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Rockstar Winemakers Featured Winery

Cass Winery

Featured Tasting Room

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wine, there is a sense of something—of place, “ ofWith people, of Mother Nature, of soul. In its creation comes a winemaker’s collection of life experiences to guide, nurture and interpret each vintage.

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Vineyard-driven. Passionately made.

Winemaker Jeff Meier has been with J. Lohr since 1984, guiding the crafting of our wines from vintage to vintage. We invite you to savor the art and experience of Jeff and his team in every

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In This Issue Rock Star Winemakers

HARVEST WINE WEEKEND . . . . . . . . . . . 32

Edward Cholakian . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8

Indigene Cellars . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36

Jeff Pipes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10

Dunbar Brewing Co. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38

Jeff Steele . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12

Paso Robles AVA Districts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40

Joey Arnold . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14

Paso Robles Wine Tasting Map . . . 42

Cass Vineyard and Winery . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16

TH Estates Wines . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44

The Hatch Rotisserie and Bar . . . . . . . . . . . 22

Justin Winery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46

Kiler Ridge Olive Oil Farm . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24

Wineries & Tasting Rooms . . . . . . . . 50

Canyon Villa . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26

Calendar of Events . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64

Burbank Ranch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30

Winemakers For this issue — we give you four more Rock Star winemakers.

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Lusso Della Terra Cellars

Winemakers

We strive to highlight different winemakers, with different wines and give you a glimpse into their lives; after all, winemakers are people too; they just get to spend their time, and often making their living, with wine.

This issue’s Rock Star winemakers are Edward Cholakian of Lusso Della Terra Cellars, Jeff Pipes of Pipestone Vineyards, Jeff Steele of Roxo Port Cellars, Joey Arnold of Vintage Cowboy Winery.

After you read about our Rock Star winemakers, stop by and check our their wines and tasting rooms; you never know when you’ll get the chance to meet the winemaker in the tasting room.

Jeff Pipes

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Jeff Steele

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Roxo Port Cellars

Joey Arnold

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Edward Cholakian

Winemaker

Lusso Della Terra Cellars

The lounge area of the LDT Cellars tasting room. The tasting room can fit up to 60 people.

Free Wi-Fi and ample seating are available for those who visit.

Photos by Beth Bolyard

LDT Cellars owner and winemaker Edward Cholakian.

Tasting room dreams come true

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usso Della Terra, luxury of the land, is the incarnate dream of winemaker Edward Cholakian and with the help of partner Megan Van Hook, Lusso Della Terra Cellars, or LDT, now has a tasting room in downtown Paso Robles that could make any hip coffee shop jealous.

The tasting room, more of a lounge according to the partners, comes complete with intimate couches, ample bar seating, those little hooks you can hang your purse on, rotating artwork, chandeliers and ambiance to boot and provides plenty of space for gatherings,

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meetings or getting some time by yourself.

Cholakian, a former wine industry accountant, turned to winemaking to escape the boredom of his previous profession and found that, though he had to start over from the bottom, he slowly but surely made his way to the top.

“I used to be an accountant in the wine industry and I hated it so much,” Cholakian said about previous profession. “All the winemakers were in the office next to me and they always had all the fun. I pretty much asked them how I could be a winemaker and they told me I had to go back to school and work your way back up, and that’s what I did. I went back to Davis, got a degree in enology and I

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LDT Cellars owner and winemaker Edward Cholakian along with partner Megan Van Hook.

slowly worked my way from cellar rat all the way up to the lab and then to wine making.”

Cholakian made wine for years as a personal hobby, but became more serious about the venture in 2011 after one of his biggest vintages in 2009 led him to devote more time to the process in the midst of his still ongoing, full-time job.

Now, Cholakian makes award winning Paso Robles Zinfandel and Sangoivese as well as Paso Robles Cabernet Sauvignon, a new venture for the winemaker, along with his more well-known Sonoma Coast Chardonnay, Russian River Valley Pinot Noir.

The new Paso Robles varieties suit the winemaker well and are proven by LDT’s 2013 Zinfandel, which won a gold medal at the 2015 Critics Challenge International Wine Competition, and the 2011 Sangiovese, which won gold medal from the 2015 Central Coast Wine Competition.

While Cholakian excels at winemaking, he proclaimed that it is his partner Van Hook, a realtor of 15 years, who runs the show, calling her the “face of the tasting room.”

“I’ve been in real estate for 15 years,” Van Hook said. “Now that I’m switching over, I’m learning a lot, it’s fun. I still work in the morning and I don’t have to be in an office.”

The office-free air of the tasting room and lounge has allowed Van Hook to spread her wings to expand what the tasting room offers including live music on Saturday afternoon, pick-up parties that strongly emphasize the party and keeping the operation open late, when most tasting rooms downtown close.

“We’ve been doing live music, featured artists, pick-up parties, wedding parties,” Van Hook said of the array of possibilities the lounge offers. “We’re one of the largest tasting rooms downtown, we can fit around 60 people. We want to be the late-night lounge by staying open a bit later.”

Among the goodies, the tasting room also offers complimentary cheese pairings with the help of Vivant Fine Cheese, free Wi-Fi for those wanting to hang out and work on a laptop with a beverage in hand and beer offerings, one of the few tasting rooms downtown to do so.

“We’re trying to make it an experience,” said Cholakian of the unique wine tasting lounge. “We want people to know they can hang out if they want to. We have free Wi-Fi, they can hang out for hours drink some wine and do work.”

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The friendly, Paso Robles downtown community is what drew the partners to choose Paso Robles as their base of operations after the two spontaneously decided to open the tasting room together and it was Van Hook’s realtor experience that spurred on the decision knowing that she could easily find the right spot for the tasting room.

The two agreed that they were both nervous to open the tasting room at first, knowing that even though Cholakian had been selling wine to restaurants for a few years, opening a tasting room would truly test the wine’s palatability with the public.

“It’s really cool, because I really liked the wine before we opened, but it’s kind of scary because you don’t know if others will,” Van Hook said about striking out into the new venture.

“We never knew if everyone else would agree with us,” Cholakian added. “We think this wine is awesome, but does everyone else think it’s good, too? We’ll find out,” After three months of business, the partners are starting to feel comfortable in their new location and they are slowly updating and adding elements to the tasting room to continue to spruce it up after a relatively quick, two-month build out.

The LDT partners have also become close with the other downtown wineries and have joined the Paso Robles Downtown Wineries, a group that is constantly planning events and referring customers to each other.

“We have an amazing relationship with all of them, we refer back and forth all the time,” Cholakian said about their friendship with other downtown wineries.

The Paso Robles Downtown Wineries put on several events throughout the year including the Midsummer Wine Stroll and the Sip and Swing, a harvest time event where each winery comes together to pour and dance at one location.

Cholakian excitedly reported that this year’s crush took place at Midnight Cellars this year for the first time, something he exclaims will be fun.

As for his time in Paso Robles so far, Cholakian said he’s hooked and he’s had nothing but a good reception from friendly residents and out of town visitors.

“The community, the people, basically everything about it,” Cholakian said about his liking for the town. “The lifestyle around here, the small-town feel, I’m loving it.”

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Jeff Pipes

Winemaker

Pipestone Vineyards

Farming is most important part

of winemaking

Photos courtesy of Pipestone Vineyards

Jeff Pipes uses horses in the Pipestone vineyard. Pipes has been growing grapes and making wine in the Paso Robles region for more than 20 years.

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ipestone Vineyards owner and winemaker Jeff Pipes has been growing grapes and making wine in the Paso Robles region for more than 20 years and he owes his passion for farming and winemaking to his grandfather.

Pipes’ grandfather fought in WWI and decided to stay in France for a year after the war ended to spend time with a new girlfriend and it was during this time that he fell in love with French wine and food. He returned to the U.S. during the prohibition years and, unable to purchase wine, he decided to learn to make his own — a skill that he would eventually pass on to his grandson.

“He really sparked my interest,” Pipes said.

After earning a degree in environmental engineering and another in law, Pipes went to work as an environmental lawyer, but said he found the work to be unsatisfying.

“I was just shoving papers from one pile to another and it was terrible,” he said, adding that he’d always been interested in farming and decided to give it a go, eventually settling on grapes as his cash crop. “That’s the only way that I could make a farm work is to find something I could turn into a high-value product. If you’re not feeding your kids off of your winery, it’s really just a hobby.”

Pipes takes a very hands-off approach when it comes to winemaking, allowing nature to take its course.

“When you’re working on this kind of small, handmade scale, there’s really no mystery to it,” he said. “People have been making

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wine since the beginning of time. The farming is the most important.

Grow the grapes properly and don’t put on too big of a crop.”

Due to a lack of nutrients in the Monterey shale beneath Pipestone vineyards, Pipes said that his grapes are not the biggest or the sweetest, but are smaller with a nice, thick skin.

“Really all of the flavor and color comes from the skin, so we manage the vineyard for those specific grapes.”

Pipes said he does very little to alter the chemistry of the wine after the fruit is harvested.

“Our philosophy is not to focus on the chemistry of the wine,” he said. “If you work for one of the big wineries, you need more training because you’re having to fix mistakes, while we avoid them to begin with. Winemaking just isn’t a big mystery. You could throw some grapes in a five-gallon bucket; walk away and you’d have wine. If you control the cleanliness and the temperature you really don’t have a lot of problems.”

Pipestone focuses on Rhone varietals — the same wines that sparked Pipes’ grandfather’s love of wine in Southern France.

Pipestone produces Grenache, Syrah, Mourvedre, Zinfandel and Viognier and a blend of 40 percent Syrah, 30 percent Grenache Noir and 30 percent Mourvedre called Rhone Red. “Mainly we want to make it taste good,” Pipes said when asked about his blending techniques. “But there are other factors as well.

Does it taste like it’s a typical Rhone wine? Is there a balance to the wine? Does anything stick out? And we also want to make sure it doesn’t have any faults.”

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Pipestone Vineyards focuses on Rhone varietals — the same wines that sparked Jeff Pipes’s grandfather’s love of wine in Southern France.

Photos courtesy of Pipestone Vineyards

Pipestone Vineyards co-owner and winemaker Jeff Pipes learned to make wine from his grandfather, who fought in WWI and lived in France for a year.

Pipes said he also likes to try for consistency in his wines, something that has become increasingly difficult with the current drought going on in the area. While the extreme weather has led to decreased yields, Pipes said that his customers actually like that they can taste the difference the weather makes in the finished product.

“They know that it’s going to taste very close to the wine coming out of Southern France, but with more of a fruit burst because it’s from California,” he said. “I like to see the smile on people’s faces when they drink it.”

While working as an environmental engineer, Pipes worked at National Superfund sites, some of the most ecologically damaged sites in the nation, which led him to use sustainable farming

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practices including using horses as beasts of burden during harvest time, and using all-natural pest and weed control techniques.

“I really saw some of the worst that people could do,” he said.

“There’s a lot of food in the world and it can certainly be grown organically. I don’t want to be the guy out there spraying the vines — I don’t think it’s necessary. The truth is, organic farming is more about balance. If you think of it as a holistic system and about balance then you’re going to be successful.”

Pipestone is open for tastings and tours from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Thursday through Monday at 2040 Niderer Road, Paso Robles. For more information, visit pipestonevineyards.com or call 805-227-6385.

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Jeff Steele

Winemaker

Roxo Port Cellars

A passion for Port

Staying true to Old World methods

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Photo by of Luke Phillips

Jeff Steele is the co-owner and winemaker of Roxo Port Cellars in Paso Robles. The focus is on Port-style wine.

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Of Vino Magazine

oxo Port Cellars co-owner and winemaker Jeff Steele is passionate about Port and pays homage to its Old World roots by adhering to the Portuguese method of making the wine.

The Indiana-native says his passion for Port began roughly 25 years ago when he moved to California. He didn’t have any friends or know anyone, but he wanted to venture out of his comfort zone, learn about wine and visit the Napa Valley. Little did Steele know where it would lead.

“I was raised on Pabst Blue Ribbon and Stroh’s,” Steele says. “So I went to Napa and one of the first wineries I visited was Prager Winery and Port Works, a long-time family operation and they have a passion for Port-style wine and I was introduced at the time at the ripe old age of 22 or 23 to Port-style wine and fell in love with that style of wine. I kind of had to research and find out what Port is all about. I gravitated obviously to Porto and the Douro River and the styles of wines that they produce, Ruby, Vintage, Tawny, and Colheita.”

True Port or Porto is a Portuguese fortified wine that is produced exclusively in the Douro Valley in northern Portugal. It’s typically a sweet, red wine.

Everything else is technically a Port-style wine.

Steele and his wife Kim started Roxo Port Cellars in 2005 and now produce 700 to 1,000 cases per year from their cellar at Limerock Orchards on the corner of Peachy Canyon Road and Vineyard Drive. The Roxo Port cellar sits in the back of the property behind a tasting room that they share with Brochelle Vineyards.

“Roxo in Portuguese is purple,” Jeff says. “So we are tying the name back to its roots in Porto and the color purple is associated with wine. We also have the term Metodo Portugues on the label, which means in the Portuguese method.”

Roxo Port has seven to eight Port-style blends available for tasting on the bar today, including their flagship blend Magia Preta, which translated from

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to Limerock Orchards for the 2011 vintage.

Portuguese is black magic. Magia Preta was part of a blind tasting From the 12 or so varietals, Jeff turns out seven or eight that gave Jeff and Kim the final push they needed to make Roxo different Port-style blends per year.

Port a reality.

“I want the flavor profile of each varietal, I want the acidity — I In the U.S., Port-style wine is often considered a dessert wine want them to be uniquely different to each other as we put together or something to drink at the end of the evening, which is not the those blends,” Jeff says. “I take the Old World Portuguese method, case in other parts of the world, where it is served with any part of picking ripe balanced fruit. I don’t do late-harvest fruit. It is all very a meal. balanced fruit. I’m picking between 23.5 to 28 brixs depending The traditional table winery here has whites, medium and fullon the varietal at harvest. I look for tannins, bodied reds. Each blend is different for tannin development in the skins, ripe seeds, its unique varietal characteristics and acid flavor; I really don’t care where the style. sugar is as much because I am going to stop “I follow that same methodology the fermentation with the fortification.” although ours are all Port-style we have Roxo Port wines spend approximately a couple that are lighter in body, lighter 34 months in the barrel for aging followed by in tannin, so the Pinot and white wine another 14 months of bottle aging. Jeff says drinkers kind of gravitate toward those,” the time in the barrel gives the fortification Jeff says. “We have the full-bodied, lots a chance to integrate. Roxo Port uses a 190 of acid, lots of zip and the cigar and proof neutral fortification that comes from a cheese crowd love those and we have a distiller in the Central Valley. couple of big bold, tannic, fruit-forward “Most people in the Port business wines and that is what I will typically always talk about brandy; nothing wrong serve at winemaker’s dinners with filet with using a brandy but that adds a color, mignon.” flavor and aroma compound to each blend.

Initially the idea for starting a So we go back to a neutral grade spirit, winery that focused on Port-style wine Aguardente or fire water as they call it. It’s came during a night of drinking wine crisp, it’s clean, it’s not adding any flavor or with friends.

“About 11 years ago, aroma compounds when we fortify.”

July of 2005, we drank too much on a What is produced is a balanced Port that Fourth of July evening and thought it can be enjoyed now or later. would be a fantastic idea to go into the “I want to put balanced Ports in the Port wine business,” Jeff says. bottle, so I don’t want them hot on the finish Later that month, Jeff called a or alcoholly,” Jeff says. “The idea is when couple of fruit growers, purchased some we release them they can rip the cork out grapes and made some Port-style wine.

Photo by of Luke Phillips and enjoy them, but being Port they can lay “2005 was our first commercial them down for themselves later on or for vintage. We made two barrels of Port, The first vintage for Roxo Port Cellars was protheir kids or grandkids.”

Cabernet Sauvignon and Syrah,” Jeff duced in 2005. The winery expanded production in 2006. The Steeles produce between 700 Primarily what Roxo Port releases each says. “Eight months later we did some and 1,000 cases of Port-style wine each year. year, Jeff says, is considered a Vintage but is blending trials with family and friends, probably somewhere between a Vintage and and they didn’t know it was a blind Ruby — “soft enough to drink but yet enough structure that they tasting. We had some traditional Port wines, some local Port-style are ageable.” wines from Paso Robles, some from Napa and we put our Cab and Each year, Jeff holds wine back for the Tawny program. Tawny Syrah blend, 50-50, in the mix and out of the 10 products our blend is a Port that has been aged in wooden casks for at least 10 years. pretty much unanimously was No. 1 in the blind tasting. That was “As this is our 11th harvest, we will start bottling a Tawny next kind of the genesis for us.” year,” Jeff says. “It is very exciting. We have a lot of club members Since no one in the Paso Robles AVA was focusing on Portthat are excited.” style wines, Jeff and Kim buoyed by the blind tasting success Jeff is a sales engineer by education. He supplements the officially started Roxo Port Cellars. winery by working in the railroad transit business. He looks forward Jeff buys 12 or so different varietals of grapes from four to harvest each year. different growers here in San Luis Obispo County — westside, “I love being out in the vineyards, I love processing the wine, I eastside and South County — and from a grower in San Benito love the sleepless nights and for me it continues to be passion that County. The foundation to any great wine starts in the vineyard, Jeff turned into a hobby that turned into a business,” Jeff says. “I love it says. every day. This is my retirement dream job.

“In my opinion 85 percent of the quality of the wine comes out

of the vineyard,” Jeff says. “It is my job not to screw it up or make Roxo Port Cellars is located at 6996 Peachy Canyon Road, mistakes. A lot of sanitation in the cellar and then patience.”

Paso Robles. The tasting room is open daily from 11 a.m. to In the beginning Roxo Port Cellars did custom crush at the old 5 p.m. Cellar tours are available. For more information, call HMR estate, which is owned today by the Daou family, for three 805-238-1600 or visit roxoportcellars.com. years. Roxo Port outgrew the HMR space and moved to In Vino Veritas on Riverside Avenue for the next four years before moving

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Joey Arnold

Winemaker

Vintage Cowboy Winery

Keeping five generations of tradition

alive in Pozo

By Allyson Oken Of Vino Magazine

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riving stakes, tilling the earth and planting the vines is how Joey Arnold, winemaker at Vintage Cowboy Winery, developed a passion for his trade, helping parents Steve and Debbie Arnold plant the vineyard in 1995.

After 20 years producing grapes for commercial use, the Arnold family is reserving some of crop for their own winery operation.

Joey and his sister, Michelle Pascoe, run the winery together with the help of their spouses Jessica Arnold and Ryan Pascoe, kids, Laney and Josie, Reagan and Emery and parents. Joey and Michelle are both graduates of Cal Poly, San Luis Obispo, majoring in viticulture.

Joey has been making wine for about 10 years. Not only does he make the wine, he oversees the ranch’s cattle herd and helps with farming. Joey also enjoys team roping and golfing.

“Our family has owned this land since 1919, raising cattle, growing feed and eventually grapes,” Joey said. “I talked my dad into giving me a ton of Zin in ’02 or ’03 and that was okay so we decided to go from there. We all enjoy making wine and it goes along with our beef program. It is nice just to sit down and drink your own bottle of wine with a great cut of beef, there is nothing better.”

Joey said that everyone plays his or her part in making the winery a success. His wife, Jessica, designed the Vintage Cowboy label.

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For him the keys are not just having family to bounce ideas off of, but staying true to the vineyard and grape to make something wonderful without overly manipulating it.

“We sit around the table of the old ranch house with the entire family for dinner every week,” Joey said with a smile. “I bring in the graduated cylinders and some different wines and we blend and taste and decide what we like over a great steak with good company. It is really the best way to make wine with the entire family involved.”

Joey went on to say that because they have been producing grapes for commercial use for 20 years the vineyard is well aged.

It rests on land that was once rich cattle grazing land. He said that it was reasonable to attribute the quality of the grape to the land it is grown on, explaining that he does very little to the grapes other than harvest, press and barrel age to get the quality he is looking for.

“We grow Merlot, Zinfandel, Cabernet Sauvignon and source Grenache Blanc and Chardonnay for our whites,” he said. “With our grapes I really don’t do much to them to get a great bottle of wine. I use new oak both American and sometimes French and really don’t even need to mess with the PH levels either. I have just been lucky to have great crop to use, growing on land with a rich soil and even in the drought we find that the flavors are solid.

