This is the second conversation with Dr. James W. Rhee, Medical Director of United Medical Doctors Urgent Care in Murrieta and Temecula about the latest updates surrounding COVID-19, the loosening of social distancing rules, treatments and some of the issues still facing the healthcare industry. If you would like to get an antibody test done, Unite…

This is the second conversation with Dr. James W. Rhee, Medical Director of United Medical Doctors Urgent Care in Murrieta and Temecula about the latest updates surrounding COVID-19, the loosening of social distancing rules, treatments and some of the issues still facing the healthcare industry. If you would like to get an antibody test done, Unite…

We talked on the phone with Dr. James W. Rhee, MD, FACMT, FACEP, FAAEM and Medical Director of United Medical Doctors Urgent Care in Murrieta and Temecula about COVID-19, how United Medical Doctors will begin doing COVID-19 Antibody Testing at their facility in Murrieta, and he explained some of the discussion around antibody testing in general. Be…

By Reeder Media Podcast Network / Jeff Pack

By Reeder Media Podcast Network / Jeff Pack

By Reeder Media Podcast Network / Jeff Pack

By Reeder Media Podcast Network / Jeff Pack

By Reeder Media Podcast Network / Jeff Pack

Animal Friends of the Valleys Executive Director Neil Trent has been making the rounds lately, visiting local city councils in hopes of persuading the cities to adopt an ordinance that will make spaying, neutering, and microchipping cats, dogs and rabbits mandatory.Trent and Chief Animal Control Officer Monique Middleton are hoping the remainder of…

The social aspect of owning a winery in Temecula Wine Country is what inspired Steve Chapin. But if he's being honest, if he hadn't opened Chapin Family Vineyards, the former microbiologist might be holed up in his house with his head inside a book. The cultural and social aspects of winemaking, wine production and owning a winery is a main focus o…

It's simple really. "The thing I always tell people that come here is I want them to have the three Ls," Briar Rose Winery lead server Brandon Turner said. "I want them to learn; I want them to laugh, and I want them to fall in love." In addition to serving wine in a seated, intimate setting, the inviting family-owned winery sits on a property that…

Ken Smith once had a roommate who made craft beer in their apartment; the problem was Smith didn't much enjoy beer at the time. But it was something that his roommate told him at the time that stuck with him ever since. "I didn't even like beer; I didn't like what he made," Smith said. "But he distilled and made beer, and one time he says, 'You kno…

Wiens brother, George is an architect, so he designed the winery. Jeff and brother Dave handle the financials. Doug handles the winemaking. But that's just the beginning to the true family affair that is Wiens Family Cellars, which was has been serving wine in their existing tasting room since Oct. 14, 2006. Twelve years later, Jeff said most of th…

Sometimes on a busy Saturday or Sunday, Mark Manfield said he walks around the property of his Lorimar Vineyard and Winery and just smiles. "This patio will just be mobbed," he said. "There will be like 700 people on this property, and I will be like, 'This is pretty cool.' I am like, 'Wow!'"Manfield's business partner and winemaker, Marshall Stuar…

Art Roldan is the inventor of a lettuce bun product — called Pro-Team Buns — that can be formed into several different shapes. He has patents on the product all over the world and is working toward securing funding for mass production.We called Roldan up and had a conversation about his career, his invention and how he's protecting his product from…

By Reeder Media Podcast Network / Jeff Pack

Last week we chatted with Rick and Jennifer Buffington of Cougar Vineyards & Winery. We know, some of you might be wondering how Cougar Vineyards & Winery came to be Cougar Vineyards & Winery, and you might think it’s a brilliant marketing naming ploy — but you would be wrong. “We were living in Bellevue, Washington at the time on Cougar Mountain,”…

On Tuesday, Oct. 2, the Temecula Valley Chamber of Commerce and Visit Temecula Valley held a City of Temecula City Council Forum, created to “enlighten residents of the issues, ideas and opinions of the candidates” in attendance. In all, six of the seven registered candidates attended the forum, including District 1 candidate and current City of Te…

Jeff Pack sat down with Marcelo Doffo of Doffo Winery for a conversation about his career in Temecula Wine Country. It was in 1997 that Doffo purchased the land where Doffo Winery now sits. He planted his first vines of cabernet sauvignon and syrah with a small percentage of petit verdot and cabernet franc by hand. "Farming is where I have my exper…

Julie Reeder talked with Omega Brain Health and Nutrition Center's Dr. Terry Rondberg who practices holistic healing and utilizes a wide array of unique services. He performs acupuncture, ayurveda, massage, mind-body medicine and energy medicine to restore health and balance to his patients. This approach perfectly blends the benefits from eastern …

Last week we sat down with Carrie Peltzer and Danae Wegner of Peltzer Family Cellars and Peltzer Farms to discuss what is going to be another very busy month out in wine country. Balancing a working farm, pumpkin patch and a winery during the month of October can be challenging, but it looks like they've got it under control.…

Fallbrook Chamber of Commerce's Lila MacDonald stopped by the Village News to chat with Julie Reeder about everything Fallbrook!By Reeder Media Podcast Network / Jeff Pack

Village and Valley News publisher and owner of Reeder Media, Julie Reeder, sat down last week for lunch at 127 West Social House in Fallbrook with Sen. Joel Anderson. Sen. Anderson is up against term limits in the Senate and is now a Republican candidate for the District 4 seat of the California State Board of Equalization.…

The Santa Margarita River transfer of ownership party on Sept. 12 celebrated the approximately 18 miles of multi-use trails for hiking, bicycling and horseback riding trails that will be forever protected from development thanks to a nearly $10 million use of funding from Proposition 68 by The Wildlands Conservancy. This podcast consists of intervi…

Gil Gagnon of Gagnon Cellars is a former Disney executive who, along with his wife, Rae (also a Hollywood industry pro), moved their family to the Temecula Wine Country to chase a dream of establishing a wine brand. In addition to wines they produce from the vines behind their home, they also produce wine at Temecula Valley Winery Management with g…

Nick and Cindy Palumbo are the owners of Palumbo Family Vineyards & Winery. Nick Palumbo was a chef and a bassist in a band, and Cindy Palumbo was in the insurance industry before they dove headfirst into the wine industry 15 years ago.By Reeder Media Podcast Network / Jeff Pack

Vlada Vladic is the founder of the nonprofit organization, Vlada's Seeds of Life, and the host of the YouTube and public access show, "Cooking and Kids" which just hit 100 public access channels all over the country. She's done more than 150 episodes on YouTube. Visit vladaseedsoflife.com for more information.…

Greg Pennyroyal is the Viticulture and Enology Coordinator at Wilson Creek Winery and Vineyards and better known around the winery as BioMan! In addition, he is the Professor of Viticulture at Mt. San Jacinto College and an incredibly interesting guy.By Reeder Media Podcast Network / Jeff Pack

Bill Wilson is the CEO of Wilson Creek Winery and he sat down with our host, Jeff Pack, to talk about recent improvements to the winery, planned future expansions and a whole lot more.By Reeder Media Podcast Network / Jeff Pack