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SAN LUIS OBISPO COUNTY
PASO ROBLES
★ ONGOING
★ 805-238-9607, RSVP, Paso Robles
Lazy Local Concerts at Castoro Cellars
888-DAM-FINE, 1-4pm, Templeton
www.castorocellars.com
• September 9: Jesse Nolan
ONGOING MONDAYS
Jam Night at Divine Appointment
Share your talent with others
6:30pm, 805-237-0054, Paso Robles
www.divineappointmentguitars.com
ONGOING FIRST SATURDAY OF THE MONTH
Artist’s Reception at Sylvester Winery
Each month a new local artist will be featured
4-7pm, 805-227-4000, Paso Robles
ONGOING 2007
2007 Winery Music Awards
Elimination round competition of musicians
4-9pm, info@winerymusicawards.com
Final Competition
October 7: River Oaks Hot Springs
ONGOING THROUGH SEPTEMBER 1
The Louie Ortega Band
Grammy winning band plays great hits, 9pm
805-238-2660, Cattlemen’s Lounge, Paso Robles
ONGOING
Concerts in the Park
Music, wine and hors d’oeuvres
5:30pm, 805-238-4103, Paso Robles
www.pasoroblesdowntown.org
• August 24: John Neira & Friends
ONGOING WEDNESDAYS
Wine Tasting at Vinoteca Wine Bar
Local winemaker featured each week.
5:30-8pm, 805-227-7154, Paso Robles
www.vinotecawinebar.com
ONGOING SATURDAYS
Templeton Farmers’ Market
Fresh fruit, flowers & vegetables
9am-12:30pm, 805-239-6535, Templeton
ONGOING SATURDAYS
Paso Robles Farmers’ Market
Country farm arts and crafts market
8am-12:30pm, 805-237-9254, Paso Robles
★ ONGOING
★
Art Exhibits at Castoro Cellars
10am-5pm, 888-DAM-FINE, Templeton
www.castorocellars.com
• August: Pat Cairn - Watercolors
• September: RW Goetting - Oils
AUGUST 24
Olive Festival Pre-Festival Social Mixer
5:30-7:30pm, 805-238-4108, 1311 Park St
Paso Robles, www.pasoolivefestival.com
AUGUST 25
4th Annual Paso Robles Olive Festival
Olive tasting, music, art and fun
10am-5pm, 805-238-4103, Paso Robles
www.pasoolivefestival.com
★ AUGUST 25
★ Castoro Cellars Wine Club Appreciation BBQ
Outdoor Summer Concert at Castoro Cellars
Nathan McEuen Benefit Outdoor Concert
7pm, $20, 888-DAM-FINE, benefit
www.castorocellars.com
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★ AUGUST 25
★ ★ SEPTEMBER 29
Summertime Artisan Cheese Seminar
Eberle Winery transformed into a Tuscan cellar!
www.eberlewinery.com
★ AUGUST 25
★
Far Out Wineries
Adelaida Schoolhouse Fundraiser
Learn about the school house then enjoy BBQ
& 16 Far Out Wineries at Carmody McKnight
7-10pm, 805-237-0138, Paso Robles
www.pasowine.com
SEPTEMBER 1
5th Annual Cellar Sale at Meridian
Great case discounts with gift glass
12-5pm, 805-226-7131, Paso Robles
www.meridianvineyards.com
SEPTEMBER 1-3
Peddler’s Faire at Cayucos
Find a bargain near the sea
9am-4pm, 805-995-1200, Cayucos
www.cayucosbythesea.com
★ SEPTEMBER 1-2
★ Featured weekly winery, San Luis Obispo
Labor Day Weekend BBQ at Opolo
Enjoy a traditional delicious BBQ & fine wines
12-4pm, 805-238-9593, www.opolo.com
SEPTEMBER 1-3