I really don’t doctor it.”

Joey went on to describe the favor profiles of the Merlot, Cabernet Sauvignon and Zinfandel, explaining that they are all products of their environment and may exhibit different flavors as the

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Photo Contributed by Jessica Arnold of Vintage Cowboy Winery

The new Vintage Cowboy tasting room is a wonderful addition to the Pozo area and you can even ride your horse up to go tasting.

Photo By Allyson Oken

Photo Contributed by Jessica Arnold of Vintage Cowboy Winery

The Arnold family is celebrating five generations in Pozo and boasts a successful family ranch and now a winery and tasting room on the property.

environment changes. Each is complex and a vivid representation of the flavors present in the soils of San Luis Obispo County.

“The Merlot is complex with a nose of rose, plum, and cherry blossom and it has a velvety mouth feel of toasted coconut, almost caramel flavor with a bit of spice,” Joey said. “Our Cab is distinct with fresh black cherry, vanilla and wild black berry aromatic notes.

These are all very much Pozo-driven attributes. It has a great finish of chocolate and herbs to it that people really seem to enjoy. The Zin we planted most recently of all our blocks. It has a dark nose of savory plum, coconut and cinnamon and tastes of red berries with a hint of clove and stone fruit. Our Zin is definitely not your typical jam, heavy fruit based wine like you get in Paso it has more complexity and a spice to it that is very much representative of the wines we grow in Pozo.”

This family is in the business of preserving its history as well as making a great bottle of wine. The ultimate goal is to produce 5,000 to 6,000 cases and the new location will go a long way toward facilitating this. The tasting room and crush facility has been open for a year and with the new location there are big plans in the works for events in conjunction with the Pozo Saloon.

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Joey Arnold, winemaker at Vintage Cowboy Winery, has been tenting these grapes since they went in the ground about age 14. His passion for his family and the grapes they grow shines through when you taste his unadulterated wines made with care and passion.

Michelle, who manages the day-to-day operations for Vintage Cowboy with the help of Jessica, is kicking off celebrations and débuting the new branding and tasting room at an open Fall Winemaker’s Gathering, Saturday, Oct. 10.

“The event will begin at 5:30 p.m. at the Vintage Cowboy Tasting Room with hand-passed appetizers, bocce ball and a working cow dog demonstration, something special to share our heritage with visitors,” Michelle said with excitement. “This will be our first-ever open winemaker’s dinner and we would like to invite all to come and enjoy a taste of the good life out here in Pozo.”

The main event for the Fall Winemaker’s Gathering will be hosted at Pozo Saloon at 6:30 p.m. Award-winning wine will be paired with food from Bonnie Marie’s Catering and live music from The Matt Nino Band, a local performer out of Templeton. The cost to attend is $65 for members of the “Loop” and $75 for non-members.

To purchase tickets, call Michelle at 286- 7172 or e-mail michelle@vintagecowboywinery.com. Tasting room hours are 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. Saturday and Sunday. For more information, about Vintage Cowboy, visit vintagecowboywinery.com.

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Featured Winery

CASS VINEYARD and WINERY

A Paso Robles Wine Country

Photos by Beth Bolyard

The Cass Winery Tasting room, celebrating 10 years in 2015, sits on 145 acres of vineyard in the Geneseo District in Paso Robles.

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The wine tasting room at Cass Winery offers ample seating as well as a bar area to enjoy wine and food pairings from the Cass Café.

ass Vineyard and Winery, the Central Coast Wine Competition’s 2015 Winery of the Year, is located between Paso Robles and Creston and offers a relaxing getaway among rolling, oak-studded hills where visitors can relax in the quiet serenity of the vineyard-laden valley.

The location’s environment is ideal for growing Rhone varieties and the 145-acre vineyard receives the cool Templeton Gap breezes while still absorbing the east Paso Robles heat.

The Cass tasting room is a retreat from the ordinary with its outdoor patio, indoor seating area and bar and kitchen, which

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Crab Cakes are just some of the items that can be ordered to pair with Cass Wines at the tasting room’s café.

serves up delectable menu items by Chef Jacob Lovejoy ready to be paired with Cass’ elite wine selection.

Owner Steve Cass wasn’t always the purveyor of an estate winery; he began Cass Vineyard and Winery 15 years ago after retiring from his career at Charles Schwab, not to be confused with Charles Shaw, a.k.a. two-buck chuck.

“I worked at Charles Schwab for 20 years,” Cass said about his previous career. “By the time I had been there 15 years, the company had grown from 600 employees to 26,000 employees.

So I started thinking about what a second career would look like.”

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The Cass Winery vineyard boasts 145 acres in eastern hills of Paso Robles.

Cass, a self-proclaimed wine drinker, but not wine expert, had only toyed with the idea of opening a winery and was more interested in buying property to build a home in Paso Robles at the time.

His trip to the area to scope out property left no doubt in his mind that starting a vineyard was his next career move.

“I was totally flabbergasted by what I saw,” Cass said of his Paso Robles trip.

“There were vineyards everywhere, wineries everywhere, mild weather and it was 20 miles from the ocean. On the drive home I told Alice, my wife, ‘Maybe what we should do is buy property down here, we’ll plant a vineyard, hire a vineyard manager, and maybe someday there will be a winery.”

It wasn’t long before Cass became business partners with Ted Plemons, the man responsible for building the Cass residence and barn, and they hired their first vineyard manager, Lood Kotze, on a celebratory trip to South Africa.

From there the partners have strived to grow the best wine grapes possible and soon they developed a taste for making wine as well.

Cass, which initially only sold grapes to other wineries, eventually expanded and started making their own wine.

Today, Cass is still considered a boutique winery, producing only about 10,000 cases per year and mostly distributing through wine club shipments and winery sales; only 10 percent is distributed in stores.

The Cass estate vineyard is entirely ENTAV certified, which is a special certification from the French government that ensures the vines are free of viruses, mature evenly and can be matched with the best possible soil type. The certification wasn’t allowed in the U.S. until 1996, when the USDA and ENTAV allowed the clones to be distributed selectively to nurseries in the states. Cass Winery was one of the first California

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The Chef’s Garden near the Cass Winery tasting room provides much of the produce for Chef Lovejoy’s wine pairing menu items.

vineyards to be completely ENTAV certified.

Cass also receives first pick of their estate vineyard wines, keeping 25 percent of the grapes grown for their wine and selling the rest to area winemakers.

Sterling Kragten, Cass’ new head winemaker replacing Kotze in 2014 after working as assistant winemaker since 2013, finally got the full immersion benefits of making wine at Cass.

Kragten’s hard work went into every bottle seen at the 2015 Central Coast Wine Competition, the event that named Cass its Winery of the Year, and Steve Cass couldn’t be happier.

“All these wines that were judged were wines that he (Kragten) personally made,” Cass said about Kragten’s winemaking after expressing how easy it was to transition him into the Head Winemaker role one year ago.

Kragten’s start in winemaking came from wanting to become a chef, majoring in food science at Cal Poly and eventually taking a life-changing school trip to Australia. It was in Australia where Kragten discovered his love for wine, as well as the love of his life, his future wife.

“It suddenly made sense,” Kragten said about his winemaking epiphany. “The sensory perception and the chemistry of my degree, I kind of thought this is what I should be doing.”

Kragten went on to pick up a wine and viticulture minor at Cal Poly and was able to travel back to Australia to work for a winery before moving back to the Central Coast to work for JUSTIN Winery and eventually coming on at Cass. He also married the girl he met in Australia.

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throughout the year including weddings, Rhone Ranger tastings and winemaker dinners to draw people out to the Linne Road location. Cass also hosts several events during the Paderewski Festival, a yearly festival celebrating virtuosu pianist and Paso Robles local, Ignacy Paderewski.

“We’re off the beaten track,” Cass said. “From day one we’ve been focused on getting people out here. One way of doing that is by doing events and offering a food service. We’ve got a full-time chef, he’s got a couple sous chefs that help him and we serve a café meal where foods are suitable to be paired with the wines that we have. We do our share of winemaker dinners. We try to focus on direct-toconsumer sales. We do extremely small amount of distribution sales, virtually everything goes directly to consumers here or through the wine club.”

The winery, snuggly located in the Geneseo District in east Paso Robles, recently celebrated 10 years since opening the tasting room, though Cass and Kragten know the real success of the winery lies in the vines.

“The Cass motto for a really long time has been ‘great wine starts in the vineyard,’” Kragten said. “So being small enough, I’m not trying to produce a consistent product every year, I’m producing what the vineyard gives us, and we take care of the vineyard, I try to emphasize that through the wine. That’s a big deal. Our wines are a little bit lighter style, it’s not over ripened, so you actually get to taste our growing region and what we can produce here.”

Cass Winery is open from 11 a.m.–5 p.m. seven days a week and is located at 7350 Linne Road in Paso Robles.

For more information about Cass Winery, visit casswines.com.

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Featured Chef

The Hatch Rotisserie and Bar

Simple, wood-fired California comfort food

By Beth Bolyard Of Vino Magazine ringing a little bit of chic Southern flare to a fresh California menu, The Hatch Rotisserie and Bar, a newly opened restaurant at 835 13th St. in downtown Paso Robles, combines local organic with Southern charm to create a new menu for comfort food lovers of all kinds.

The vision for the new restaurant, owned by partners Maggie Cameron and Eric Connolly, was a combination of wanting to create a menu with simple, quality products that could be easily enjoyed at the restaurant or to-go with a wood-fire component and the product that transpired is what the owners now call “California with a Southern accent.”

“We set out to make food that people wanted to eat, the food you crave, and it turned into Southern flare,” Cameron said about the partners’ decision to make comfort food. “It’s not something you see around here, but it’s something people love, no matter who they are.”

The Hatch puts its spin on old favorites by providing classics like rotisserie chicken, burgers and meatloaf along with other comfort sides like fried green tomatoes, butter beans and grits that are regionally sourced, organic and quality crafted.

“We use organic chickens on the rotisserie with lots of great sides,” Cameron said. “Its comfort food, but with a very fresh California, Central Coast, locally sourced twist.”

Cameron and Connolly considered several options when deciding the restaurant’s overall theme, knowing they wanted a wood-fire component, and couldn’t resist the idea of a rotisserie when the option kept popping up.

“It was all about wood fire at first,” Connolly said. “Then we started looking at equipment and rotisseries were there, and then for some reason we just kept talking about rotisseries, rotisseries kept coming up in conversation, and we looked a little further and said, ‘Yeah, rotisserie, why not?’”

With Executive Chef Mateo Rogers on board with the restaurant,

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The Hatch owners Eric Connolly and Maggie Cameron sit with Executive Chef Mateo Rogers at their restaurant location on 13th St. in Paso Robles.

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rotisserie and wood-fired comfort food are available for locals who want to make the spot their hangout as well as visitors trying something new on the Central Coast.

“That’s the real draw here,” Connolly said. “Chef is doing a great job here. It’s real simple foods prepared over wood fire. It creates a local hangout atmosphere.”

Connolly also quoted a recent Facebook comment the restaurant received that stated, “You know when it’s a good place when it takes 10 minutes to get to your table because you have to stop at every bar stool to say hi.”

“We are trying to create a community hangout, which is fun,” he added.

The organic, quality products are what drives the new restaurant, and each offering is selectively picked from local growers and farmers as well as handmade, quality products from other parts of the country, including hand milled grits from South Carolina.

“We wanted to use producers we really respect,” Cameron said.

“We know how they do things, and if we did what they do, we’d do it the same way.”

A full bar with liquor, wine and beer are available and with a wine menu that offers mostly local wines, but includes several quality, out-of-the-area wines as well.

“We did a mix of local wines and producers we like from elsewhere,” Cameron said. “We have favorites from around here, but because we do want this to be a local’s place, we want to try other wines that are done really well elsewhere.”

The restaurant owners’ vision is to create a welcoming atmosphere for locals to hang out, get a drink after work and take food home if they need to as well as cater to an ever-growing tourist population.

“We want this to be the local’s joint,” Cameron said. “We know from that we’ll get people from out of town, too.”

Now in its second month of being open, The Hatch is picking up steam as well as local support and the restaurateurs are gearing up for new phase two offerings like a late night dining menu and

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rotating daily specials.

“It’s been amazing, there has been so much local support. We’ve had bed and breakfasts’ referring people in and wineries referring people in, so it’s been a cool show of support from the community, it’s been awesome.” Cameron said.

The Hatch Rotisserie and Bar offers dinner 5–9 p.m. Monday through Wednesday and 5–10 p.m. Thursday through Saturday and the bar is open at 3 p.m. Monday through Saturday.

For more information about The Hatch or to make a reservation, visit hatchpasorobles.com or call 221-5727.

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Featured Olive Oil

Kiler Ridge Olive Oil Farm

Kiler Ridge Olive Oil Farm

Sustainably functioning in the olive oil business

Photos by Ruth Ann Angus

Kiler Ridge outdoor seating and olive orchard.

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he summer green of Kiler Ridge Olive Farm’s crop isn’t the only thing that is green about owners Gregg Bone and Audrey Burnam. With solar panels in place and a straw-bale building named the Frantoio for their mill, Bone and Burnam are sustainably functioning in the olive oil business.

Bone, who has an extensive technical and engineering background, was looking for a new career. A bicycle tour with Burnam, where they pedaled by fields of olive trees in the Tuscany region of Italy, convinced him that he had found it. They decided to look for property on the Central Coast of California and found an impressive 57 acres at the top of a hill on the west side of Paso Robles. Here in 2005 they planted 835 trees of five varieties of Italian olives and built the environmentally

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friendly processing mill. By 2010 olive oil production was underway. Today they have increased to 2,700 trees and seven Italian olive varieties.

Bones and Burnam purchased the Pieralisi milling equipment imported from Italy and thanks to his engineering background he fashioned a new machine to raise the hopper and dump the olives into the mill. This eliminates the use of forklifts and cuts the amount of time from harvest to processing.

Bones was adamant that their olives were going to be processed within four hours. On the tour that he gives every Thursday through Sunday he explains why this is important.

“Olives are stone fruit, the same as other fruit trees,” he said, “but instead of storing energy with sugars they store it with oil.

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the length of time from harvest to pressing is critical.”

Olive oil flavors should be fruity, peppery, and pungent and all these flavors should be balanced in each type of oil. Bones does make a special batch of estate Tuscan oil he names “Gregg’s Reserve” that gets to the mill really quickly.

“We do one special harvesting where we rush the crew,” Burnam explained, “and the fruit gets into the mill in 45 minutes. This is fruit from our oldest Tuscan orchard and processing it this fast means you will taste all those green flavors.”

Bone says this oil does not have that pungent peppery taste. It’s an olive oil good for dipping bread.

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Gisele Yargeau and Andre Waltz of Palm Beach, Florida enjoy ice cream with olive oil on it.

Olives ready to be picked on tree at Kiler Ridge Olive Oil Farm.

Below: Kiler Ridge Italian Pierilisi Olive Oil Millling equipment.

Kiler Ridge straw bale building, the Frantoio, the mill.

with no heat or chemicals used. There are few if any regulations in the United States in regard to olive oils and many that are on the shelf in the market labeled extra virgin and are not truly processed as extra virgin. This can be especially true with foreign olive oil.

“Many California olive oil producers participate in the California Olive Oil Council (COOC) certification program and we do too,” Burnam said. “We submit our olive oil to their lab for chemical analysis and to a COOC tasting panel.”

The COOC accepts only oils for testing made from 100 percent California olives that meet program standards. These are then awarded the COOC certification.

Burnam advises consumers to look for that certification seal when buying olive oil.

A tasting at Kiler Ridge is an interesting, informative and fun experience. It starts with sniffing oil that is commonly carried in the

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supermarket. Tasters are quizzed as to what aroma this oil has and the answers are usually “motor oil” and other non-appetizing scents.

Then tasters are moved on to Kiler Ridge’s 2015 Cook’s Choice Extra Virgin Olive Oil that has a grassy aroma and a mild peppery flavor. This oil is a good choice for everyday cooking, dipping and for salads.

The 2015 Miller’s Tuscan Extra Virgin Olive Oil is tasted next. This oil is from Tuscan varietals farmed by two local Paso Robles families specially selected by Bone for their quality. Great for salads, pasta, rice, roasted vegetables and grilled meat, this oil has a fresh mowed grassy aroma and a pungent peppery flavor.

Last but not least tasters try Kiler Ridge’s 2015 Estate Coratina Extra Virgin Olive Oil that has a fruity, mildly peppery flavor and is great on blanched or steamed vegetables, seafood and as a dressing for salads.

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The most fun at a tasting is when they serve a scoop of vanilla-bean ice cream with a drizzle of extra virgin olive oil and a pinch of sea salt over it. Most people cringe a bit when this serving is suggested by almost always all go on to devour the entire sweet and savory dessert.

Although Kiler Ridge is not a certified organic farm, they don’t use any pesticides or herbicides and are committed to sustainability.

You can order Kiler Ridge Olive Oils online at kilerridge.com.

Kiler Ridge Olive Oil Farm is located at 1111 Kiler Canyon Road, Paso Robles, 400-1439. Tasting is from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Thursday through Sunday. Tours begin at 2 p.m. Thursday through Sunday and takes 90 minutes.

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Featured Lodging

Canyon Villa

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Couple offers world-class, Italian-inspired lodging and food

Photos by Luke Phillips

Canyon Villa is a Tuscan-style villa featuring four quaint, but classy rooms with views of the surrounding hills and vineyards. Each room features a fireplace, queen bed, private outdoor space, a two-person Sanjijet bathtub with separate shower and many other luxurious amenities.

By Luke Phillips Of Vino Magazine

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uests staying at the Canyon Villa — nestled in the hills just south of Paso Robles — can expect to find not only world-class, Italian-inspired lodging, but also a unique culinary experience courtesy of new owners William Carter and his wife Katherine who took over management of the business in April.

William is an accomplished chef, spending more than 30 years as the Executive Chef and Beverage Director at the Playboy Mansion in Los Angeles, and currently serving as the Executive Chef at Beacon Vatel Hospitality Group.

The couple has had an affinity for entertaining guests since hosting their first dinner/wine party in 1987, after which they received flowers and hand-written thank you notes from many of their guests.

“We said ‘whoa, we must be on to something,” William said. “So, we’ve always had that in the back of our minds to do something to work together and do something sophisticated that offered a place for people to stay as well as enjoy the food

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that I prepare here.”

After deciding that they wanted to entertain professionally, William and Katherine began looking at properties in wine regions all over the state including those in Napa, Mendocino County, Sonoma and Santa Barbara County before a friend in the area let them know about the Canyon Villa Property.

They moved from an unincorporated area in Ventura County in April and have been living onsite and operating the bed and breakfast since then.

“We really like the area,” William said.

“We like the people and that it has agriculture and that there’s a great opportunity for growth.”

William brings his passion for Italian cuisine to the Canyon Villa, creating a complete and authentic Italian experience for guests. He personally cooks a three-course breakfast for each guest every morning featuring a fresh fruit parfait made with locally sourced fruits, fresh yogurt and mint clipped from the onsite herb garden; Gorgola, a Italian banana beignet; and a rotating entree

consisting of traditional Italian breakfast fare such as frittatas, crespo (Italian crepes) or quiche.

“I’ve always embraced Italian cuisine for its freshness, its simplicity,” he said. “So this was a perfect fit for us.”

Each day, the Villa hosts a wine hour from 5 to 6 p.m., inviting all guests for wine and a light snack.

“We do more than just cheese and nuts, we do small plates,” William said, adding that a typical wine hour dish might be his seared duck breast with agro dulce, a sweet and sour sauce.

On Saturdays, when the Villa is full, the wine hour is relocated to the back pergola where Chef Carter fires up the pizza oven and serves flat bread pizzas with a variety of fresh vegetables.

“We make some really sophisticated and fun pizzas,” he said. “I don’t really use meat in the pizzas at all. I like to keep it light because it is wine hour and it’s technically a snack. It’s not dinner.”

Carter says that his most popular pizza

Canyon Villa co-owner William Carter brings his passion for Italian cuisine to the Canyon Villa, creating a complete and authentic Italian experience for guests.

