are thrilled to have partnered with a worthy cause such as All About the Animals to bring our crisp Peach Mango flavored sparkling wine to animal lovers.”

Laura Jones, CEO of All About the Animals echoed, “Animal and wine lovers like myself can rejoice as the proceeds from Jelly Bean’s Peach Mango sparkling wine benefit homeless pets; we now have an excellent excuse for drinking wine!”

Jelly Bean’s Peach Mango sparkling wine will be initially available online, and in Maurice Car’rie’s tasting room, however the intention is for it to be available in retail stores locally as well.

For more information about Wine and Woofs, which is free to attend, please visit the event page.