Old Fashioned Threshing Bee
Step back in time & connect with the past
1-4pm, 805-238-3799, Templeton
wwww.jackcreekfarms.com
SEPTEMBER 7
Afternoon with Cahoots – Meridian Vineyards
Sample tidbits by local caterer with fine wines
12-5pm, 805-226-7131, Paso Robles
www.meridanvineyards.com
★ SEPTEMBER 8
★
West Fest 2007 at Peachy Canyon
Great food, wine & music from 13 wineries
2-6pm, $40, Paso Robles, www.westfest.com
SEPTEMBER 14
Summer Concert Series at Bianchi
6-pm, 805-226-9922, $20/per person
Paso Robles, www.bianchiwine.com
★ SEPTEMBER 15
★ www.docburnsteins.com
Taste of Downtown Paso Robles
Samples from 28 restaurants, fine wine & music
3pm-6pm, 805-238-4103, Paso Robles
www.pasoroblesdowntown.org
SEPTEMBER 15
Arte' de Tiza – Sidewalk Chalk Art
Great art, music and fun
8am, City Park Paso Robles
www.pasoroblesdowntown.org
★ SEPTEMBER 22
★ Art galleries’ open house receptions
Guest Chef Dinner in the Caves at Eberle
Enjoy fine wines & excellent cuisine
6pm, $110, 805-238-9607, www.eberlewinery.com
★ SEPTEMBER 22
★ Live music, wine and food
9th Annual Grape Stomp
Come celebrate the harvest with EOS
12-4:30pm, 430, 805-239-2562
EOS Estate Winery, www.eosvintage.com
★ SEPTEMBER 26
★ ONGOING FIRST FRIDAY OF THE MONTH
Bring a guest & enjoy complementary BBQ,
music & great wine. Seating is limited.
888-DAM-FINE, Paso Robles,
www.castorocellars.com
★
Outdoor Summer Concert at Castoro Cellars
Druha Trava Bluegrass from the Czech Republic
7pm, $20, 888-DAM-FINE www.castorocellars.com
★ SEPTEMBER 29
★ 10am-4pm, 805-704-8128, Pismo Beach
Cellar Club Bocce Ball Tournament
Fabulous day of wine, music and Bocce Ball
$65, 805-238-9607, Eberle Winery
www.eberlewinery.com
SEPTEMBER 29
Chumeia Vineyards Day Cruises
Enjoy a fun day cruise with great food & wines
1-4pm, $75, 805-226-0102, Paso Robles
www.chumeiavineyards.com
★ SEPTEMBER 30 - OCTOBER 1
★ 11am-5pm, 805-481-3991, San Luis Obispo
13th Annual Men’s Golf Tournament
EOS Golf Tournament at Hunter Ranch
$475pp, 805-239-2562, must have USGA index
OCTOBER 19
Harvest Festival Weekend Kickoff at Bianchi
Featuring music by The JD Project
Prime Rib dinner paired with Bianchi's fine wines
6pm, 805-226-9922, Paso Robles
$75/per person $65/Lakeside Club Members
Reservations Required! www.bianchiwine.com
ARROYO GRANDE
ONGOING
Visit Historic Buildings in Arroyo Grande
Sat 12-3pm, Sun 1-4pm, 805-473-5077
ONGOING THROUGH SEPTEMBER
Arroyo Grande Village Summer Concerts
Concerts at the Rotary Bandstand, bring
picnic baskets & enjoy a variety of music
1pm, 805-473-2250, Arroyo Grande
www.arroyograndevillage.org
ONGOING SATURDAYS
Arroyo Grande Farmers’ Market
Farm fresh produce, music, arts & crafts
12-2:30pm, 805-473-2250, Arroyo Grande
www.arroyograndevillage.org
ONGOING WEDNESDAYS
Learn How to Make Ice Cream
Enjoy a 30 minute skit about ice cream
where you help create new flavors.