Guests who stay at Canyon Villa for three nights or more, with one of the nights falling on a Sunday, are invited to be personal guests of the owners for Sunday Supper.

right now is flat bread topped with grilled asparagus, Italian Fontina cheese and white truffle oil.

“That thing is rockin’,” he said. “It’s out of control. It’s all about Italian cuisine being fresh and simple.”

Guests who stay at the Villa for three nights or more, with one of the nights falling on a Sunday, are invited to be personal guests of the Carters for Sunday Supper. Each guest is asked to bring a bottle of wine to share with the table while they enjoy a buffet-style meal prepared by Chef Carter.

“People go out wine tasting and they might have something special to share, so that’s a cool thing,” Carter said. “That’s the fun thing about Sunday Supper and, of course, the food, as well. It’s breaking bread with friends and strangers, it’s really cool.”

Carter said that he maintains an open-door policy in the Villa’s kitchen, inviting guests to watch him prepare food for breakfast, wine

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hour or Sunday Supper from a bar stool perch he calls “kitchen stadium.”

“So people can come in, have a cup of coffee, watch breakfast being prepared and everything,” he said. “And if they have questions, it’s a lot of fun that way.”

“The kitchen is the lifeblood of the home,” Katherine added. “That’s when you feel at home is when you’re in the kitchen, you’re talking, you’re watching. Sometimes our guests don’t want to leave, and that’s OK.” But the food is just one of the elements that go into making a memorable experience for their guests, Carter said — a lesson he learned while working at the Playboy Mansion.

“What I came to find out is, it’s not just the music or the DJ — that was one element — the food was another element, the décor, the lighting, the sound system, they’re all elements,” he said. “So here, the food is an element. And the beauty of the building and the grounds just speaks for itself, so that’s

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probably the biggest element. The warm welcome is an element — I’ve learned a great deal about how important being gracious to your guests are. It’s all these simple little touches. When people come here, they come here for a reason — they’re celebrating an anniversary or whatever and it’s a lot of fun to be a part of their life for that moment. That’s just another reason why I love our guests.”

The Canyon Villa, located at 1455 Kiler Canyon Road in Paso Robles, is a Tuscan-style villa featuring four quaint, but classy rooms with views of the surrounding hills and vineyards. Each room features a fireplace, queen bed, private outdoor space, a two-person Sanjijet bathtub with separate shower and many other luxurious amenities.

Rates range from $275 to $325 per night. For more information, call 238-3362 or visit thecanyonvilla.com.

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Featured Tasting Room

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Beautiful views, wines and food Burbank Ranch

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Burbank Ranch’s tasting room has a patio with views of the rolling hills and vineyards of Templeton wine country.

Inset: Everyone who attended the opening of Burbank Ranch’s new facility enjoyed wine flights, small bites and cellar tours.

The once downtown Burbank Ranch tasting room has moved to its newly built 19,000-square foot processing, storage and tasting facility. The new tasting-room overlooks 46 acres of vineyards, has a deck for lounging and an oak bar inside. The new facility is located at 5685 El Pomar Drive in Templeton.

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estled in a valley surrounded by rolling vineyards is Burbank Ranch Vineyard and Winery’s new winemaking facility and tasting room. Owners Fred and Melody Burbank opened the doors at their dream location in July of 2015 and are ready to share the Templeton Gap experience and their wines in this picturesque location.

Burbank Ranch moved its tasting room from downtown Paso Robles to its newly built 19,000-square foot facility that will be used for processing and storage. The change in venue is the next stage of development for the Burbanks. It allows them make the wine and sell the wine all at the same venue.

“We were making our wines all the way in Paso Robles,” Meloday said. “So we would have to truck them in for crushing and processing and then truck them out again for bottling. Now we can do everything in-house and have catered the facility to our winemaker, Steve Anglim’s, needs and our vision. It is really just a dream come true for us to have found this wonderful land in such a beautiful venue.”

The tasting room overlooks 46 acres of vineyards with a deck for lounging and an oak bar inside for tasting. The new facility is located at 5685 El Pomar Drive in Templeton and will be the newest addition to the Pomar Drive wine trail.

The Burbank vineyards were planted at the Templeton ranch location in 2008. According to Hospitality and Marketing Director Mallory Spann the family and staff always knew that the property would make a gorgeous site for a tasting room.

“Visitors can take in the views and experience our wines while really being immersed in the lifestyle and atmosphere of wine country,” Spann said. “It wasn’t until November of 2013 that we broke ground and began this crazy adventure here in the vines.”

The Burbanks obviously have a passion for wine and it shows in every detail of the new facility. Both Fred and Melody expressed how happy they were about the outcome of the construction and couldn’t be more excited about inviting people to the Ranch to see what their wine and the Templeton Gap are all about.

Fred said that the level of sustainability, and environmental responsibility built into this site was part of the vision to create a space that would meet their needs without inhibiting the natural growth and beauty of the landscape.

Amenities include a tasting room large enough to hold around 250 people, with a large patio and views of the rolling hills and

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vineyards of Templeton wine country. The Ranch also boasts a full kitchen and is offering a few options for lunch throughout the week. The Burbank Ranch tasting room hosts lunch every Friday and Saturday and pair wonderful wines with a revolving menu.

Spann said the crew has big plans for events and wine experiences at the new venue.

“We now sit right on top of our winery, so things like tours and barrel room dinners are in the works,” Melody said. “We look forward to having friends and family out, as well as guests who would like to see what we have to offer here.”

Also in the works are monthly events such as yoga on the crush pad and winemaker seminars. With 16 different varietals growing on the Ranch, these events will not only be informative, they will provide a scope of what is being grown in Templeton.

The 83-acre ranch was planted to 44.5 acres of wine grapes based on the site and the Burbank’s tastes. Winemaker Anglim said that the varietals include the Bordeaux reds Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Cabernet Franc, Petit Verdot and Malbec. The vineyard also boasts Sauvignon Blanc, Rhone reds — Syrah, Petite Sirah, Grenache and Mourvedre — and Grenache Blanc, and the Burbank’s personal favorites, Sangiovese and Arneis, both Italian varieties. They also grow Tempranillo, Albariño Spanish varieties and of course Zinfandel.

“Working for an up-and-coming facility like this is a great way to make wine because I was able to cater the facility to my needs as a winemaker,” Anglim said. “Now that the vineyard and winemaking facility are on the same grounds myself and our team will be able to provide even better quality control, experiment a bit more and provide our patrons with a look at the full process going from grape on the vine to wine.”

Fred explained that after extensive soil sampling, the chosen 44.5 acres were planted with grape varietals using sustainable vineyard practices.

“We both love wine and have been avid visitors of the Paso Robles AVA for many years,” Fred said. “We just love the area and now here we are with our very own winery and tasting room.”

For more information, visit burbankranch.com or call the tasting room at 227-4538.

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Wine Weekend A weekend of celebration and fun

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ne of the biggest events of the wine year in the Paso Robles AVA, Harvest Wine Weekend, is just around the corner, Oct. 16-18. A celebration not only of the beauty of the vine, but also of the hard work and dedication to the winemaking process itself; Harvest Wine Weekend is a celebration of everything wonderful about winemaking.

Celebrations range around the region from small, relaxed food pairings to lavish winemaker’s dinners, to a few fun, out-of-thebox events. Everyone has something planned for the weekend and below is a showcase of a few of the more unique events happening this year.

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Harvest Weekend participants enjoy Broken Earth’s Sunday grape stomp.

Inset: Broken Earth’s famous Aussie Sliders will be available at their Saturday festivities, which includes live music and Harvest Games competition.

Broken Earth Winery’s Harvest Games and Recovery Brunch Saturday, Oct. 17, 1–5 p.m. $25 per person, $20 per person for Wine Club members.

Sunday, Oct. 18, 10:30 a.m. $50 per person or $45 per person for wine club members.

5625 Highway 46 East, Paso Robles

Paso Robles Downtown Wineries Sip & Swing at Derby Wine Estates Saturday, Oct. 17, 11 a.m.–3 p.m. $30 per person, $25 for club members, $45 at the door.

525 Riverside Ave., Paso Robles.

Channel the 1920’s with 12 Paso Robles downtown wineries at the annual Sip & Swing event, presented by the Paso Robles Downtown Wineries and hosted at Derby Wine Estates.

Perfectly situated early in the afternoon before most winemaker dinners, Sip & Swing is the perfect opportunity to taste wines from a number of downtown Paso Robles wineries all in one location.

Derby Wine Estate’s tasting room, located in the recently converted Paso Robles Almond Growers Association warehouse at 525 Riverside Ave. in Paso Robles, boasts plenty of space for lounging, wine tasting and dancing as well as ample parking, which will be partially utilized by local food truck vendors for the event.

The participating food truck vendors, which include Next Door Bistro, Just Between Friends Catering and Pulcinella Wood Fired Pizza, will provide an extra special lunch element to the event.

Downtown winery participants will attend in their best ’20s attire and event attendants are encouraged to dress up as well, though flapper skirt, long beads and a feather headband are not required, but could be fun. Swing dancers will also get a chance to swing to the tunes of The Viper Six, a jumpin’ swing Jazz band.

Derby Wine Estate’s Hospitality Manager, Shirona Thomas, was excited to host this special harvest event, now in its second year, stating that it was a great way to feature, not only downtown wineries, but also other downtown food purveyors.

“We’re happy to bring awareness to everything that’s going on downtown,” Thomas said about the downtown winery event. “We’ll just keep evolving and we’ll keep getting better and better every year.”

All proceeds go to benefit the Paso Robles Recreation Enhances Community Foundation, a local nonprofit organization that works to provide programs, places and open spaces for recreational experiences in Paso Robles and is responsible for hosting a number of popular downtown events throughout the year.

“They do so much for the community, I don’t think people realize,” Thomas said about the REC Foundation’s community contribution.

“Being apart of the downtown wineries, we really wanted to do something that supports them. They’re bringing business downtown and we wanted to say, ‘Thank you for supporting us.’”

The Sip & Swing participating wineries include Arroyo Robles Winery, Asuncion Ridge, Bodegas Paso Robles, Chateau Lettau, D’Anbino Cellars, Derby Wine Estates, Frolicking Frog Cellars, Grizzly Republic Wines, LDT Cellars, LXV, Pianetta Winery, and The Rabbit Hole.

For more information and to order tickets, visit downtownpasowine.com.

May the odds ever be in your favor at Broken Earth Winery’s first-ever Harvest Games, which will take place from 1–5 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 17. This year, Broken Earth is challenging its harvest weekend participants to team up and race each other down the obstacle course to see who can fill their bottle with freshly stomped grape juice first.

Each team will have one team member ready to stomp juice out of a bucket of grapes while other team members wait to run the course with a cup of the freshly stomped juice. The running teammates will have to navigate a variety of obstacles to get to the end of the course including stepping through barrel halves, walking the low balance beam and avoiding the barrel walls all while trying not to spill their juice.

The opposing teams will then race to see who can fill their wine bottles first. Bragging rights and prizes will be awarded to the winning team. Team entry is $25 per person and $20 per person for Wine Club members and participants will receive a Harvest Games T-shirt and a glass of wine.

Broken Earth Winery’s Events Manager, Michelle Kraker, was searching for something different to do for this year’s Harvest Weekend when she happened upon the idea after seeing similar events at other California wineries and realizing Broken Earth had the perfect space to accommodate the Games.

“We have a big area,” Kraker said. “I thought, ‘this year let’s do something interactive.’ People always like to do things that are a little more interactive. It’s just about being fun and kind of involving them in something instead of just tasting.”

Kraker is hopeful that this year’s first Harvest Games event will take off and grow and expand each year.

Wine tasting will also be available for those looking to relax Saturday afternoon. Burning James and the Funky Flames will play and, back by popular demand, Broken Earth’s famous complimentary Aussie Lamb Sliders will also be available.

Broken Earth will also hold a recovery brunch at 10:30 a.m.

Sunday, Oct. 18, with a delectable menu including pastries, cheeses, fresh fruits, gourmet sausages and shrimp and grits

by Chef Charlie. The Sunday morning offering will also include a traditional grape stomp and tickets are available for $50 per person or $45 per person for wine club members.

Broken Earth Winery is located on 5625 Highway 46 East, Paso Robles. For tickets and more information, visit brokenearthwinery.com.

Castoro Cellar’s Harvest Yoga in the Vines & Organic Brunch Sunday, Oct. 18, 8:45–11 a.m. $30 per person, $25 per person for wine club members 1315 North Bethel Road, Templeton Broken Earth teams gear up for the Harvest Games, a new Harvest Weekend installment that will be sure to please wine drinkers looking for something extraordinary. The games will take place from 1–5 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 17.

Brochelle Vineyards Gourmet Grilled Cheese Extravaganza Sunday, Oct. 18, 11:30 a.m.–3 p.m. $20 per person 6996 Peachy Canyon Road, Paso Robles If you love pairing wine with cheese, but still have a taste for your childhood favorite, grilled cheese sandwich, Brochelle Vineyards has the perfect marriage of tastes for you. Join Danica from Vivant Fine Cheese who will personally grill up her grilled cheese creations on Brochelle Vineyards’ front porch for you to enjoy.

The winery will be serving three different varieties of delectable sandwiches — all expertly paired with Brochelle’s voluptuous wines.

The event will take place at Brochelle’s westside location from 11:30 a.m.–3 p.m. and tickets are $20 per person. For tickets, visit brownpapertickets.com/ event/2128391.

Need a pick me up after a weekend of harvest celebrations? Greet the crisp fall morning with your sun salutations at Castoro Cellars! Yoga in the Vines and Organic Brunch, an all-levels yoga class, will be reinstalled for Harvest Weekend to get your blood flowing after celebrating harvest.

An organic brunch prepared by Chef Jeffry Weisinger will be available after the class along with a glass of Castoro’s own Methode Champenoise.

The class will be taught by Castoro’s in house yogi, Lauren Harvey, who teaches all over the Central Coast and has a diverse background teaching a broad spectrum of styles including Hatha, Vinyasa Flow, Yin and meditation classes.

Schedule: 8:45 a.m. Check In 9-10 a.m. Class 10-11 a.m. Organic Brunch Water will be provided for those who bring their own reusable canteen. Be sure to bring your mat and dress in layers because the October morning will likely be brisk. Guests of the Yoga event will receive 15 percent off any wine purchases at Castoro for the rest of the day.

For more information or to purchase tickets, visit castorocellars.com.

Harvest Wine Weekend is sure to be a great time as each wine producer in the Paso Robles AVA shares and showcases the finest of a year of hard work. For more information about other events happening Harvest Wine Weekend, visit pasowine.com/events/harvest.php.

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Make wine the old fashion way: with your feet! Chef Jeffry will supply a Mediterranean adventure for dinner and show off his award winning Paella and dance the night away with the Zongo All-Stars. Doors open at 6:15PM Tickets $40 Wine Club Members/ $50 Non Club Members.

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Greet the crisp fall morning with your sun salutations at Castoro Cellars on Sunday 8:45AM- 11AM. Tickets $25 Wine Club Members/ $30 Non Club Members.

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Featured Label

Indigene Cellars

A terroir mind The impetus for label art at Indigene

By Allyson Oken Of Vino Magazine

This label is utilized on the Indigene Cellars red wine bottles. It is representative of Smith’s mentality about grapes and a statement his daughter made, saying her dad had grapes on the brain.

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Part of drinking wine at Indigene is enjoying it by itself or paired with something, because for Smith it is all about the experience.

This label is rarely seen and is only used for Indigene Cellars white wines. It is lively and colorful just like the wine held within the bottle.

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Raymond Smith, owner of Indigene Cellars, takes the power of diversity and runs with it when making wines and when creating a label that shares this mentality.

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icking up a new bottle of wine can inspire the buyer to make a purchase based on the label and familiarity with the varietal of wine. Many wineries are creating terroir-driven art to draw the buyer in with an artistic representation of what the wine would taste like.

Raymond Smith, owner of Indigene Cellars, eats, drinks and dreams about grapes and after his daughter said, “he has grapes on the brain,” the impetus for the label art was born. Smith said that because of his bottling business he developed great relationships with growers and producers, who shared the intricacies of the wine business.

“When I started I was a bottler for a number of years and still own my own company,” Smith said as he sipped some wine. “I had been interested in getting into making my own wines and for years, spent time researching and picking the brains of people that I worked with as I bottled their wines. In the middle of this I started my label. I was sitting down talking to my daughter about it one day and she was saying, ‘that is all you’re starting to think about, all that is in your head is grapes and wine.’ So we sat down and drew this concept out with a crayon and I thought about it.

I figured this is something I can do to express the Indigene direction and experience, illustrating my rich history in winemaking.”

Smith said that Paso Robles graphic designer Zach Mansfield helped bring the design to fruition. The label is an abstract representation of a person that denotes an asexual form pulling a mask away from its face, exposing an opening where a cluster of grapes fills what would be an empty space. The lights and shadows of the form depicted in white makes this label art pop off of its black background. Smith said the label was thought provoking and representative of diversity.

“The name of the winery and labels were conceptualized to express as much diversity as I could in every wine I make, illustrating the subtleties to tell the story of the wine and how it was made,” Smith said. “Bottling I tasted a ton of different wines in a ton of different areas and it gave me an idea of terroir and what wines do better in certain regions. The label shows an image that is thought provoking. It depicts a human being but you can’t tell if it is a man or a woman and it illustrates diversity. There is just as much diversity in my winemaking process, in my wines and in the direction I take the wines. This was a way for me to tell my story in label form.”

The name Indigene is derived from the French word indigene, a verb for native grown. Smith says that this illustrates his search for native fruit in terroirs in California.

He is trying to inspire a sensory memory with his wine and labels by capturing the place it was grown and allowing the experience to shine. All of the red Indigene wines are contained in a bottle with the label art depicting grapes on the brain, but when Smith started making a white wine he

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designed something completely different.

The white, I=MB2 provides a juxtaposition when placed side by side with the red wines. The red wine label is seemingly depicting night with its even toned whites, grays, greens and purples. The white wine label with its hot sunrise colors depicting day is illustrated in reds, oranges, yellows and maroons. The white wine label is very much reminiscent of a Salvador Dali painting in its sweeping lines, color and juxtaposition.

“This is another image that we created that represents balance and spirituality,” he said. “It represents my approach to winemaking in my organization, and perception of the world. It is a man and woman, their bodies intertwined to illustrate the way people interact with each other and the way a blend interacts. The bottle is in earth tones as well so we chose these colors to balance the packaging. The wine in the bottle is very light, fruity and bouncy.

It dances on your tongue so that is why the people are dancing in the light of the rising sun.”

To learn more about Indigene Cellars wines, the label art and the man with grapes on the brain, visit indigenecellars.com.

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Philanthropist is the most popular of Smith’s wines not just for the label art but for the blend inside. It is named for all of the work Smith has done over the years for nonprofits like the Boys and Girls Club.

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Featured Brewery

Dunbar brewing co.

Owner and brew master of Dunbar Brewing Co. Chris Chambers opened up shop 18 years ago and will now be opening a new location, expanding his beer making capabilities.

Photos by Alysson Oken

The key to making good beer at Dunbar is the fresh old-world hops.

Old world hops in a new world brewery Dunbar Brewing Co. opening new location in Sept.

By Allyson Oken Of Vino Magazine

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rosty Old World hop-driven beers, with malty buttery caramel notes are Dunbar Brewing Company’s bread and butter.

Dunbar owner and brewmaster Chris Chambers has been making frosty libation since 1997 in Santa Margarita and putting the little town on the beer map in the process.

Now he is expanding, opening a separate 6,000-square foot, 10barrel brew house at 22815 El Camino Real at the end of September.

He will still be serving beer down the street at the original location, 2200 El Camino Real.

As far as hops go, he uses the older, more traditional varieties.

He plays around with some of the newer ones, but primarily sticks to older world hops, those used in Scottish, English and Irish ales.

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He imports hops, gets some direct from the farmers and uses Hop Union, a broker of hops.

“Nowadays hop farmers have really been working to come up with new varieties and strains to produces fruity hops,” Chambers said. “Traditional hops are a lot earthier, herbal and grassy and really can be all over the spectrum. As far as styles go we all pretty much do it the same way. I just put my own twist on it, keeping it pure and handle my hops the old-fashioned way by using whole hops as opposed to pellets.”

Dunbar boasts four signature beers — Fear Naught IPA, Scottish Heavy, Brown Porter and Johnny Mash black IPA. They also pour many local favorites from breweries around the county and beyond.

The goal with this one-man brew operation is to simply make good beer.

When talking about light versus dark beers Chambers shared

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Clockwise from left: Chris Chambers in 1998 when Dunbar Brewing Co. Opened.

This will be the new location for brewing operations on a grand scale at Dunbar. With 6,000-squarefeet, a 10-barrel brew house all located at 22815 El Camino Real opening at the end of Sept. business will be expanding.

A view of the taps at Dunbar Brewering Co. Photos Contributed by Dunbar Brewing

some insight into what light means to him.

“I think light is a very interesting term,” he said. “Everyone has a different philosophy of what light is. For me when people ask what our lightest beer is I always recommend our brown porter. It is opposite of what most people would think of as light, but it is 5.5 percent alcohol, easy drinking. So even though it is darker in color that is our go-to light beer around here. Light alcohol, light body and it’s easy drinking and that is what we focus on. So we try to get everyone to think a little different around here and not being so focused on terms that don’t necessarily represent the beer.”

So light hops, light alcohol, and caramel and malty flavors are the focus and then with the India Pale Ale (IPA) Dunbar goes hoppy, but balances the bitter with a malty flavor. They also make double and triple IPAs that even IPA haters love.

“My thought process with the IPA is to cut the bitter with the sweet and earthy flavors,” he said. “It is heavily hopped with a lot of IBUs in it with about a 10 percent alcohol content that counteracts the hops with a malty flavor. Rich flavors can be derived from lower alcohol beers but you will definitely get a thicker-bodied beer and a lot more malty sweetness with a higher alcohol beer.

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To get the sugar up we use malt and then the yeast will eat the sugars and produce alcohol. That is where the magic happens, in the fermentation room.”

Chambers has always had a love for beer and started home brewing with some friends in their garage. He said that everyone was coming over to drink beer at his house and this inspired him to open Dunbar. After 18 years he is expanding and said that the four signature beers would still be the focus at the new location.

“The idea is that producing those beers at a greater capacity will give me the ability to increase distribution,” he said. “With at least five venues pouring our beer in San Luis Obispo County I am aiming to increase distribution not only within the county, but also throughout California. The sky is the limit with a big space like this to work with. With the little set up I have at our original taproom I will have the space and the freedom to experiment and have even more fun with the space.”

For more information about Dunbar, visit dunbarbrewing. com or call 438-4251.

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TERRY HOAGE EXPANDS

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Terry Hoage Vineyards expands: Rebrands as TH Estate Wines TH Estate Wines to increase production, introduce new label, while staying true to its mission of producing the highest quality, premium, handcrafted wines and offering consumers an enhanced tasting experience Staff Report

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erry Hoage Vineyards announced in August that, as part of a planned expansion, it is rebranding as TH Estate Wines. The rebrand includes a new, iconic logo, which exemplifies the wines it produces and creates a foundation for further diversification, including the introduction of a new label, Decroux, in 2016, which will focus on elegant, cool climate Pinot Noir, Syrah and Grenache.

TH Estate Wines was founded by Terry Hoage, a twotime All-American, who spent 13 years as an NFL player, including a 1992 Super Bowl win, and his wife, Jennifer.

Since 2002, the winery has focused on the production of Rhone-style wines from its organically-sustainably farmed estate in the acclaimed Willow Creek District of the Paso Robles AVA. The winery has received numerous accolades

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from publications such as Robert Parker’s Wine Advocate and “The Wine Spectator,” and is noted for its complex wines expressing exceptional fruit that is forward and focused.

According to Jennifer Hoage, the new name is part of an overall initiative to evolve the acclaimed winery to the next level of growth, with a new and innovative customer experience for wine club members, a new tasting room (including a private tasting room), expanded case production and distribution, and a new website thestatewines.com.

“Our philosophy has always been to respect our land, our grapes and all our customers. Our expansion, and the development of our new brand, has evolved carefully and with this mission top of mind,” said Jennifer Hoage. “Our focus is on bringing the TH Estate Wines experience to more

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consumers, without sacrificing our roots and overarching goal of excellence.”

The TH Estate Wines portfolio includes its classic lineup of estate red and white Rhone-style wines, bottled under TH Vineyards, including both cuvee and varietal bottlings of Syrah, Grenache, Mourvedre, Grenache Blanc, Picpoul Blanc and Roussanne, with labels (i.e. ‘The Hedge’, ‘Skins,’ ‘the 46’) that reference coowner and winemaker Terry Hoage’s NFL past.

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New to the portfolio is the Decroux label, which will be introduced in 2016.

Decroux wines are vinified by Jennifer Hoage who, in addition to being a winemaker, is also an artist, journalist and a former student of the renowned French corporal mime Etienne Decroux.

Like their namesake, Decroux wines will seek to exhibit finesse and elegance in the essence of existence. The folio will focus on varietals from cooler Central Coast climates. Decroux will initially be offered

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exclusively to club members.

TH Estate Wines is a key player in the artisan winemaking movement that has helped raise the profile of the Central Coast of California as one of the greatest wine producing areas in the world, and benefits from the Willow Creek District’s rare confluence of climate and calcareous soils.

In its early days, the winery also benefitted from the mentorship and input of two of the area’s most renowned winemakers: noted Rhone Ranger and winemaker John Alban, who designed and planted TH’s original five acre Syrah vineyard, and celebrated winemaker Justin Smith of SAXUM Vineyards, who made TH’s first two vintages (2002 and 2003).

Since 2004, Terry and Jennifer have shared winemaking duties and the farming of the 26 acre, organically farmed Rhone varietals. The Hoage’s commitment to growing and processing only the highest quality fruit, coupled with their dedication to traditional winemaking, has enabled their wines to consistently achieve scores above 90.

“Our winery from inception is, at its core, the labor and passion of the Terry Hoage family but, as our business continues to evolve and our wine family expands, we wanted to find an expression that would put the emphasis squarely on the wines and provide a springboard for the development of our new labels,” said Terry Hoage. “We believe our new look and name reflect both our minimalist and nuanced approach to winemaking, as well as our commitment to producing world-class and sophisticated wines.”

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JUSTIN: american winery of the year

JUSTIN

nominated for Wine Enthusiast’s 2015 American Winery of the Year

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USTIN Vineyards and Winery has been named by “Wine Enthusiast” as a nominee for Wine Enthusiast’s 2015 Wine Star Award for American Winery of the Year. This marks the first nomination for the Paso Robles winery founded in 1981, which is known for its ultra-premium Bordeaux-style blends, including its flagship wine ISOSCELES. JUSTIN Vineyards and Winery is being recognized by the magazine as a pioneer “that fostered the tremendous growth of viticulture in Paso Robles, producing “some of the country’s most highly regarded wines.” JUSTIN is also lauded as “a true tourist magnet” for its

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Tasting Room, luxury JUST Inn Suites and Restaurant at JUSTIN — making it the first winery on the Central Coast to offer all three options.

“It is an incredible honor to be nominated for such an important award by Wine Enthusiast,” says Justin Baldwin, founder of JUSTIN Vineyards and Winery. “When I founded the winery over 35 years ago, I never could have dreamed that our vision of making world class Bordeaux-style blends in Paso Robles would be so successful.

It’s humbling and exciting to have ‘Wine Enthusiast’ and Adam and Sybil Strum recognize our incredible work over the decades to produce worldclass wines.”

The Wine Star Awards are regarded

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as some of the most important in the wine industry. Each year, the editors of Wine Enthusiast honor individuals and companies that have made outstanding achievements and contributions in the wine and spirits world. The Paso Robles AVA, of which JUSTIN Vineyards and Winery is a long-time pioneer, won the award for Wine Region of the Year in 2013.

The magazine will announce the winner on Nov. 3, and the Wine Star Awards gala will be held on Jan. 25, 2016 at the New York City Public Library. The other nominees include Abacela Winery in Oregon, Gramercy Cellars in Washington State, Schramsberg Vineyards in Napa and Becker Vineyards in Texas.

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Adelaida Cellars

Anglim Winery

August Ridge

Located in the west hills of Paso Robles, Adelaida Cellars is a family-owned and operated winery established in 1981. They specialize in estate-grown Pinot Noir, Zinfandel, Rhones and specialty Cabernet Sauvignon from their Viking Vineyard. Their tasting room also offers a unique open viewing of the day’s winemaking process.

Featured Wine: 2011 Syrah Block 5 Reserve.

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Located in the historic downtown Paso Robles train depot, the Anglim Winery tasting room casually showcases their selection of elegant, balanced wines.

Producing only up to 2,000 cases each year, the family-owned winery focuses on handcrafting their vineyard-designate Rhone varietals and blends as well as a limited release Cabernet Sauvignon and Pinot Noir.

Featured Wine: 2012 Grenache.

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August Ridge produces wines that combine the robust styling of California wines with the restrained elegance of Italian classic wines. John and Jill Backer’s passion for cooking, eating and sharing meals with friends inspires the August Ridge wine style. Located inside the winery, their tasting area affords visitors views of the winemaking process.

Featured Wine: Sangiovese.

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AronHill Vineyards

10000 Creston Rd., Paso Robles.

805-238-4815. www.bevineyard.com

5805 Adelaida Rd., Paso Robles.

805-239-8980. www.adelaida.com

Alta Colina

2825 Adelaida Rd., Paso Robles.

805-227-4191. www.altacolinewine.com Producing world-class estate wines exclusively from Rhone varietals, Alta Colina grows every grape on the Westside of Paso Robles. They savor the journey and remain committed to maintaining their core values of integrity and respect for the people, partners, patrons and natural environment.

Featured Wine: Toasted Slope Estate Syrah.

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AmByth Estate

510 Sequoia Lane, Templeton.

805-319-6967. www.ambythestate.com

740 Pine St., Paso Robles.

805-227-6819. www.anglimwinery.com

3745 West Highway 46, Templeton.

805-434-3333. www.aronhillvineyards.com

Growing since 1984, B&E Vineyards is a small familyowned vineyard and winery featuring estate wines of Merlot, Cabernet Sauvignon and some red blends.

Their wines are carefully handcrafted for 20 months in French oak barrels and they produce up to 2,500 cases. They offer a taste of several award-winning wines at their dog-friendly tasting room.

Featured Wine: 2010 Red Rhythm Bordeaux blend, 50% Merlot, 50% Cabernet Sauvignon.

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Arroyo Robles Winery

Barr Estate Wines

As a family operated Paso Robles Winery, Arroyo Robles Winery is committed to making your wine tasting experience a memorable one. Their passion is to create the best expression of an exceptional vineyard, using intensive growing practices and handcrafted winemaking. Arroyo Robles invites visitors to come taste the lush flavors of Arroyo Robles Winery.

Featured Wine: La Roja Notes:_____________________________________ __________________________________________

Barr Estate Wines has been growing vines making wine with the guidance of legendary winemaker Signe Zoller since 2007. Family-owned and operated, family members pour in the tasting room — a more personal experience. The winery also offers a scenic area to picnic with a view of their hand-grown vineyards.

Featured Wine: 2010 Estate Malbec.

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Asuncion Ridge Winery

1850 Templeton Rd., Templeton.

805-434-5477. www.bellalunawine.com

1317 Park St., Paso Robles.

877-759-9463. www.arroyorobles.com

Ancient Peaks

725 12th St., Paso Robles.

805-237-1425. www.AsuncionRidge.com

Nestled in the Santa Lucia Mountain Range, Ancient Peak’s estate Margarita Vineyard is the southernmost vineyard in the Paso Robles wine region. Their wines are natural in character and complexity because of the five distinct soil zones in which the vines are grown.

The family-owned and operated winery also offers winery tours and a zipline canopy tour through their affiliated Margarita Adventures.

Featured Wine: 2012 Estate Cabernet Sauvignon.

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B&E Vineyard and Winery

Located in the Templeton Gap, AronHill Vineyards offers wines that are 100% dry farmed, 100% varietal and low yield, including a recent gold winning 2007 vintage varietal Cabernet Sauvignon. Fruitforward, full bodied, and rich in color, AronHill totes an award-winning Primitivo, Cabernet Sauvignon, and three Best of Class vintages.

Featured Wine: 100% Varietal Primitivo.

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One of the few Demeter certified wineries in the county, AmByth Estates offers 100% biodynamic wines that are unfiltered, unfined, dry-farmed and aged in Amphora using native yeasts. Love of the Land is the estate’s philosophy and it is reflected in holistic, natural farming approach that emphasizes conservation, animal and plant integration, biodiversity and prohibition of chemicals and pesticides.

Featured Wine: Priscus Blend, culmination of estate white wine, Grenache Blanc 63%, Marsanne 16%, Viognier 14%, Roussanne 7%.

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22720 “B” El Camino Real, Santa Margarita.

805-365-7045. www.ancientpeaks.com

8790 East Highway 41, Creston.

805-239-2455. www.augustridge.com

Asuncion Ridge Vineyards is a boutique Westside Paso Robles winery specializing in hand-crafted estate Pinot Noir, Sauvignon Blanc and red blends made with Rhone and Bordeaux varietals.

Located at an elevation of 2,000 ft. just a few miles from the ocean, our cool climate is perfect for growing Pinot Noir as well as other varietals.

Featured Wine: Pinot Noir.

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6950 Union Rd., Paso Robles.

805-286-5835. www.barrestatewines.com

Bella Luna Estate Winery

With 35 years of experience producing dry-farmed, ultra-premium red wine, Bella Luna Estate produces less than 2,000 cases including their rare dry-farmed Sangiovese. Their wild yeast fermentation style yields unfined and unfiltered wine of immense character and boldness including handcrafted estate super-Tuscan blend, Tempranillo, Barbera, Estate Sangiovese, and world-famous “Fighter Pilot Red” Zinfandel.

Featured Wine: Estate Riserva, 68% Cabernet Sauvignon & 32% Sangiovese.

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Wineries & Tasting Rooms Bianchi Winery

338 Branch Rd., Paso Robles.

805-226-9922. www.BianchiWine.com Producing wines in Paso Robles since 2000, the Bianchi family has been producing California wines since 1974. Bianchi Winery’s estate vineyards produce varietal grapes that are best suited for Paso Roble’s rolling hills and dissected uplands such as Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Syrah and Zinfandel and popular wines from high-quality sourced grapes along California’s Central Coast.

Featured Wine: Best in State 2011 Zen Ranch Zinfandel.

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Black Hand Cellars

766 Main St., Ste. B, Cambria.

805-927-9463. www.blackhandcellars.com Our vineyard, Torie Ranch is located on the Westside of San Miguel with nearly three acres planted in the Estrella River with French clones of Syrah. We farm our vineyard by hand, using the latest vineyard practices to produce quality grapes for our Syrah. Tom is our winemaker, whose background includes over 15 years experience with the Central Coast’s most prestigious wineries, such as JUSTIN, Treana, Zenaida and Paso Robles Wine Services.

Featured Wine: The Flapper.

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Bodegas Paso Robles

729 13th St., Paso Robles.

805-237-3780. www.bodegaspasorobles.com Bodegas Paso Robles makes wine using grapes native to Spain and Portugal and grapes that have been used for centuries in Iberian winemaking. All Bodegas wines are handcrafted and aged in premium French and American barrels.

Featured Wine: Iberia.

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Bon Niche Cellars

2627 Golden Eagle Way, San Miguel.

805-286-7798. www.Bonniche.com Meaning a good niche, Bon Niche has found a good niche in wine making and produces single varietals of outrageously good Malbec, and Petit Verdot along with traditional Bordeaux-style blends. The rich soiled hills, and the hot days and brisk nights are perfect for the French varietals that grow so well in the Paso Robles terroir.

Featured Wine: 2010 L’Entrée Malbec.

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and Winery has been creating unique, inspired red and white wine since 2005 and has been growing fruit for top local wineries since 2001. Now a biodynamic operation, Booker Winery and Vineyard constantly seeks to create the most unique wine in the region.

Featured Wine: Oublie’ Red Blend.

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that are clone and block specific. All fruit is meticulously hand harvested, hand sorted in the vineyard, and then hand sorted twice again in the winery prior to press.

All wines are available to taste at their Downtown tasting room and restaurant in Paso Robles.

Featured Wine: 2012 Grenache “Morning Fog”.

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Brecon Estate

Calcareous Vineyard

Brecon Estate is an award-winning boutique estate winery nestled in the rolling hills outside of Paso Robles.

With an internationally acclaimed winemaker, they strive to produce exquisite and inviting wines that are small-batch ferments. Each wine has an individual story to tell and sold exclusively through the tasting room.

Featured Wine: Petite Sirah.

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Named as a tribute to the limestone soil and varied microclimates, Calcareous Vineyard believes in letting the soil speak. Striving to bring the best out of the soil profiles and cool ocean breezes, they produce Bordeaux and Rhone varietals simultaneously. Their wines are rich in herbal and fruit aromas, perfectly balanced and elegantly refined.

Featured Wine: Tres Violet.

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7450 Vineyard Dr., Paso Robles.

805-239-2200. www.breconestate.com

Brian Bensen Cellars

Tasting room is at Darkstar Cellars Run exclusively by owner and winemaker Brian Benson, Brian Benson Cellars is truly a one-man army focused on making intense, unique and extremely high-quality custom wines. Benson, also an avid lover of custom cars and hot rods, released the first of his Kustom series and designed it to match his custom, pinstriped ’35 Ford.

Featured Wine: Shop Truck Red 10 Year Anniversary Notes:_____________________________________ __________________________________________

Brochelle Vineyards

6996 Peachy Canyon Rd., Paso Robles.

805-237-4410. www.brochelle.com Brochelle is a small family-owned vineyard and winery featuring estate wines of Merlot, Cabernet Sauvignon and some red blends. Their wines are carefully handcrafted for 20 months in French oak barrels and reflect the proprietor’s desire to express their artistic voices and provide wines that share a part in life’s simple pleasures.

Featured Wine: Zinfandel.

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Broken Earth Winery

5625 Highway 46 East, Paso Robles.

805-239-2562. www.brokenearthwinery.com Rancho Tierra Rejada, Spanish for “land of worked earth,” is the original name of the 2,500-acre ranch that is now home to the vineyards of Broken Earth Winery.

The wines reflect winemaker Chris Cameron’s passionate approach to winemaking. Each unique, estate-grown wine is harvested and bottled in Paso Robles.

Featured Wine: 2010 Reserve Cabernet Sauvignon.

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Booker Vineyard and Winery

Burbank Ranch Vineyard and Winery

Different, minimalist and a bit funky, Booker Vineyard

Burbank Ranch produces handcrafted, high-end wines

2640 Anderson Rd., Paso Robles.

805-237-7367. www.bookerwines.com

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5685 El Pomar Dr., Templeton.

805-227-4538. www.burbankranch.com

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3430 Peachy Canyon Rd., Paso Robles.

805-239-0289. www.calcareous.com

CaliPaso Winery

4230 Buena Vista Dr., Paso Robles.

805-226-9296. www.calipasowinery.com A luxurious private inn and winery nestled in the rolling hills and vineyards of Paso Robles, CaliPaso Winery produces wine for every taste and occasion. CaliPaso’s goal is to deliver superior value and experience to consumers each and every time they enjoy their wine and they are committed to constantly improving their products.

Featured Wine: Y Line Merlot Reserve.

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Caliza Winery

2570 Anderson Road.

805-237-1480. www.calizawinery.com The rocky limestone soil of west Paso Robles is a key component to Caliza’s unique wines. Caliza, Spanish for limestone, specializes in the Rhone varieties such as Syrah, Grenache and Viognier along with non-Rhone varieties such as Tempranillo and Primitivo, all of which are grown onsite in their hillside vineyard.

Featured Wine: Syrah.

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Caparone Winery

2280 San Marcos Rd., Paso Robles.

805-467-3827. www.caparone.com Recognized as an American pioneer of the production of Nebbiolo, Sangiovese and Aglianico as varietals, Caparone Winery has developed a reputation for rich, long-lived reds. The unfined and unfiltered, intensely elegant big reds have established a cult-like following over the years and most tastings and tours are given by the winemakers.