7pm, Arroyo Grande, 805-474-4068
SEPTEMBER 28-29
70th Annual Arroyo Grande Harvest Festival
Arts, crafts, parade, fine wine and food booths
11am, 805-489-1488, Arroyo Grande
www.arroyograndevillage.com
SAN LUIS OBISPO
ONGOING
Christopher Cohan Center
Performing Arts Center – San Luis Obispo
805-756-2787, www.pacslo.org
• Sept 28: Franz Liszt Chamber
• Sept 29: George Carlin
ONGOING THROUGH OCTOBER 31
Hearst Castle Garden Tour
Enjoy a special tour of the Hearst Castle
focusing on the gardens including Neptune’s
pool & wine cellar, San Simeon
800-444-4445, www.hearstcastle.com
Art Gallery Events “Art After Dark”
Various art galleries stay open late & host
artist receptions with wine & cheese
5-9pm, 805-544-9251, San Luis Obispo
www.sloartcouncil.org
ONGOING FIRST SUNDAY OF THE MONTH
Art in the Park at Dinosaur Caves
Art, crafts, children’s activities, music & more
on beautiful bluffs over looking the ocean
www.pismochamber.com
ONGOING
Art Demonstrations by Fine Artists
Non-profit art gallery exhibit of local artists
7pm, 805-772-2504, Morro Bay
www.morrobayartassociation.org
ONGOING
San Luis Obispo Art Center Show
Constantly rotating exhibits in all media
www.sloartcenter.org
★ ONGOING TUESDAYS
★
2-oz. Tuesdays at Taste
Weekly drink specials, San Luis Obispo
10am-9pm, 805-269-TASTE, www.taste-slo.com
★ ONGOING WEDNESDAYS
★
Wine Down Wednesdays at Taste
10am-9pm, 805-269-TASTE, www.taste-slo.com
ONGOING
Adventures with Nature
Docent guided walks
Morro Bay State Park Museum of Natural
History, 805-772-2694, www.ccnha.org
Various hikes throughout the summer including;
Chumash Bloody Nose Trail, Fast Hike to
Valencia Peak, Hazard Reef, Rookery Wonders,
exploring Oceano Lagoon and Morro Rock hikes
ONGOING SUNDAYS
Art on the Beach at Avila Beach
Artists paint & present their work
10am, 805-238-4103, Avila Beach Pier
ONGOING
Morro Bay Art Association
Classes, demostrations and workshops
12-3:30pm, 805-772-2504, Morro Bay
ONGOING
Central Coast Outdoor Day Hikes
Sat/Sun, 888-873-5610, Morro Bay
www.centralcoastoutdoors.com
ONGOING
Champagne Sunday Brunch on a Cruise Ship
11am-12:30pm, $30, 805-772-2257, Morro Bay
ONGOING MONDAYS
Wine Tasting at Wine Cottage Bistro
Featuring regional & varietal tastings
5-6pm, $20, 805-934-4546, Orcutt
ONGOING SECOND FRIDAY OF EVERY MONTH
Morro Bay Embarcadero Art Walk
5-8pm, 805-772-1068, Morro Bay
ONGOING FRIDAYS
Wine Tasting at The Loading Dock
7-10pm, $5, 805-934-3471, San Luis Obispo
ONGOING SATURDAYS
Fishermen & Farmers’ Market in Morro Bay
Fresh seasonal fruit, crafts & musicians
3-6pm, 800-231-0592, Morro Bay
ONGOING
A Murder Mystery Dinner
Enjoy a parody of Bewitched with dinner & wine
5pm, 805-489-3875, Spyglass Restaurant
Shell Beach, www.murderinmind.com

ONGOING THROUGH AUGUST 31
Pick Your Own Berries
Enjoy treats at scenic Elings Park
5:30-8pm, 805-688-8969, San Luis Obispo
ONGOING THROUGH SEPTEMBER 16
Central Coast National Fine Art Competition
80 artists with 115 art pieces on display
11am-5pm, 805-722-2504
www.morrobayartassociation.org
ONGOING SUNDAYS THROUGH OCTOBER 21
School House Rock at Salisbury Vineyards
Live Music and BBQ on Patio, 1-4pm
805-595-WINE, San Luis Obispo, www.slowine.com