Featured Wine: 2011 Aglianico.

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Wineries & Tasting Rooms Carina Cellars

3525 Adelaida Rd., Paso Robles.

805-325-9461. www.carinacellars.com Carina Cellars strives to produce wines worthy of being placed among the stars. Their goal is to grow some of the best Rhone grapes available on the Central Coast.

Crisp Viogniers full of tropical fruit and spring flowers, dark Syrahs loaded with spice and lush fruit, earthy Mourvedres and bright and fruity Grenaches.

Featured Wine: Iconoclast, blend of Cabernet Sauvignon and Syrah.

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Cass Winery

7350 Linne Rd., Paso Robles.

805-239-1730. www.casswines.com Situated along Paso Robles’ beautiful “Back Roads” countryside, Cass Winery features award-winning estate grown Rhone wines. Cass Winery specializes in Rhone varieties such as Syrah, Mourvedre, Grenache, Viognier, Roussanne, and Marsanne and all of which are ENTAV clones. Cass’ also offers a variety of food parings to accompany wine tasting seven days a week.

Featured Wine: Viognier.

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Castoro Cellars

1315 North Bethel Rd., Templeton.

805-326-3463. www.castorocellars.com Offering a spectacular array of Zinfandel, Cabernet Sauvignon, Chardonnay, Merlot, Pinot Noir, Rhone varietals, special blends and dessert wines, Castoro Cellars, has been family-owned with the same gold medal winemaking team for over 30 years. Enjoy a stroll up their grape arbor, beautiful vineyard views, gourmet foods, wine-related gifts and find out why they make “Dam fine Wine.”

Featured Wine: 2012 Reserve Zinfusion.

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Cayucos Cellars

131 North Ocean Ave., Cayucos.

805-995-3036. www.cayucoscellars.com History, tradition and curiosity have always been an important inspiration to Cayucos native Stuart Selkirk, owner of Cayucos Cellars. Mostly self-taught, Stuart loosely follows an inspired benign winemaking style, (“let the grapes make the wine”), that uses wild yeast, neutral oak barrels and little intercession with the natural process of wine development.

Featured Wine: Pinot Noir.

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Chateau Lettau

840 13th St., Suite G, Paso Robles.

805-238-6800. www.chateaulettau.com Founded in 2001 in California’s bountiful Paso Robles wine region, the family-owned boutique winery Chateau Lettau is committed to making exceptional, hand-crafted wines like delicious Albariño, Stiletto Tempranillo, their flagship Rockstar and more using

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premium grapes from the Paso Robles area — including Rhône, Bordeaux and Spanish varietals.

Featured Wine: Rockstar.

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Chateau Margene

4385 La Panza Rd., Creston.

805-238-2321. www.chateaumargene.com Chateau Margene is a boutique, micro-winery that uses extreme viticulture practices to grow superior quality grapes that are hand picked, hand sorted and then gently moved through a gravity flow processing system. Chateau Margene produced their first Cabernet Sauvignon in 1997 and now produces small lots of luxury wines that exhibit intense varietal character.

Featured Wine: Cabernet Sauvignon.

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Christian Lazo

7235 Non Pariel Rd., Paso Robles.

805-727-1803. www.christianlazowines.com Our small family-owned and operated label focus is red wine varietals that thrive from our estate vineyard, west of the Salinas River. We appreciate that the best wines are made in the vineyard. We let our wines express flavors of the Earth, Sun, wind, rain and the care our grapes receive.

Featured Wine: Zinfandel Notes:_____________________________________ __________________________________________

Chronic Cellars Winery

2020 Nacimiento Lake Dr., Paso Robles.

805-237-7848. www.chroniccellars.com Aiming to target a casual lifestyle, Chronic Cellars provides a tasting room and tasting experience quite unlike any other with an emphasis on unique blends.

Used to describe anything likable, the name Chronic is the brainchild of winery owners Josh and Jake Beckett, Paso Robles Wine Country natives.

Featured Wine: Sofa King Bueno.

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Cinquain Cellars

6404 Independence Ranch Rd., San Miguel.

805-400-5978. www.cinquaincellars.com

side of wine. The liveliness of the vineyard is reflected in wines made from Syrah, Grenache, Viognier, and Counoise vines as well as Portuguese varietals used for vintage-style Port. To the owners, the winery reflects the motto “Live the best life you can.”

Featured Wine: Estate Malbec Reserve.

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Clavo Cellars

315 S. Main St., Templeton.

805-226-0174. www.clavocellars.com Created with the intent to showcase the qualities of the Paso Robles appellation, Clavo Cellars specialized in terroir-driven, single-varietal wines that are thoughtfully and carefully handmade. Owner Neil Roberts, one of the area’s premier viticulturists, creates wines that are lightly pressed allowing fruit to shine in the finished wine.

Featured Wine: Malbec.

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Clayhouse Wines

Paso Robles.

805-238-7055. www.clayhousewines.com Inspired by their estate Red Cedar Vineyard and the historic, clay adobe on the property, Clayhouse Wines carefully pursues a time-honored, traditional approach to winemaking. They offer three wine series, Estate, Vineyard and Adobe.

Featured Wine: Estate Fume Blanc.

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Clos Solene

3050 Limestone Way, Paso Robles.

805-296-0027. www.clossene.com Winemaker and owner of Clos Solene, Guillaume Fabre is a small-lot vintner who is challenging the traditional winemaking style. Driven by energy to seek out better terroirs, fruit, and barrels, Guillaume makes the best possible blends under the successful boutique label, named for his love, his wife, Solène.

Featured Wine: Hommage Blanc.

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Croad Vineyards

Cinquain Cellars creates poetic wines from 100% estategrown Bordeaux, Rhone and Port varieties. Located just minutes off Highway 46 East, a complimentary, private tasting can be reserved with winemaker and owner, David Nagengast. The Nagengast estate vineyard was planted in 2002 with nine varieties including traditional Bordeaux, Syrah and Port.

Featured Wine: Estate Reserve Malbec.

Notes:_____________________________________ __________________________________________

3550 Vinedo Robles Lane, Paso Robles.

805-226-9899. www.croadvineyards.com

Clautiere Vineyard

Cypher Winery

Clautiere Vineyard creates wines that showcase the fun

Evolutionary, sophisticated and a little bit mad,

1340 Penman Springs Rd., Paso Robles.

805-237-3789. www.clautiere.com

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Focusing on Estate Zinfandel and Rhone blends, Croad Vineyards offers a winetasting experience at their mission-styled tasting room and inn. At Croads, “Come on up for a Downunder experience”, where you will find a blend of California wines, Spanish architecture, and Kiwi hospitality.

Featured Wine: Cabernet Sauvignon.

Notes:_____________________________________ __________________________________________

3750 Highway 46 West, Paso Robles.

805-237-0055. www.cypherwinery.com

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Wineries & Tasting Rooms Cypher is extreme regarding vineyards and wines and specializing in Rhône and Spanish varietals, Petite Sirah and Zinfandel. They offer “Freakshow” line of wines: Heretic, Anarchy, Monarchy, Loco and Peasant.

Featured Wine: Zinbitch.

Notes:_____________________________________ __________________________________________

D’Anbino Vineyards and Cellars 710 Pine St., Paso Robles.

805-227-6800. www.danbino.com

Founded by a family of professional musicians, D’Anbino Vineyards and Cellars strive to blend wine with live music. Their tasting room doubles as a livemusic venue that features the “Family Band” as well as other jazz musicians. The tasting room also features music memorabilia, gold records, Emmy statuettes, and a bar built out of pianos.

Featured Wine: Portamento.

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DAOU Vineyard

2777 Hidden Mountain Rd., Paso Robles.

805-226-5460. www.daouvineyards.com Founded in 2007 by brothers Daniel and Georges Daou, DAOU Vineyards primarily focuses on Bordeaux varieties and also features Zinfandel and Rhone blends. DAOU Vineyards exquisite terroir with its calcareous, high percentage limestone soils, maritime influence and unique climate represent the perfect storm for creating classic wines that can rival the world’s best.

Featured Wine: Cabernet Sauvignon.

Notes:_____________________________________ __________________________________________

Dark Star Cellars

2985 Anderson Rd., Paso Robles.

805-237-2389. www.darkstarcellars.com The focus of Dark Star Cellars is producing small lots of ultra-premium handcrafted red wines. Their dedication to “synthetic gravity” and non-intrusive style of winemaking is essential to their success. With microscopic production levels, every bottle of wine becomes an extension of their small family winery.

Featured Wine: Ricordati.

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Denner Vineyards

5414 Vineyard Dr., Paso Robles.

805-2394287. www.dennervineyards.com Denner Vineyards features a gravity flow winery nestled in the rolling hills of west Paso Robles. A 156acre estate vineyard, with rocky calcareous soils and cooling Pacific breezes, the winery yields Rhone-style wines: Syrah, Grenache, Viognier, Theresa (Viognier and Roussanne), and The Ditch Digger (Grenache, Syrah and Mourvedre).

Featured Wine: Dirt Worshipper.

Notes:_____________________________________ __________________________________________

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Derby Wine Estates

525 Riverside Ave., Paso Robles.

805-238-6300. www.derbywineestates.com Established by long-time farmers Ray and Pam Derby, Derby Wine Estates creates fine wine using 20 select acres from their four estate vineyards. The diversity of the grapes is essential to the making of Derby wines.

Their tasting room is located in the renovated historic Paso Robles Almond Growers Building.

Featured Wine: FIFTEEN 10.

Notes:_____________________________________ __________________________________________

Doce Robles Winery

2023 Twelve Oaks Dr., Paso Robles.

805-227-4766. www.docerobles.com Meaning 12 oaks in Spanish representing the 12 oaks on the property, Doce Robles began as the first winery on Highway 46 West. Harvesting grapes and making wines since 1998, Doce Robles produces small batches of Barbera, Zinfandel, Merlot, Syrah, Cabernet Sauvignon, and Cabernet Franc as well as Primitivo, Petite Sirah, and Malbec.

Featured Wine: Zinfandel.

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Domaine Degher Wines

8650 Centra Rd., Paso Robles.

805-296-2562. www.mojocellars.com Using minimalist intervention, vinification in small lots and sustainable farming practices, Domaine Degher Wines strives to shape the raw life force of everchanging vintages into graceful, beautiful wines.

Owner and winemaker Dennis Degher uses the love of music as an inspiration for his red Rhone blends and Cabernet Sauvignon.

Featured Wine: Mojo Estate.

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Donati Family Vineyard

2720 Oak View Rd., Templeton.

877-511-9463. www.donatifamilyvineyard.com With an ingrained Italian love for wine, Ron Donati and son Matt set out to make fine wines from the 9th oldest California AVA, the Paicines. The vineyard is planted to various select clones of Chardonnay, Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Cabernet Franc, Malbec, Syrah, Pinot Grigio, Pinot Blanc and Petite Verdot.

Donati Family Vineyard now serves their wine at their tasting room in Templeton where they can better serve their faithful customers.

Featured Wine: Naughty Donati Red Wine Jug Notes:_____________________________________ __________________________________________

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Donatoni Winery After relocating the winery from just outside LAX to Paso Robles, Donatoni Winery has been making and pouring Paso Robles wine since 1978. Their varietals include Barbera, Cabernet Sauvignon, Petite Sirah, Sangiovese, Viognier, two Zinfandels including Richard Sauret Vineyard Zinfandel.

Featured Wine: Estate Zinfandel.

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Dover Canyon Winery

4520 Vineyard Dr., Paso Robles.

805-237-0101. www.dovercanyon.com Named for the canyon in the northwest corner of the appellation, Dover Canyon Winery has been producing wine in Paso Robles for 15 years. Producing Zinfandel and Rhone wines from specific microclimates, winemaker Don Panico creates small batches of wine topping at 2,500 cases per year.

Featured Winery: Cujo.

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Dubost Winery

9988 Chimney Rock Rd., Paso Robles.

805-226-8463. www.dubostwine.com Family-owned and operated, Dubost Winery is dedicated to the production of premium, limited quantity wines handcrafted from grapes grown locally and in their own vineyards. Their tasting room and straw bale winery, a model for sustainable production, are situated on the Dubost Ranch in the historic Adelaida area west of Paso Robles.

Featured Wine: Alexandrine, Rhone white blend Notes:_____________________________________ __________________________________________

Dunning Vineyards Estate Winery

1953 Niderer Rd., Paso Robles.

805-238-4763. www.dunningvineyards.com Inhabiting the “Willow Creek” AVA District located on the Westside of Paso Robles, Dunning Vineyards produces an array of award-winning, private-reserve estate wines including Chardonnay, Pinot Noir, Cabernet Sauvignon, Zinfandel, Meritage, Petite Sirah, Grenache and Paso-style red blend Vin De Casa. The winery produces in small batches to ensure closeness with visitors and wine members.

Featured Wine: Cabernet Sauvignon.

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Eberle Winery

3810 Highway 46 East, Paso Robles.

805-238-9607. www.eberlewinery.com Gary Eberle, founder of Eberle Winery, has been a pioneer of Paso Robles appellation wine since 1979.

As “The Godfather” of Paso Robles wine, Eberle helped create the AVA as well as plant the first Syrah vines. The winery continues to produce ultra-premium wines and remains in the top 10 of gold-medal winning wineries in the country.

Featured Wine: Cabernet Sauvignon.

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Wineries & Tasting Rooms Ecluse Wines

Falcon Nest Vineyard & Winery

Fratelli Perata

Named for French canal locks and also for the last name of owners Steve and Pam Lock, Ecluse is a boutique winery that oversees growing from their 30-acre Estate Lock Vineyard to the bottling of Ecluse Wines. The on-site Lock Vineyard allows the winemakers to pick and crush peak fruit in small lots ensuring highest quality in the wines.

Featured Wine: Estate Cabernet Sauvignon.

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Family-owned and operated, Falcon Nest Vineyard & Winery is proud of the land from which their grapes are grown. Owning 149 acres of prime viticulture land, of which 55.5 acres are planted in grapevines, importance is placed on meticulous vineyard management. Vines are managed to produce small yields, small berries and intense flavors to make wines of distinction.

Featured Wine: 2003 Zinfandel Notes:_____________________________________ __________________________________________

Meaning Perata Brothers in Itallian, Fratelli Perata was started by brother Gino and Joe Perata with the establishment of their vineyard in 1980. The brothers specialize in growing small fruit that produces more flavorful wines and they produce up to 2,000 cases of estate wine annually. The winery includes 10 different red varietals, three red blends, and a rosé.

Featured Wine: Tre Sorelle.

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Field Recording

739 12th St., Paso Robles.

805-235-8264. www.frolickingfrogwine.com

1520 Kiler Canyon Rd., Paso Robles.

805-238-4999. www.eclusewines.com

Edmond August

1140 Pine St., Paso Robles.

805-712-4363. www.edmondaugust.com Edmond August specializes in Rhone varietals and produces rich, flavorful wines from low-yield, intensequality grapes sourced from west Paso Robles.

Founded by Paso native Edmond August Sauret, Edmond believes Paso Robles is best at growing Rhone varietals and he hopes to please wine tasters with the help of winemaker Jacob Toft.

Featured Wine: Implication.

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ENFOLD WINES

805-239-2856. www.enfoldwines.com Made for the wine aficionado, ENFOLD WINES is a small, family-owned, sustainably farmed vineyard in Paso Robles.

They produce between 300-400 cases of wine a year and each bottle is handcrafted, blended and sophisticated. The wines are made to be paired with food and are drinkable now but will improve with age. Call ahead for a free tasting and vineyard tour.

Featured Wine: Anita’s Blend Notes:_____________________________________ __________________________________________

Eos Winery

2300 Airport Rd., Paso Robles.

805-591-8050. www.eosvintage.com

5185 Union Road, Paso Robles.

805-266-0227. www.falconnestwinery.com

460 Marquita Ave., Paso Robles.

805-503-9660. www.fieldrecordingswine.com Developing a knack for finding unknown and under-appreciated vineyard sites, Field Recordings winemaker Andrew Jones creates wines from places he values most. Working as a vine nursery fieldman by day, Jones has an eye for great grape potential and creates small quantities of soulful wines from unusual, quiet vineyards.

Featured Wine: Fiction.

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First Crush Cellars

2975 Limestone Way, Paso Robles.

805-434-2772. www.firstcrushcellars.com Offering a different kind of wine club experience, First Crush Cellars offers educational winemaking experiences, tasting classes and tours as well as a fall harvest crush experience that includes custom wines. Along with the inside, winemaking experiences, First Crush also produces and bottles their own wine available for tasting and purchase.

Featured Wine: Custom Wine.

Notes:_____________________________________ __________________________________________

1595 Arbor Rd., Paso Robles.

805-238-2809. www.fratelliperata.com

Frolicking Frog Cellars

With a tasting room location in downtown Paso Robles, Frolicking Frog Cellars offers a taste of their wines in a central location while the Frolicking Frog vineyard and wine production site is located on scenic Highway 41 West in Atascadero. Founded in 2003, Frolicking Frog only produces 450 cases of savory reds and crisp whites.

Featured Wines: 2010 Frogmen.

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Gelfand Vineyards

5530 Dresser Ranch Place, Paso Robles.

805-239-5808. www.gelfandvineyards.com A small and family-operated boutique vineyard and winery, Gelfand Vineyards specializes in awardwinning Cabernet Sauvignon, Syrah, Zinfandel, and Petite Sirah. Located in Paso Robles’ limestone-rich hills, they produce some of the richest, darkest wines in the area. They are only open for tasting during the Zinfandel Festival, Harvest Festival and Wine Festival.

Featured Wine: Lajur.

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Giornata

Be Seduced! Eos, the Greek Goddess of Dawn, was cursed

by Aphrodite for having an affair with Ares. Her punishment was an insatiable appetite for young men. At Eos — the winery — they are just as passionate as their namesake, but their insatiable appetite is more wholesomely geared toward the production of dense reds, complex whites and luscious dessert wines.

Featured Wine: Petite Sirah.

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Four Lanterns Winery

470 Marguita Ave., Paso Robles.

805-434-3075. www.giornatawines.com

Specializing in Rhone varietals, Four Lanterns Winery is a family-owned boutique winery whose wines are made to highlight the unique flavor of the grapes while complementing food pairings.

Featured Wine: Picpoul Blanc.

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With an Enphasis on Italian-style winemaking, Giornata makes wines that are balanced and subtle with grapes that are picked at lower sugar levels.

Using clone material grape vines of the best producers in Italy, Giornata wines are ample in acidity and tannin and perfectly pair with Italian food.

Featured Wine: Angelico Luna Matta Vineyard.

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Epoch Estate Wines

Four Sisters Ranch

Glunz Family Winery & Cellars

Founded in 2004, Epoch Estate Wines creates smallproduction, handcrafted, artisanal wines with big personalities. Epoch strives to make wines that are deliciously complex, memorable and seriously fun to drink while also being “interestingly iconoclastic, seductively hedonistic and thought provoking.”

Featured Wine: Rosé.

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Located on the hills hugging the Estrella River bed, Four Sisters Ranch enthusiastically planted Syrah and Cabernet grapes using sustainable farming techniques.

Four Sisters is hands-on in the vineyard and they work with their winemakers to produce outstanding, awardwinning, world-class premium Paso wines.

Featured Wine: Serena’s Vineyard Syrah Notes:_____________________________________ __________________________________________

Started by third- and fourth-generation descendants of an immigrant wine, beer and spirit merchant in Chicago, Glunz Family Winery and Cellar has been in the wine business since 1888. With the establishment of their 20-acre winery in 1992, the Glunz family specializes in making small-batch, fortified wine.

Featured Wine: Cabernet Sauvignon.

Notes:_____________________________________ __________________________________________

7505 York Mountain Rd., Templeton.

805-237-7575. www.epochwines.com

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2485 West Highway 46, Paso Robles.

949-300-5437. www.fourlanternswinery.com

2995 Pleasant Rd., San Miguel.

805-467-2417. www.foursistersranch.com

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8331 East Highway 46, Paso Robles.

805-238-1400. www.glunzfamilywinery.com

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Wineries & Tasting Rooms Graveyard Vineyards

Halter Ranch

Hearthstone Vineyard & Winery

Named for the historic Pleasant Valley Cemetery near the site of the vineyard, Graveyard Vineyards is a testament to all who came and worked the land before them. Owners Ron and Paula Campbell-Taylor bought the vineyard in 2003 and started bottling their own wine in 2006. Their winery offers a picnicking area, a dock on the pond and events year-round.

Featured Wine: Paso Tombstone Red. Notes:_____________________________________ __________________________________________

A 250-acre vineyard with a past rooted deep in the Paso Robles community, Halter Ranch stands as a tribute to the Paso Robles wine-growing region.

Fervently committed to quality, boasting over 20 varietals, and sustainably farmed, Halter Ranch crafts quality estate wine with rich flavors and bright acidity.

Featured Wine: Cotes De Paso.

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Established in 1999, Hearthstone Vineyard & Winery specializes in refined Rhone, super Tuscan and Meritage blends. They also craft Pinot Noir, Italian varietals, and Zinfandel, and other original blends. From their 40-acre vineyard in Paso Robles’ Adelaida District, Hearthstone produces handcrafted, expressive wines.

Featured Wine: Estate Grown Cabernet Sauvignon Notes:_____________________________________ __________________________________________

HammerSky Vineyard and Inn

GreMarK Vineyards

7725 Vineyard Dr., Paso Robles.

805-239-0930. www.hammersky.com

Herman Story Winery

6994 Estrella Rd., San Miguel.

805-467-2043. www.graveyardvineyards.com

5325 Rancho La Loma Linda Dr., Paso Robles.

805-237-0154. www.gremarkwine.com

8910 Adelaida Rd., Paso Robles.

805-226-9455. www.halterranch.com

Greg and Marina Keezer, owners of boutique winery GreMarK Vineyards, create wines from a passion for having a hand in the entire process of their winemaking. Greg started planting the vineyard in 2000 and creates Cabernet Sauvignon and other Bordeaux-style blends as well as Zinfandel.

Featured Wine: Viognier.

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Uncompromising sustainability in viticulture practices, purposeful low-yields, and vineyard location contribute to HammerSky’s distinct, estate-grown Cabernet, Merlot, and Zinfandel grapes that make up the “Bordeaux Centric” wines. Believing that quality over quantity is the best avenue to winemaking, HammerSky’s quality wines have been featured in top publications such as the NY Times.

Featured Wine: Red Handed.

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Grey Wolf Cellars

Hansen Vineyards & Winery

A family affair from the beginning, Grey Wolf Cellars has been creating quality wine since 1994. In 1998, with their son Joseph’s help, Joe and Shirlene Barton, owners of Grey Wolf, planted their first vineyard. Now two more brands come from the Bartons, the eclectic Barton Family Reserve and the experimental and fun Occasional.

Featured Wine: 2010 The Dance.

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A small boutique winery, Hansen Vineyard & Winery is dedicated to aging their handcrafted wines for long periods to produce wines that are deep, rich and elegant. Only producing up to 2,500 cases per year, Hansen processes everything by hand with no filtering or blending. Serious about wine, but laid back about life, Hansen Winery believes in having serious fun.

Featured Wine: Cabernet Sauvignon.

Notes:_____________________________________ __________________________________________

2174 Highway 46 West, Paso Robles.

805-237-0771. www.greywolfcellars.com

Grizzly Republic Wines

840 13th St., Suite F, Paso Robles.

559-696-5078. www.grizzlyrepublicwines.com With a tasting room in downtown Paso Robles, Grizzly Republic showcases their award-winning wine from around the state, including their Paso Robles Petite Sirah and 18-month barrel-aged Zinfandel.

Featured Wine: 2010 Zinfandel.

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Guyomar Wine Cellars

1825 Las Tablas Road, Templeton.

805-400-1616. www.guyomarwine.com Established in 1998, St. Peter of Alcantara, Guyomar Wine Cellar’s Estate vineyard, sits in western Paso Robles in the Templeton Gap. New to winemaking, but intimately familiar with farming, the proprietors of the estate believe that complex, age-worthy wines start in vineyards with character and integrity. The vineyard is dry-farmed to produce these vines of great character and depth.

Featured Wine: Petite Sirah.

Notes:_____________________________________ __________________________________________

VINO Central Coast Edition

5575 El Pomar Rd., Templeton.

805-239-8412. www.hansenwines.com

Harmony Cellars

3255 Harmony Valley Rd., Harmony.

805-927-1625. www.harmonycellars.com Nestled in the quaint town of Harmony, population 18, Harmony Cellars produces buttery Chardonnays, crisp Rieslings, spicy Zins and voluptuous Cabs that reflect the serene and unpretentious beauty of Harmony. Harmony Cellars, established in 1989, sits on the land that has belonged to the family since 1910.

Featured Wine: Zinfandel Notes:_____________________________________ __________________________________________

5070 Vineyard Dr., Paso Robles.

805-238-2544. www.hearthstonevineyard.com

1227 Paso Robles St., Paso Robles.

805-237-2400. www.hermanstorywines.com Located in downtown Paso Robles, Herman Story Winery produces eclectic wines from Paso Robles to Santa Barbara vineyards. Produced in small batches, tasting and club membership are only available at the downtown tasting room. Created by winemaker and proprietor Russell Form, Herman Story wines are fun and unique.

Featured Wine: White Hawk Vineyard Syrah Notes:_____________________________________ __________________________________________

Hidden Oak Winery

4671 South El Pomar Rd., Templeton.

805-237-9315. www.hiddenoakwinery.com Growing grapes since 1995 and making wine since 2009, Hidden Oak Winery has remained a family operation since its founding. Specializing in highquality estate wines, their location offers great views and picnic and dog areas.

Featured Wine: Merlot Notes:_____________________________________ __________________________________________

Hoyt Family Vineyards

2015 Township Rd., Paso Robles.

310-457-3832. www.hoytfamilyvineyards.com Initially establishing a vineyard and winery in Malibu, it wasn’t long before Hoyt Family Vineyards started producing Paso Robles sourced wines. Now, with a 30-acre vineyard on Paso’s Westside, Hoyt offers a variety including Tempranillo, Cabernet, Viognier, Grenache and Petit Verdot as well as their awardwinning Chardonnay.

Featured Wine: Decoupage Notes:_____________________________________ __________________________________________

Hearst Ranch Winery

442 SLO San Simeon Rd., San Simeon.

805-467-2241. www.hearstranchwinery.com Producing fine wines from the Central Coast’s finest vineyards, Hearst Ranch Winery upholds a “Legacy of Quality.” With zebras and elephant seals for neighbors, Hearst Ranch Winery has a unique location to produce their many fine wines including Chardonnay, Cabernet Sauvignon, Malbec, Petite Sirah, Tempranillo, Late Harvest Zinfandel, and a Barrel Select Cuvée “The Point”!

Featured Wine: Randolph Notes:_____________________________________ __________________________________________ Published by the Paso Robles Press

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Wineries & Tasting Rooms Hug Cellars

Jack Creek Cellars

Kenneth Volk Vineyards

Specializing in crafting small lots of ultra-premium wine, Hug Cellars believes in allowing each vineyard to express its own virtue through low manipulation, the use of whole clusters and indigenous yeast in fermentation and by using a measured hand in winemaking. Hug produces 2,000 cases annually and they are proud to be in Paso Robles “Rhone Zone.”

Featured Wine: Booker Vineyard Cabernet Sauvignon Notes:_____________________________________ __________________________________________

Quality and close personal attention are what distinguish Jack Creek Cellars from small, family-owned wineries. Winemaking is a labor of love for proprietors Doug and Sabrina Kruse and the family loves working together to develop their world-class wines. Located in the Templeton Gap, the 40-acre Estate Kruse Vineyard sits in a unique microclimate perfect for their Pinot Noir, Chardonnay, and Grenache.

Featured Wine: Estate Pinot Noir

Veteran winemaker Ken Volk has returned to Paso Robles with a second tasting room in the same building with Four Lanterns. Come and enjoy Ken’s diverse portfolio of wines in a beautiful garden setting.

Featuring Pinot Noir, Chardonnay and many rare varieties seldom encountered elsewhere.

Featured Wine: Cabernet Sauvignon Notes:_____________________________________ __________________________________________

Notes:_____________________________________ __________________________________________

Kiamie Winery

2875 Oakdale Rd., Paso Robles.

805-237-1600. www.huntcellars.com

Jacob Toft

At Hunt Cellars, their goal is to create “memorable wines” that help one remember the wine, the meal and the great company one was with when drinking their wine. An optimal place for growing, Hunt’s 550-acre estate vineyard boasts a variety of terrain and soil types and multiple microclimates. Handcrafted in small lots, the winemakers are ardently committed to quality.

Featured Wine: Bon Vivant Cabernet Sauvignon Notes:_____________________________________ __________________________________________

Specializing in Rhone-style blends, Jacob Toft limited availability wines can be purchased through their online ordering form. Private tastings available by appointment.

Featured Wine: Mary Jane Cuvée Notes:_____________________________________ __________________________________________

Blending grapes from distinctive Westside Paso Robles mountain vineyards into wines of expression and uncompromising quality, Kiamie’s proprietors, Aram and Greg, have grown fond of the Adelaida and Templeton gap sub-appellations, which they feel, makes the best and most award-winning wines.

Featured Wines: Kiamie Kuvee Notes:_____________________________________ __________________________________________

2323 Tuley Rd., Suite 120, Paso Robles.

805-226-8022. www.hugcellars.com

Hunt Cellars

J Dusi Wines

1401 Highway 46 West, Paso Robles.

805-226-2034. www.jdusiwines.com With a local Zinfandel planting history dating back to the 1920’s, J Dusi Wines focuses on quality established by their Northern Italian great-grandparents.

Specializing mainly in Zinfandel and Zinfandel blends, J Dusi Wines is a family tradition with a new perspective.

Featured Wine: Zinfandel Notes:_____________________________________ __________________________________________

J&J Cellars

2850 Ranchita Canyon Rd., San Miguel.

805-467-2891. www.jjcellars.com From Estate wines from the Paso Robles region, to other wine offerings from central coast vineyards, J&J Cellars is a family winery with a bit of something for everybody. From fine to affordable, J&J also has four other brand labels: Julie Fiero, James Judd & Son Vineyards, Autumn Flight, Vintage Flight and A Cellar Full Of Noise. At J&J Cellars, “wine is a way of life.”

Featured Wine: Cabernet Sauvignon Notes:_____________________________________ __________________________________________

J Lohr Vineyards & Wines

6169 Airport Rd., Paso Robles.

805-239-8900. www.jlohr.com Founded more than four decades ago by Jerry Lohr, J. Lohr Vineyards & Wines crafts an array of internationally recognized, award-winning wines from their estate vineyards. Bring a picnic lunch, sit on our patio and enjoy the vineyard views.

Featured Wine: Hilltop Cabernet Sauvignon Notes:_____________________________________ __________________________________________

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5265 Jack Creek Rd., Templeton.

805-226-8283. www.jackcreekcellars.com

P.O. Box 799 Cayucos.

805-550-8007. www.jacobtoft.com

Jada Vineyard & Winery

5620 Vineyard Dr., Paso Robles.

805-226-4200. www.jadavineyard.com Located in an incredible pocket of the Templeton Gap, Jada Vineyard & Winery produces exquisite, handcrafted Rhone and Bordeaux style wines.

The full tasting experience is offered with wine and cheese pairing, top-notch customer service, and a breathtaking view. Get a taste of the good life!

Featured Wine: 1149 Rosé Notes:_____________________________________ __________________________________________

JUSTIN Vineyards & Winery

11680 Chimney Rock Rd., Paso Robles.

805-238-6932. www.justinwine.com Ideally suited in fossilized limestone to create big, Bordeaux-style reds, JUSTIN Vineyards & Winery combines Old World practices with new innovative designs to produce excellent wines. Dreaming up such innovative methods as the “Air Knife,” JUSTIN winemakers are on the leading edge of creating processes that boost grape quality and efficiency.

Featured Wine: Isosceles Notes:_____________________________________ __________________________________________

Kaleidos

3770 Willow Creek Rd., Paso Robles.

805-226-0828. www.kaleidoswine.com Established in 2004, Kaleidos is a family-owned and operated winery and vineyard. Nestled in the Templeton Gap of the Santa Lucia Mountains in Paso Robles, the vineyard sits atop two south facing slopes. The winery and vineyard were established with the mission of producing the finest premium handcrafted wines.

Featured Wine: Morpheus Notes:_____________________________________ __________________________________________ Published by the Paso Robles Press

2485 Highway 46 West, Paso Robles.

805-237-7896. www.volkwines.com

9750 Adelaide Rd., Paso Robles.

805-226-8333. www.kiamiewines.com

Kukkula

9515 Chimney Rock Rd., Paso Robles.

805-227-0111. www.kukkulawine.com Rhone focused, dry-farmed, and organic, kukkula, Finnish for “high place,” sits in the Westside hills of Paso Robles overlooking Adelaida and Adelaida schoolhouse.

Offering estate wines and artisanal blends, awardwinning winery and tasting room architecture and Friday thru Sunday lunch, kukkula has much to offer.

Featured Wine: sisu Notes:_____________________________________ __________________________________________

L’Aventure

2815 Live Oak Rd., Paso Robles.

805-227-1588. www.aventurewine.com After starting and managing vineyards in the Bordeaux region of France for a number of years, Stephan Asseo, Proprietor of L’Aventure, brought his winemaking skills to Paso Robles. Now L’Aventure makes small quantities of high quality wine with their blended varietals the cornerstone of their work.

Featured Wine: Optimus Notes:_____________________________________ __________________________________________

Law Estate Wines

3885 Peachy Canyon Rd., Paso Robles.

805-226-9200. www.lawestatewines.com Located in West Paso Robles at top of Peachy Canyon, Law Estate Wines has a sharp focus on producing ultrapremium Rhone-style blends using sustainably farmed, hand-picked and hand sorted estate grapes. Their vineyard was designed with minimal intervention in order to honor the distinct microclimates that embody the elevated terroir.

Featured Wine: Audacious Notes:_____________________________________ __________________________________________

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Wineries & Tasting Rooms LDT Cellars

McClean X Vineyards

Inspired by a historic Italian winemaking family and tradition, Lusso Della Terra which means “Luxury of the Land” was created to express a true love and passion for the complexity of the grape and the art of the winemaking process. We specialize in high quality, handcrafted, ultra premium wines that come in very limited quantities that are meant to be shared with those you love.

Notes:_____________________________________ __________________________________________

Focused on providing quality, McClean X Vineyards offers a small selection of fascinatingly fun blends; Clemence, a Cabernet Sauvignon and Cabernet Franc blend, Simone, a Zinfandel and Petite Sirah blend, and the 100% Syrah, One Last Syrah. Owner Steve McClean can often be found bouncing off the walls at work or lamenting the need to wear shoes in the office, but he is determined to provide his clients with smiles, laughs and great wine.

Featured Wine: One Last Syrah Notes:_____________________________________ __________________________________________

831 13th Street, Paso Robles.

805-704-8205. www.ldtcellars.com

Le Vigne Winery

5115 Buena Vista Dr., Paso Robles.

805-227-4000. www.levignewinery.com Le Vigne Winery offers warm hospitality & handcrafted French & Italian varietal wines and reserve lots and Ports are produced in limited quantities. The tasting room doubles as a gourmet food shop, housing a large selection of gourmet meats and cheeses along with many unique gift items. Explore their classic Pullman rail cars plus amphitheater and park for weddings.

Featured Wine: Della Ranchita Vista Petite Sirah Notes:_____________________________________ __________________________________________

Locatelli Vineyard & Winery

8585 Cross Canyon Rd., San Miguel.

805-467-0067. www.locatelliwinery.com Family-owned and operated, Locatelli Vineyards & Winery specializes in handcrafted full-bodied estate wines including wine Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Petite Sirah and others. Paso Robles’ northern most winery, Locatelli overlooks the peaceful Salinas River Valley and historic Old Mission San Miguel. Come and “Experience the Taste of Tradition.”

Featured Wine: Luna Piena Notes:_____________________________________ __________________________________________

Lone Madrone

5800 Adelaida Rd., Paso Robles.

805-238-0845. www.lonemadrone.com Founded in 1996, this family-owned and operated winery works to be a distinct winery. Lone Madrone wines are produced predominantly from small, westside Paso Robles vineyards. their primary focus is sourcing high-quality, dry farmed, head trained varietals that translate well in a hands-off winemaking style.

Featured Wine: Tannat Notes:_____________________________________ __________________________________________

LXV Wine

1306 B Pine St., Paso Robles.

805-296-1902. www.lxvwines.com LXV is a premium California wine inspired by the 64 arts of Kama Sutra. Crafted by astute winemaker, Amy Butler, the style of the winemaking is rooted in Old World philosophy expressed through contemporary blends, showcasing the uniqueness of Paso Robles AVA. Every release of LXV showcases a small-lot, handcrafted, luxury wine.

Featured Wine: Summer Satine Notes:_____________________________________ __________________________________________

VINO Central Coast Edition

4491 South El Pomar Rd., Templeton.

805-441-7514. www.mccleanxvineyards.com

McPrice Myers

3525 Adelaida Rd., Paso Robles.

805-237-1245. www.barrel27-mcpricemyers.com

a moment with Midnight’s friendly hosts. You may even run into their superlunary winemaker!

Featured Wine: Merlot Notes:_____________________________________ __________________________________________

Minassian-Young Vineyards

4045 Peachy Canyon Rd., Paso Robles.

805-238-7571. www.m-yv.com With a philosophy to “produce wines in a consistent manner,” Minassian-Young Vineyards takes a minimalistic, scientific approach to winemaking. Wines from the vineyard are produced without blending fruit from multiple vineyards ensuring each vintage is representative of the vineyard’s terroir.

Featured Wine: Estate Zinfandel Notes:_____________________________________ __________________________________________

With a focus on Rhone varietals, McPrice Meyers, Barrel 27’s small lot, reserve label, purchases fruit from select vineyards throughout San Luis Obispo and Santa Barbara counties. Owner/Winemaker Mac Myers makes wines for McPrice Myers and Barrel 27 with the goal to make Rhone wines that work hard at helping hardworking America relax for a minute. Stop in, relax for a minute, taste through the line up and remove your nose from the grindstone.

Featured Wine: Head Honcho Notes:_____________________________________ __________________________________________

Mitchella Vineyard & Winery

MVC Wines

Moonstone Cellars

Established in 2011, MCV Wines strives to produce the highest quality, boutique wines available. Their focus is on Petite Sirah, especially used to create uniquely fascinating, highly acclaimed blends including multiple 90+ scoring wines in major magazines.

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Conceived in a basement overlooking Moonstone Beach, Todd Clift and dad, Muril began making wine in 1998.

The hobby quickly got out of control, and blossomed into a full-time passion which Todd quickly left his corporate job to pursue. Todd now proudly introduces his wines made from Central Coast grapes.

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845 Embarcadero Suite H, Morro Bay. 805-712-4647. www.mcvwines.com

Michael Gill Cellars

4125 Peachy Canyon Rd., Paso Robles.

805-239-1668. www.gillcellars.com Nestled among century oaks, Michael Gill Cellars’ west side Paso Robles coastal estate vineyard takes full advantage of the excellent natural conditions: the mountainous terroir is known for its rocky, calcareous soil, and differing levels of hillside sun exposure allow vineyards to be specifically suited for each varietal.

This gives founding vintner, Michael Gill, the opportunity to cultivate luxurious wines unmatched in quality.

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Midnight Cellars

2925 Anderson Rd., Paso Robles. www.midnightcellars.com Family-owned and operated, Midnight Cellars’ awardwinning wines include exemplary Syrah, Zinfandel, extraordinary red blends, Chardonnay, Merlot and Cabernet Sauvignon. Picnic in the backyard and enjoy Published by the Paso Robles Press

2525 Mitchell Ranch Way, Paso Robles.

805-239-8555. www.mitchella.com Founded in 1997, Mitchella Vineyard & Winery is a family-owned estate committed to making small lots of premium handcrafted Paso Robles wines. Their 20acre vineyard is planted with Cabernet Sauvignon, Syrah, Mourvedre, Grenache, and Port varietals Tinta and Touriga.

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801 Main St., Cambria.