AUGUST 25-26
Stone Soup Music Faire
Diverse cultures diplayed in music, food and fun
11am, 805-489-9091, Grovers Beach
www.sanluisobispocounty.com
SEPTEMBER 1-3
Pinedorado Days
Art show, BBQ, food and wine booths, 10am
805-927-3624, Cambria, www.cambriachamber.org
SEPTEMBER 2
SLO Pops Concert by the Sea
Enjoy great music outdoors & fine wines
4pm, $15, 805-543-3533, Avila Beach
SEPTEMBER 5
Open Studios Kick off Party
Enjoy artwork of 150+ artist in multiple media’s
6pm, 805-544-9251, ARTS Obispo Gallery
San Luis Obispo
SEPTEMBER 7
Rita Hoskings & Cousin Jack
7pm, $15, 805-528-8963, Coalesce Bookstore
Morro Bay, www.slofolks.org
SEPTEMBER 7-30
Blue Suede Shoes
Play at SLO Little Theater, San Luis Obispo
805-786-2440, www.slolittletheatre.org
SEPTEMBER 7 – OCTOBER 19
Jake’s Women
7:30, 805-927-3877, Pewter Plough Playhouse
www.pewterploughlayhouse.org
SEPTEMBER 8
Central Coast Book & Author Festival
Readings, workshops, kid’s stories and more
10am-4pm, 805-546-1392, Mission Plaza
San Luis Obispo, www.ccbookfestival.org
SANTA BARBARA COUNTY
SANTA MARIA/FOXEN CANYON
ONGOING
Santa Maria Valley Railroad
805-922-7941, Santa Maria, www.smvrr.com
Elegant excursions featuring five star gourmet meals
ONGOING MONDAYS
Wine Tasting at Wine Cottage Bistro
Featuring regional & varietal tastings
5-6pm, $20, 805-934-4546, Santa Maria
ONGOING FRIDAYS THROUGH OCTOBER 12
Friday Night Wine Downs
at Cottowood Canyon Winery
Great music, fine wine, food and fun
805-937-8463, Santa Maria
www.cottonwoodcanyon.com
ONGOING THROUGH SEPTEMBER 11
The Real Thing
Tom Stoppard’s play examines love & marriage
805-922-8313, Allan Hancock College
Santa Maria, www.hancockcollege.edu
ONGOING THROUGH OCTOBER 12
Tradition & Transition: The California Missions
Exhibition of a of two artists' etchings
11am-5pm, 805-568-3994
Betteravia Gallery Santa Maria
SEPTEMBER 8
5th Annual All Ford Car Show & Swap Meet
Great cars, BBQ, toy Model A races & more!
805-922-3151, Santa Maria
www.santamaria.com
SEPTEMBER 9
Overture in Ambrosia
Silent auction, wine tasting & hors d’oeuvres, free
805-937-5668, Ambrosia Restaurant, Santa Maria
SEPTEMBER 9
Cork & Canvas
Enjoy fine wines, entertainment &
hors d’oeuvres in a beautiful garden setting
$40, www.smartscouncil.org, Santa Maria
Santa Maria Arts Council fundraiser
LOS OLIVOS
ONGOING FIRST FRIDAY OF THE MONTH
Wildling Art Museum - Free Friday Flicks
Free movie & snacks with discussion afterwards
7pm, 805-688-1082, Los Olivos
www.wildlingmuseum.org
ONGOING WEDNESDAYS
Los Olivos Café - Wine Teaser Wednesdays
Taste 5 selected wine with appetizers
6:30pm, $15, 805-688-7265, Los Olivos
www.losolivoscafe.com
August 29: Local Italian Stallions
September 5: Zany Zinfandels
ONGOING THURSDAYS
Fess Parker’s Wine Country Sing Along
Sing along with Fess & Marcy, 8:30-10:30pm
805-688-7788, Los Olivos, www.syvva.com
ONGOING THROUGH AUGUST 31
Exhibit "Under the Tuscan Cloud"
Fine art photography of Tuscany
10am-5pm, 805-688-7517, Los Olivos Gallery
Los Olivos, www.losolivosca.com
LOMPOC
ONGOING SATURDAYS
Olde Towne Market in Lompoc
Great food, wine & music
805-736-4567, Lompoc
www.lompocrecord.com
AUGUST 25
Chumash Village Day
Live like the Chumash Indians did!