805-927-9466. www.moonstonecellars.com

Nadeau Family Vintners

3860 Peachy Canyon Rd., Paso Robles.

805-239-3574. www.nadeaufamilyvintners.com Nadeau Family Vintners is a micro-winery specializing in huge, mountain-grown Zinfandels and intriguing Rhone varietals. Handmade to taste, Nadeau takes pride in picking the best fruit to create the best wine.

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Nichols Winery & Cellars

4615 Traffic Way, Atascadero.

805-466-7278. www.nicholswinery.com Established in 1991, Nichols Winery & Cellars are awardwinning, world renowned with international acclaim including their Chardonnay, Pinot Noir, Merlot, Cabernet Sauvignon, Zinfandel and Meritage. Soleil & Terroir, Silver Fox and Paso de Vinas are also Nichols brands.

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Featured Wine: Cabernet Sauvignon Notes:_____________________________________ __________________________________________

Niner Wine Estates

2400 Highway 46 West, Paso Robles.

802-239-2233. www.ninerwine.com As a family company built on three unique vineyards, Niner Wine Estates prides themselves on world-class winemaking and hospitality facilities. Niner Wine farms three separate estate vineyards: Bootjack Ranch on the eastern side of the Paso AVA, Heart Hill Vineyard on the western side, and Jespersen Vineyard nestled in the Edna Valley AVA to the south. Each vineyard has very different soil profiles and climates resulting in three very unique representations of terrior.

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ONX Wines

1200 Paseo Excelsus, Templeton.

805-434-5607. www.onxwines.com Driven toward creating avant-garde wines that express a sense of place, ONX Wines is a collective with the shared vision of respect for the land and an unwavering attention to detail. ONX utilizes all 13 varieties on their Estate to craft a portfolio of blends that are a bold yet pure expression of Westside Paso Robles. Located in the heart of the Templeton Gap District AVA, ONX estate is one of the coolest locales in Paso Robles.

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Opolo Vineyards

7110 Vineyard Dr., Paso Robles.

805-238-9593. www.opolo.com

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Parrish Family Vineyard

1220 Park St., Paso Robles.

805-286-4028. www.parrishfamilyvineyard.com With a deep-rooted family history in Paso Robles and Atascadero, Parrish Family Vineyard has an appreciation for history and tradition. Specializing in Bordeaux, Burgundian and Rhone varietals, their new tasting room in downtown Paso Robles offers a taste of their rich, family tradition.

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Paso Port/Per Cazo Cellars

95 Booker Rd., Templeton.

805-239-2229. www.pasoportwine.com A small, family-owned winery dedicated to producing the finest table wines and fortified dessert wines, Paso Port is driven by their passion and commitment to express the potential of the region to produce port wines with particular distinction and unparalleled quality.

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Peachy Canyon Winery

1480 N. Bethel Rd., Templeton.

805-239-1918. www.peachycanyon.com

Oso Libre Winery

7383 Vineyard Dr., Paso Robles.

805-238-3378. www.osolibre.com Unique, progressive and delicious, Oso Libre Winery specializes in distinct and sustainable wine growing practices that make for an unforgettable wine tasting experience. Established in 1996, Oso Libre, meaning “Free Bear” in Spanish, represents the spirit of the early California pioneers and their estate labels include limited production of Cabernet Sauvignon, Zinfandel and Mourvedre as well as distinctive red blends and rare late harvest dessert wines.

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Penman Springs Vineyard

1985 Penman Springs Rd., Paso Robles.

805-237-7959. www.penmansprings.com An artisan wine farm, Penman Springs Vineyard offers estate grown Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Syrah, Petite Sirah, Petit Verdot and Muscat Blanc handcrafted into varietals, blends and dessert wines. “Taste the art” and enjoy the hospitable and relaxing tasting room with picnic tables and spectacular views of Paso Robles.

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Pianetta Winery

829 13th St., Paso Robles.

805-226-4005. www.pianettawinery.com Locally sourced, family made and fruit forward, Pianetta Winery delivers balanced wines that have a lasting smooth finish. Not easily found in other places, Pianetta produces only 2500 cases produced annually including flagship Estate Cabernet, and award-winning estate Syrah and Petite Sirah.

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Pipestone Vineyards

With nearly 100 acres of Estate vineyards while still remaining a family affair, Peachy Canyon Winery specializes in Zinfandel and other award-winning handcrafted small-batch wines, including: Cabernet Sauvignon, Cabernet Franc, Malbec, and Petite Sirah.

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2040 Niderer Rd., Paso Robles.

805-227-6385. www.pipestonevineyards.com

Pear Valley Vineyard & Winery

Pomar Junction Vineyard and Winery

They say good fences make good neighbors, but it was a love of wine and winemaking that was the entrée between Opolo owners Rick Quinn and Dave Nichols. Discovering Opolo Vineyards is to uncover a place where the passion to create an unforgettable experience and offer outstanding customer service is equally important as crafting award-winning wines.

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make Pelletiere Estate truly worth the visit.

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4900 Union Rd., Paso Robles.

805-237-2861. www.pearvalley.com

Tucked into a secluded peaceful valley in the coastal ranges, Pipestone Vineyards is dedicated to handmade estate grown Rhone-style wines including Syrah, Viognier and Grenache blend. Family-run, sustainably farmed, and managed according to the ancient principles of Feng Shui! Relax and enjoy the quiet surroundings or picnic on the patio.

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5036 South El Pomar Rd., Templeton.

805-238-9940. www.pmarjunction.com

Creating unique vintages that reflect vibrant fruit nourished by ancient soils under ideal climate conditions while leaving little impact on the environment is the impetus behind Pear Valley. The Maas family cordially offers novice wine drinkers, enthusiasts and connoisseurs a taste of the naturally good life captured in each bottle of Pear Valley wine.

Featured Wine: Estate Cabernet Sauvignon Notes:_____________________________________ __________________________________________

Pomar Junction Vineyard & Winery is a family-run winery featuring wines from the Merrill family’s estate vineyard in Templeton and sits at the “junction” of El Pomar and South El Pomar Drives. Pomar Junction Estate wines are bottled from the finest blocks of fruit grown on our own vineyards and all have signature softness to the palate.

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Pelletiere Estate Vineyard & Winery

Powel Mountain Cellars

Janis Denner and the entire Pelletiere Family share a love and respect for wine, especially italian varietals, and they believe wine should be delicious and representative of its origin. Distinctive wines, relaxed atmosphere, breathtaking setting, and passionate crewmembers,

A small, handcrafted wine production, Powell Mountain Cellars is a unique brand producing Zinfandel as well as Rhone and Bordeaux blends that display varietal character and sense of place. Wine lovers will appreciate the handcrafted wines produced by

3280 Township Rd., Paso Robles.

805-239-9432. www.pelletiere.com

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3050 Blue Rock Rd., Paso Robles. www.powellmountaincellars.com

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Wineries & Tasting Rooms meticulous winemakers and farmers who work together taking pride in honing their craft.

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acre Adelaida Springs Ranch estate offers sweeping views and quiet landscapes.

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15481 Red Hill Ave., Ste C, Tustin.

714-258-8817. www.pozzouliwinery.com

Rasmussen Vineyard & Winery

Pozzouli Vineyard & Winery

Pozzouli Vineyard and Winery is a family owned and operated boutique winery with a vineyard and winery in Paso Robles and a tasting room/bottling facility in Tustin.

Producing about 500 cases/year specializing in red varietal blends, Rosato & white wines, Pozzouli offers a wine club and can also host your small wine event.

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Proulx

5424 Vineyard Dr., Paso Robles.

805-706-0425. www.proulxwines.com From the vineyard to the bottle, Proulx Wines is a family operation that has been carefully tended and nurtured by owners, Genoa and Kevin Riley, since the beginning.

Proulx Wines produces 1500 cases yearly with a tight focus on creating high-quality, approachable wines that are ready to drink at an early age.

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Rabbit Ridge Winery — The Rabbit Hole 1172 San Marcos Rd., Paso Robles.

805-467-3331. www.rabbitridgewinery.com

Founded in 1981 by Erich Russell in Healdsburg, Rabbit Ridge Winery and Vineyards and Russell Family Wines quickly became known for some of the best value wines, as well as many highly acclaimed luxury wines in California. Rabbit Ridge established a vineyard in Paso Robles in 2001 and also owns The Rabbit Hole tasting room in downtown.

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Ranchita Canyon Vineyard

3439 Ranchita Canyon Rd., San Miguel.

805-467-9448. www.ranchitacanyonvineyard.com Overlooking beautiful Pleasant Valley, the Ranchita Canyon Vineyard and boutique winery is family-owned and operated and produces rich, concentrated, bold fruit for our estate wines. The vineyard is hand pruned and hand harvested, and their farm plan emphasizes sustainable practices. At Ranchita Vineyard, they are “taking wine to greater heights.”

Featured Wine: Cabernet Sauvignon Notes:_____________________________________ __________________________________________

Rangeland Wines

100 Harvest Ridge Way, Paso Robles.

805-648-1234. www.rasmussenvineyards.com Growing in Paso Robles for over 17 years, Rasmussen Vineyard and Winery now offers a tasting of their own highly acclaimed wine including a three year vertical Syrah 2002 vintage exhibiting soft rounded tannins.

Rasmussen provides a rare opportunity to taste and purchase a 10-year-old wine that has been carefully aged in a tightly controlled environment.

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Red Soles Winery & Stillhouse

3230 Oakdale Rd., Paso Robles.

805-226-9898. www.redsoleswinery.com A small, family-owned and operated winery on California’s beautiful, Central Coast, Red Soles Winery offers an experimental turned successful take on wines. The founding owners, Randy and Cheryl Phillips, crushed their first batch with their own feet and winery has proven a natural extension of the farming company that the two have owned since 1991 when they first began growing wine grapes.

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RN Estate Vineyard & Winery

7986 North River Rd., Paso Robles.

805-610-9802. www.rnestate.com Dream of a former restauranture, RN Estate strives to create “food friendly” wine. Specializing in red Rhone and Bordeaux varietals, estate-grown on a small hilltop vineyard, RN’s limited production allows them to meticulously hand craft premium boutique wines with a subtle harmony of flavors.

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Robert Hall Winery

3443 Mill Rd., Paso Robles.

805-239-1616. www.roberthallwinry.com Tucked into the hillsides east of Paso Robles, Robert Hall Winery is a dream 40 years in the making.

Years of hard work and infinite attention to detail are invested into every bottle of wine and, as farmers first, they strive to nurture the land and coax from it the finest fruit possible from the sustainably farmed vineyards on the Hall Ranch.

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Rendarrio Vineyards

Rocky Creek Cellars

Committed to producing wines of quality and distinction, Rendarrio Vineyards creates small production wines that are handcrafted to demonstrate true quality. Rendarrio wines can be found in various restaurants in Paso Robles and Morro Bay as well as at The Jefferson in Washington D.C. and Union Square Café in New York.

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Residing on the west side of York Mountain, Rocky Creek Cellars is a small family-owned and operated winery established in 1999. Rocky Creek’s handcrafted premium red wines are barrel aged for 3 years resulting in a smooth and delicious drinkable wine.

RIO SECO Vineyard & Winery

ROTTA Winery

Family-owned vineyard grows award-winning Zinfandel, Syrah, Cabernet Sauvignon, Cabernet Franc and Viognier! Join us here for wines, friendly people, smoked olives, barbecue and, of course, a memorable experience on your next wine country adventure!

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ROTTA Winery, founded in 1908, is the oldest originally family-owned winery in San Luis Obispo County. Mike Giubbini and Mark Caporale have combined their talents to bring the historic and rustic winery back to life. In doing so, ROTTA Winery has won several gold medals, including old vine Zinfandel and Dessert Sherry.

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2323 Tuley Court, Suite 110, Paso Robles. www.rendarrio.com

4295 Union Rd., Paso Robles.

805-237-8884. www.riosecowine.com

10425 Klau Mine Rd., Paso Robles.

805-674-9232. www.rangelandwines.com

RiverStar Vineyards

Offering a bit more than the average winery, Rangeland Wines offers handcrafted wines, vineyard tours, ranch tours and grass-fed beef and lamb clubs.

Set in the limestone hills of west Paso Robles, the 1,500

Family owned and operated, RiverStar Vineyards was established with family members in 2003 after

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having raised wine grapes in the Paso Robles area since 1986. RiverStar grows Sauvignon Blanc, Merlot, Syrah, Zinfandel and Cabernet Sauvignon on 75 acres located on the eastside of Airport and Estrella roads.

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7450 Estrella Rd., San Miguel.

805-467-0086. www.riverstarvineyards.com

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8687 Apple Rd. Highway 46 West, Templeton.

805-238-1919. www.rockycreekcellars.com

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250 Winery Rd., Templeton.

805-237-0510. www.rottawinery.com

Roxo Port Cellars

6996 Peachy Canyon Rd., Paso Robles.

805-238-1600. www.roxocellars.com Roxo Port Cellars is a family-owned winery specializing

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of wine aficionado. They also display the works of numerous artists including world-renowned sculptor John Jagger. With such a large pool of local talent, Sculpterra Winery has truly brought the concept of art and wine full circle.

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wines from family-run Silver Horse Winery. Sitting atop a hill in the Pleasant Valley, Silver Horse is a tasting experience unique to the central coast. With three patios, bocce courts and horseshoe pits, you’re sure to have a memorable time.

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San Antonio Winery

Sextant Wines

Stacked Stone Cellars

With 98 years of rich family tradition, San Antonio Winery continues to create award-winning wines from select area vineyards. From downtown Los Angeles to spacious Paso Robles, San Antonio Winery is “Your Urban Winery.”

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With a proprietary relationship with the French, Portuguese and Spanish governments, Sextant Wines imports certified rootstock that can be traced back to the original mother block in those countries. These certified clones planted throughout three vineyards, along with a charismatic blending style put Sextant on the cutting edge of winemaking practices.

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Stacked Stone Cellars began in 1998 when owner, Donald Thiessen, united his love of fine craftsmanship with a love of wine. Stacked Stone Cellars produces small quantities of handcrafted wine. Donald named his “liquid assets” after the elaborate stacked stone landscaping adorning the winery grounds and estate vineyard. The winery also rocks the canyon with live concerts every summer.

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2610 Buena Vista Dr., Paso Robles.

805-226-2600. www.sanantoniowinery.com

San Marcos Creek Vineyard

7750 North Highway 101, Paso Robles.

805-467-9260. www.sanmarcoscreek.com Specializing in small lots of finely-crafted, singlevineyard, estate-grown and produced varietals, San Marcos Creek Vineyard is family-owned and operated “where fine wines begin at the vines.”

Featured Wine: Estate Reserve Cabernet Sauvignon Notes:_____________________________________ __________________________________________

Sarzotti Winery

180 Bella Ranch Rd., Templeton.

805-226-2022. www.sarzottiwinery.com A fourth-generation Italian winemaking family, Sarzotti Winery is a completely hands-on operation.

Sarzotti manages all aspects of their vineyard and winery production and their family has a commitment to crafting wines that are consistently high in quality at an exceptional value and they hope visitors become a part of their family of friends.

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Saxum Vineyards

Paso Robles. 805-610-0363 Saxum Vineyards focuses on producing Grenache, Syrah, and Mourvedre based blends from the Templeton Gap/Willow Creek area of Paso Robles.

Production is kept at 3000-4000 cases a year divided between seven different Cuvées, Broken Stones, James Berry Vineyard, Bone Rock, Booker Vineyards, Paderewski Vineyard, Heart Stone Vineyard and Terry Hoage Vineyard.

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Sculpterra Winery

5015 Linne Rd., Paso Robles.

805-302-8881. www.sculpterra.com Sculpterra Winery & Sculpture Garden offers a wine tasting and art viewing experience in the hills of Paso Robles. Sculpterra offers a variety of services including five distinct wine club options for a variety

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2324 West Highway 46, Paso Robles.

805-542-0133. www.sextantwines.com

Shadow Run

2720 La Panza Rd., Creston.

805-227-0554. www.shadowrunvineyards.com Shadow Run is a 150-acre ranch and vineyard offering varietals of Syrah, Petite Sirah, Viognier and Malbec. Much of the ranch is home to wildlife and will remain in its natural state, conserving the rugged beauty of this part of California’s Central Coast.

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Shale Oak Winery

3235 Oakdale Rd., Paso Robles. www.shaleoakwinery.com With a keen eye on sustainability in every facet, Shale Oak Winery was created out of careful respect for the natural resources on the west side of Paso Robles and they are proud to present their limited-production wines, the result of a holistic vision.

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Sharp’s Hill

1085 Ambush Trail, Paso Robles.

805-237-2005. www.sharpshill.com Located high in elevation above the renowned Highway 46 West near the Santa Lucia Mountain Range in the Templeton Gap, Sharp’s Hill’s landmark property is an ideal site for growing exceptional wine grapes. Enjoying maritime weather influences and prime calcareous soil, this family owned vineyard produces, classic, award winning wines Featured Wine: Reserve Estate Cabernet Sauvignon Notes:_____________________________________ __________________________________________

Silver Horse Winery

805-467-9463. www.silverhorse.com Taste exceptional Bordeaux and Spanish varietal

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1525 Peachy Canyon Rd., Paso Robles.

805-238-7872. www.stackedstone.com

Stanger

5225 Highway 41, Paso Robles.

630-461-8602. www.stangervineyards.com Never releasing a wine prematurely, Stanger waits up to 4 years after bottling to release wine at the proper time. Major wine critics have stated that Stanger wines will peak in 7 to 9 year, therefore the STANGER Reserve wines are released after they have sufficiently matured in the bottle. STANGER UltraPremium Reserve wines can be tasted at our original “Old World style” tasting room.

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Starr Ranch Vineyards and Winery 9320 Chimney Rock Rd., Paso Robles.

805-227-0144. www.starr-ranch.com

A stunning, crooked road leads to the secluded Starr Ranch winery where the adjacent vineyard basks on the slopes of the Adelaida Hills, backed by the Santa Lucia Range. From the vineyard, our raison d’être, we retain the pick of the crop for our winemaking artistry, producing very small lots of Bordeaux-style, Rhone and Tempranillo wines.

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Steinbeck Vineyards

5940 Union Rd., Paso Robles.

805-238-1854. www.steinbeckwines.com Specializing in Cabernet Sauvignon, Viognier and Zinfandel, Steinbeck Winery meticulously crafts 1,000 cases of premium wine. The varietals are blended into The Crash, better known as “Steinbeck in a Glass.” Their second blend, The Voice, reflects the voice of Steinbeck Vineyards.

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Terry Hoage Vineyards

Tolo Cellars

A family-owned and run vineyard dedicated to producing small lots of premium estate wines, Still Water Vineyards produces 14 different 100% estate varietals including Bordeaux, Rhone, Zinfandel and Primitivo. Estate olive oil is also available.

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TH Vineyards is a small, family-owned vineyard and boutique winery located off Highway 46 West in Paso Robles. Our special climate, terroir and dedication to fastidious, sustainable farming practice produce exceptional fruit that is forward and focused. Terry and Jennifer Hoage’s winemaking approach is to produce minimally processed wines that show intense fruit and complexity showcasing their passion for excellence.

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Way out along Adelaida Road stands a little red farmhouse, home to Tolo Cellars. Josh Gibson, proprietor and winemaker, offers a sumptuous array of wines — Chardonnay, Zinfandel, Cabernet Sauvignon, and exotic Rhone blends — all sourced from vineyards tucked away in the rustic hills, where once frolicked the pioneers of the Adelaida township.

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3776 Santa Rosa Creek Road, Cambria.

805-924-3131. www.stolofamilywinery.com

Thacher Winery

Tooth & Nail Winery

Stolo Family Vineyards and Winery is a welcomed addition to the hidden gem, Cambria. With the addition of the new rustic tasting room and winery, visitors are treated with the full winery experience. Planted in 1998 and less than three miles from the Pacific Ocean, the vineyards thrive in Cambria’s unique microclimate. The beautiful location produces unmatched coastal style Chardonnay, Sauvignon Blanc, Gewurztraminer, Pinot Noir, and Syrah. These award winning boutique wines capture the coast in a bottle.

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Since 2004 Thacher Winery with the grasshopper label, has been handcrafting wines from superb vineyards found on the Westside of Paso Robles and in Southern Monterey County. Our boutique production of Rhone blends and Zinfandels demonstrate local subtleties and true Westside terroir.

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2750 Old Grove Land, Paso Robles.

805-237-9231. www.stillwatersvineyards.com

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SummerWood Winery

2175 Arbor Rd., Paso Robles.

805-227-1365. www.summerwoodwine.com SummerWood invites you to drop by and discover their artisan crafted Rhone and Bordeaux wines, including the proprietary blends Diosa Blanc, Diosa and Sentio. Reserve a tour with winemaker Mauricio Marchant, where he will take you through his winemaking process, including a peek at the winery’s use of concrete for some white wines, and the Solera method used for the non-vintage Zinfandel Port.

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Tablas Creek

9339 Adelaida Rd., Paso Robles.

805-237-1231. www.tablascreek.com Founded by the Perrins (Chateau de Beaucastel) and importer Robert Haas, Tablas Creek produces estategrown, internationally recognized Rhone varietals and Chateauneuf-du-Pape style blends from grapes including Syrah, Mourvedre, Viognier and Roussanne.

A unique tour showcases the on-site grapevine nursery, organic vineyard, winery and tasting room with Provencal gifts.

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Tackitt Family Vineyards

6640 Von Dollen Rd., San Miguel.

805-467-9490. www.tackittfamilyvineyards.com A small family venture dedicated to high quality wines for all to enjoy, Tackitt Family Vineyard’s love of wine is apparent in their pursuit creating truly wonderful wines.

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870 Arbor Rd., Paso Robles.

805-238-2083. www.terryhoagevineyards.com

8355 Vineyard Dr., Paso Robles.

805-237-0087. www.thacherwinery.com

The Farm Winery

10920 Chimney Rock Rd., Paso Robles.

805-400-3276. www.thefarmwinery.com The Farm Winery seeks to make wines that best express the character of Westside Paso Robles. Admiring and respecting what has been done here before, they wish to bring a nuance — the same intensity along with greater elegance.

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The Rabbit Hole

1244 Pine St., Paso Robles.

805-286-4692. www.therabbitholepasorobles.com Home to the only Bubbly Bar in Paso Robles, The Rabbit Hole is a wine bar and gift shop experience that is sure to ignite the imagination. Serving wine from their parent winery, Rabbit Ridge, The Rabbit Hole is a whole lot more that a simple tasting room experience. Go in and get lost at The Rabbit Hole where “We’re all mad here.”

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Tobin James Cellars

8950 Union Rd., Paso Robles.

805-239-2204. www.tobinjames.com A visit to Tobin James Cellars Winery and Tasting Room has enthusiastic tasters enjoying unforgettable “Paso Robles in a Glass” wines at the notorious, grand, 150-year-old bar. Tobin James creates fruit-driven wines that include Zinfandel, Cabernet Sauvignon, Syrah, Chardonnay, Merlot, “Liquid Love” Dessert Zinfandel, and many others. Bring your picnic. Join the legendary James Gang!

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9750 Adelaida Rd., Paso Robles.

805-226-2282. www.tolocellars.com

3090 Anderson Rd., Paso Robles.

805-369-6100. www.toothandnailwinery.com Established in 2009, Tooth and Nail Winery proudly pours four labels: blends under Tooth & Nail; Grenache, Syrah, Pinot Noir and Chardonnay under Amor Fati; Cabernet Sauvignon, Zinfandel, Tempernillo, Pinot Gris and Chardonnay under Force of Nature; and Pinot Noir and Chardonnay under Stasis.

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Torrin Vineyard

2945 Limestone Way, Templeton.

805-550-2058. www.torrinwine.com Meaning “of the hills,” Torrin Vineyard is aptly located in the hills of Santa Lucia. With 10 acres planted on rugged hillsides of high lime calcareous shale and siliceous shale, they are located a prime, growing sweet spot. The vineyard is planted with multiple clones of Syrah, Grenache, and Mourvedre with small blocks of Tannat and Cabernet Sauvignon. Not made the right way or the wrong way, Torrin wines are simply made their way.

Featured Wine: The Vineyard Series Notes:_____________________________________ __________________________________________

Turley

2900 Vineyard Dr., Templeton.

805-434-1030. www.turleywincellars.com Turley Wine Cellars was founded by former emergency room physician Larry Turley in 1993.

Because Larry has never met an old vine vineyard he didn’t like, Turley now makes 28 separate wines from 35 different vineyards, mostly Zinfandel and Petite Syrah, with many vineyards dating back to the late 1800’s. By focusing on old vine vineyards in particular, Turley aims to both create and preserve California’s unique winemaking culture.

Featured Wine: Zinfandel Notes:_____________________________________ __________________________________________

Twin Coyotes Winery

2020 Main St., Cambria.

805-927-9800. www.twincoyotes.com “Come Howl with us!” Proudly using only sustainably farmed grapes, twin brothers Steve and Stu started Twin Coyotes Winery with the idea that wines should

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Featured Wine: Vermentino Notes:_____________________________________ __________________________________________

Vantage Vineyards & Winery

1111 Riverside Ave., Paso Robles.

805-238-2720. www.vantagewines.com Vantage Vineyards & Winery occupies a unique niche in California wine history. Begun as a dream in the soul of a European immigrant in the 1930’s, it has matured into one of the largest and most significant wineries in the state. In the decades since the establishment of this wine country landmark it has consistently produced award-winning wines and become a favorite destination for visitors from all over the world.

Featured Wine: Beau Vantage Cabernet Sauvignon Notes:_____________________________________ __________________________________________

Venteux Vineyards

1795 Las Tablas Rd., Templeton.

805-369-0127. www.venteuxvineyards.com Venteux Vineyards is suitably named as this exceptional estate is perfectly sited in the renowned “windy” Templeton Gap. The dry-farmed, headtrained vines are planted exclusively to Rhone varietals. From soil to bottle, their sustainable handson approach allows them to uphold the highest level of care in the winemaking process.

Featured Wine: Estate Syrah Notes:_____________________________________ __________________________________________

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Villa San-Juliette Winery

6385 Cross Canyon Rd., San Miguel.

805-467-0014. www.villasanjuliette.com Villa San-Juliette Vineyard and Winery is a luxurious destination, offering premium wines and scenic views enhanced by a Tuscan-style setting on the 168-acre estate.

Featured Wine: Chorum White Notes:_____________________________________ __________________________________________

Villicana Winery

2725 Adelaida Rd., Paso Robles.

805-239-9456. www.villicanawiery.com Villicana winery was created as the result of a culinary school pursuit when Alex Villicana decided to pursue his love of food and wine and enrolled in a culinary program in Los Angeles. There his love for food and wine pairings led him to create his own wine. Villicana Winery is also home to RE:FIND Distillery, Paso Robles’ first craft distillery.

Featured Wine: Estate Grown Zinfandel Notes:_____________________________________ __________________________________________

Vina Robles

3700 Mill Rd., Paso Robles.

805-227-4812. www.vinarobles.com Vina Robles crafts wines that represent a stylistic bridge between the Old and New worlds. Specializing in varieties that excel in the complex soils and nuanced microclimates of Paso Robles, including Cabernet Sauvignon and Petite Sirah, Vina Robles also embraces unconventional blends as an opportunity to create wines of distinctive quality and character.

Featured Wine: Signature Estate Cuvée Notes:_____________________________________ __________________________________________

VinAlegre Winery

A small family-owned and operated winery in a renovated 100-year-old redwood barn in Templeton, Victor Hugo produces award-winning wines focusing on intense hand-crafted reds including Petite Sirah and Opulence.

Featured Wine: Opulence Notes:_____________________________________ __________________________________________

Paso Robles. 805-400-8829. www.vinalegre.com With a belief that the land is everything and that keeping vines happy makes for the best wine, VinAlegre creates100% Cabernet, a 100% Merlot, and a 100% Primitivo. For the white/light red enthusiasts, they make a dry Bordeaux-style Rosé from the Cabernet and Merlot with a little Primitivo using the saigneé method of extracting the rosé juice.

Featured Wine: Cabernet Sauvignon Notes:_____________________________________ __________________________________________

Villa Creek Cellars

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2850 El Pomar, Templeton.

805-434-1128. www.victorhugowinery.com

5995 Peachy Canyon Rd., Paso Robles.

805-238-7145. www.villacreekwine.com In the spirit of the great wine producers of the southern Rhone and the bodegas of Rioja and Priorat, blending is what Villa Creek does best. The area’s finest Grenache, Syrah, Mourvedre and Tempranillo Vineyards are just a stone’s throw from the west Paso Robles winery where these blends are lovingly produced by winemaker Cris Cherry and his wife JoAnn. Featured Wine: Damas Noir Notes:_____________________________________ __________________________________________

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5076 Mustard Creek Rd., Paso Robles.

805-237-0378. www.vinesonthemaycrest.com Vines on the Marycrest is the name behind Rhone blends such as “Heart of Glass”,”’Round Midnight”, “Satin Doll” and their multiple Gold Medal winning Zinfandel blend, “My Generation”. Varietal releases include Syrah, Petite Sirah, Mourvedre, Zinfandel from the Remo Belli Vineyard, and ultra small lots of Barbera, Tempranillo, Grenache and Late Harvest Syrah dessert wine.

Featured Wine: ‘Round Midnight Notes:_____________________________________ __________________________________________

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Vista Del Ray Vineyards

7340 Drake Rd., Paso Robles.

805-467-2138. www.vdrvineyards.com Meaning King’s View in Spanish, Vista Del Rey Vineyards is named for the panoramic view of the Santa Lucia Mountains and founder Dave King.

Experience the many styles of Zinfandel, Barbera and more, from this acclaimed dry-farmed vineyard.

Gourmet food products, local wine country art items and Zinfandel educational materials are available.

Featured Wine: Zinfandel Notes:_____________________________________ __________________________________________

WCP Cellars

Paso Robles. www.wcpcellars.com Specializing in rich, bold wines, WCP Cellars create handcrafted, artisanal style wines that are enjoyable paired with food or sipping with friends, many varietals being Spanish and Italian favorites. Private tasting can be arranged while their new tasting room is being set up in Templeton. At WCP Cellars they believe in “Passionate wines from dynamic vines.”

Featured Wine: The 46 Cabernet Blend Notes:_____________________________________ __________________________________________

Whalebone Winery

8325 Vineyard Dr., Paso Robles.

805-239-9020. www.whalebonevineyard.com Whalebone Vineyard is a family owned and operated winery on the Vineyard Drive wine trail in Paso Robles. Specializing primarily in red wines, especially Cabernet Sauvignon, the vineyard is 100% dryfarmed in limestone and calcareous soil laden with fossilized whalebones and seashells.

Featured Wine: Cabernet Sauvignon Reserve Notes:_____________________________________ __________________________________________

Wild Coyote Estate Winery

3775 Adelaida Rd., Paso Robles.

805-610-1311. www.wildcoyote.biz Family owned and operated since 1995, Wild Coyote Estate Winery was one of the first 20 wineries in the region. Known as the “House of Reds” for their big, bold, unfiltered wines, Wild Coyote is limited estate grown, dry-farmed and one of the few 100% pure varietal regional producers.

Featured Wine: Zinfandel Port Notes:_____________________________________ __________________________________________

Wild Horse Winery & Vineyard

1437 Wild Horse Winery Court, Templeton.

805-788-6310. www.wildhorsewinery.com Founded in 1981, Wild Horse Winery & Vineyards is named after the mustangs that once roamed the hills east of the vineyard estate. The mustangs represent the free and noble spirit that embodies their winemaking

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Featured Wine: Cabernet Sauvignon Notes:_____________________________________ __________________________________________

Windward Vineyard

1380 Live Oak Rd., Paso Robles.

805-239-2565. www.windwardvineyard.com

dating back over 100 years and utilizes the same lowimpact philosophy in the vineyard and in the winery, that farming and living sustainably will produce higher quality wines and leave the land in better condition.

Featured Wine: Wanderlust Notes:_____________________________________ __________________________________________

ZinAlley

3730 Highway 46 West, Templeton.

805-238-0959. www.zinalley.com Planted in 1996, Zinalley is dry-farmed and uses no sprays, pesticides or fertilizer. 500 out of their annual 950 case production is dedicated to Zinfandel.

Featured Wine: Cellar Dreams, 50% Pinot Noir, 50% Zinfandel Notes:_____________________________________ __________________________________________

Named for the cool ocean winds that breeze through the Templeton Gap, Windward Vineyard Pinot Noir is a testimony to the area’s unique microclimate and terroir. Windward Vineyard has been producing exclusive 100% Estate-grown, Burgundian-style Pinot Noir for over 20 years. Their tasting room offers daily vertical tasting of four vintages.

Featured Wine: 100% Estate-grown and produced Burgundian-style, handcrafted Pinot Noir.

Notes:_____________________________________ __________________________________________

Zenadia Cellars

1550 Highway 46 West, Paso Robles.

805-227-0382. www.zenadiacellars.com Zenaida Cellars wines are made using only the highest quality fruit from our estate vineyard and our small group of Paso Robles AVA growers. The winery occupies the original homestead of the property,

Open Thurs - Sun 11:00am - 5pm.

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Location: 140-plus Paso Robles area wineries Harvest in Paso Robles Wine Country is as unique as each berry in a grape cluster. Out here, every swirl and sip tells a different tale with each story crafted by the personalities of wine country. Experience first-hand the dynamic energy throughout the vineyards as grape growers, winemakers and cellar workers welcome the new vintage.

For more info, visit pasowine.com.

Contact: 805-239-8463

October 17

Sip & Swing: Downtown Harvest Festival

Location: Derby Wine Estates, 525 Riverside Ave., Paso Robles Time: 11 a.m. to 3 p.m.

Step back in the 20s with “Sip & Swing” Harvest Wine Festival! Enjoy 15 Downtown Wineries, music by Viper Six Jumpin’ Swing Jazz Band, and local swing dancers! Local gourmet food available for purchase. Tickets limited to 200 only.

Price: $30 per person or $25 from any Downtown Winery Club Member presage; $45 at the door the day of the event Contact: 805-238-6300

October 24

Vina Robles Vineyards and Winery Saturday Live featuring Miss B.

Location: Vina Robles Hospitality Center, 3700 Mill Road, Paso Robles Time: 1 - 4 p.m.

Every Saturday, Vina Robles invites you to slow down from your week, sit back and enjoy live music — all while savoring award-winning Vina Robles wines. Complimentary. No RSVP necessary. Wine for purchase and tastings available. Please visit VinaRobles.com for details and schedule.

Price: Complimentary; wine available for purchase Contact: 805-227-4812

Wild Coyote Estate Winery Vineyard Tour & Barrel Tasting

Location: Wild Coyote Estate Winery Time: 10 a.m.

Description: Vineyard Tour and Barrel Tasting with the Owner/Winemaker Gianni Manucci.

Price: $20 per person; complimentary for club members, includes memorable tasting glass and complimentary tasting in our tasting room, Complimentary to our Coyote Pack Club Members.

Contact: 805-610-1311

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Asuncion Ridge Vineyards Noach Tangeras in concert

Location: Asuncion Ridge, 725 12th St., Paso Robles Time: 5 - 8 p.m.

Singer/Songwriter Noach Tangeras gets her inspiration from folk, country, blues and rock.

Her sound is reminiscent of Patsy Cline, Janis Joplin, Alison Krauss and Joss Stone. Heard around the Central Coast in the Noach Tangeras Band, she’ll be playing solo at Asuncion Ridge.

Price: Free concert; tasting fees apply Contact: 805-237-1425

October 25

Refugio Duck, Duck, Mousse with chef Frances Wilson

Location: Refugio Paso Robles, Barley Grain Road Time: 5 p.m.

Description: Mmmm, Duck. There’s no better way to impress your friends and loved ones than to prepare them a succulent duck dinner.

You will learn how to cut up and cook duck in several different ways. Riley Hubbard of Law Estate Wines will pair and pour several their award-winning wines.

Price: $115 Contact: 805-415-9164

Broken Earth Winery Boogie on the Bluff

Location: SeaCrest OceanFront Hotel, Pismo Beach Time: 2 - 5 p.m.

Description: Third annual Boogie on the Bluff benefit concert for United Way of San Luis Obispo has live music performances and entertainment will be available all day with complimentary wine, beer, and food for you to enjoy, complete with a silent auction.

Price: $40 for adults, $10 for kids Contact: 805-239-2562

October 30

Vina Robles Amphitheatre Deftones Live in Concert

Location: 3800 Mill Road, Off Hwy 46E, Paso Robles Time: 8 p.m.

Description: Enjoy an intimate live music experience at Vina Robles Winery’s Amphitheatre. Come join us for an evening with multiplatinum, Grammy-Winning alternative rock band, Deftones. Sip on Vina Robles estate wines by the glass or bottle.

Price: $35 per person plus applicable fees Contact: 805-286-3680

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Asuncion Ridge Vineyards Steve Tracy in Concert

Location: Asuncion Ridge Vineyards, 725 12th St., Paso Robles Time: 5 - 8 p.m.

Description: Steve Tracy is a world-renowned guitar player who sings, plays guitar, slide and harmonica. He has been performing for 50 years and has played with Denny Carmassi, Norman “Spirit in the Sky” Greenbaum, Sammy Hagar, Bobby Blue Bland, and Sly and the Family Stone.

Price: Complimentary; wine available for purchase Contact: 805-237-1425

October 31

Vina Robles Vineyards and Winery Saturday Live feat. Dulcie Taylor

Location: Vina Robles Hospitality Center, 3700 Mill Road, Paso Robles Time: 1 - 4 p.m.

Description: Every Saturday, Vina Robles invites you to slow down from your week, sit back and enjoy live music — all while savoring awardwinning Vina Robles wines. Complimentary. No RSVP necessary. Wine for purchase and tastings available.

Price: Complimentary; wine for purchase available Contact: 805-227-4812

MARCH 2016 March 18-20, 2016

Vintage Paso: Zinfandel Festival

Location: Paso Robles area wineries During Vintage Paso, producers and enthusiasts come together in celebration of everything that Zinfandel and the Other Wild Wines of Paso Robles add to your palate and your experience. Enjoy a zin-filled weekend with activities including winemaker dinners, exclusive Zinfandel tastings, winery and vineyard tours and so much more!

Contact: 805-239-8463

May 19-22, 2016

Paso Robles Wine Festival

Location: 12th and Park Street, Paso Robles Time: Friday 4 - 6:30 p.m. and Saturday Noon - 4 p.m.

Paso Robles Wine Country, Wine Enthusiast’s 2013 Wine Region of the Year, invites you to see first-hand what makes this region a star! Join us for the Annual Wine Festival — a celebration of the innovation, triumphs and character of this spectacular region, May 15 - 18, 2016.

The Annual Wine Festival kicks off Thursday, May 19 with a selection of Winemaker Dinners.

On Friday, May 20, select wineries feature their Library, Reserve, White/Rosé, and Futures with fresh and local gourmet bites at the Reserve Event.

On Saturday, May 21, more than 60 wineries come together in the Paso Robles Downtown City Park to showcase their wines alongside culinary samplings, special tastings and seminars during the Grand Tasting. Wineries at the Grand Tasting will be arranged by five “regions” for a seamless and focused tasting experience: Bordeaux-style, Rhône-style, Zinfandel, Burgundian-style and Other Wild Wines for your tasting pleasure.

Travel beyond the Park to explore more than 130 winery events throughout the weekend including winemaker dinners, live music, barrel samplings and more!

Price: $20 - $135 Contact: 805-239-8463

Oso Libre Winery Dia de Los Muertos — Open House

Location: Oso Libre tasting room, 7383 Vineyard Drive, Paso Robles Time: 11 a.m. - 3 p.m.

Description: Celebrate past loved ones and friends while enjoying the harvest season at Oso Libre. Menu - TBD. Price: TBD Contact: 805-238-3378

FEBRUARY 2016 February 20, 2016 Paso BlendFest on the Coast

The 2nd Annual Paso BlendFest on the Coast will showcase the scenic beauty of the coast with the renowned wines of Paso Robles Wine Country, only miles away. BlendFest will invite visitors to San Simeon and Cambria to Grow Wild beyond a glass of everyday wine, featuring 30 of Paso Robles’ renowned wineries, each showcasing two distinct blends.

Contact: 805-239-8463

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