805-733-3713, Lompoc
www.lapurisimamission.org
SOLVANG
ONGOING LAST FRIDAY OF THE MONTH
Lucas & Lewellen Summer Fridays
Enjoy wine and cheese pairings with
live jazz band "The Buzz"
6-8pm, $10, free to wine club members
888-777-6663, Solvang, www.llwine.com
ONGOING
PCPA Theater
8pm, 805-922-8313, Solvang, www.pcpa.org
• Ongoing through Sept 14: The Real Thing
• Aug 31-Sept 23: Urinetown
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ONGOING
Quicksilver Miniature Horse Farm
Visit Solvang horse farm with beautiful vistas
10am–3pm, 805-686-4002, Solvang
ONGOING
Solvang Farmers’ Market
Fresh produce, flowers and foods
3-7pm, 805-962-5354, Solvang
www.solvangca.com
ONGOING FRIDAYS
Wine Tasting on the Patio
Live guitar music along with fine wines
5:30-7pm, 800-624-5572, Solvang
www.royalscandinavianinn.com
ONGOING THROUGH SEPTEMBER 23
PCPA Outdoor Theaterfest
Live theater under the stars
805-922-8313, Solvang, www.solvangusa.com
ONGOING THROUGH OCTOBER
Music on the Green
Fun and music for the entire family
5:30pm, Solvang, www.syvva.com
AUGUST 25
Wheels ‘n’ Windmills Car Show
Over 200 cars, trucks & motorcycles
805-688-6112, 8am-4pm, Solvang
www.solvangusa.com
AUGUST 30
Blind Tasting of Pinot Noir at Lucas & Lewellen
Develop your knowledge of wine appreciation
6-8pm, $20, 888-777-6663, Solvang
SEPTEMBER 21-24
Danish Day Celebration
Costumes, customs and Danish food
805-688-6144, Solvang, www.solvangusa.com
SANTA YNEZ
ONGOING WEEKENDS
Cachuma Lake Wildlife Cruise
Guided 2 hour cruise with wildlife and geology
$15, 805-686-505, Cachuma Lake
www.cachuma.com
ONGOING MONDAYS
Maverick Saloon Blind Draw Darts
Santa Barbara Darts Association
Enjoy BBQ and Darts, 7pm, 805-686-4785
Santa Ynez, www.mavericksaloon.org
ONGOING
Chumash Casino Concerts
800-585-3737, Santa Ynez
www.chumashcasino.com
• August 24: UB40
• August 30: Heart
• September 7: Shobox Boxing
• September 8: Pepe Aguilar
• September 20: Luis Miguel
ONGOING THROUGH SEPTEMBER 3
Exhibit "Los Olivos-120 Years Young"
Featuring model train scale diorama
805-688-7889, $10, Santa Ynez
www.solvangusa.com
ONGOING
Cachuma Lake Nature Walk
Naturalists lead walk on the Oak Canyon Trail
10-11:30am, $6, 805-688-4515, Santa Ynez
www.cachuma.com
SANTA BARBARA
ONGOING SUNDAYS
Santa Barbara Arts and Crafts Show
Featering all types of arts, crafts & jewelry
10am–6pm, 805-897-1982, East Beach Pier
www.sbaacs.com
ONGOING
Backstage Tours at Lobero Theater
Guided tours upon request
805-996-4946, Santa Barbara
www.loberotheater.com
ONGOING
Touristorica – Historic Downtown Walking Tour
Guided stroll - experience Santa Barbara’s past
10am-12pm, 805-965-6307, Santa Barbara
ONGOING
Ty Warner Sea Center
Explore creatures of the sea
805-962-2526, Stearns Wharf, Santa Barbara
Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History
www.sbnature.org/seacenter
ONGOING FIRST THURSDAYS
First Thursday
Art, cultural events and wine tasting
5-8pm, 805-962-2098, various venues in
downtown Santa Barbara
www.santabarbaradowntown.com
ONGOING
Lobero Theatre
805-963-0761, Santa Barbara, www.lobero.com
August 27: Dave Brubeck
August 30: Jerry Douglas with the Wrights
September 15: John Coran Band
September 16: Peter, Paul and Mary
September 18: Helen Callus
September 20: John McLaughlin
September 24: Frank Ostaseski
ONGOING
Surfing Lessons
Enjoy an exciting day in the water
805-898-0671, Santa Barbara
www.sbadventureco.com
ONGOING
Planetarium Shows at
Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History
805-682-4711, www.sbnature.com
• Exploring the Spring Sky
• Cosmic Safari
• Secrets of the Cardboard Rocket
ONGOING THROUGH OCTOBER 31
Cachuma Lake Nature Cruises
Observe wildlife easily on 48 foot boat
805-686-5050, www.sbparks.org
ONGOING THROUGH SEPTEMBER 30
Butterflies Alive
Watch butterflies up close as they flutter & fly
Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History
10am-5pm, $8, 805-569-3170, Santa Barbara
www.sbnature.org
ONGOING THURSDAYS IN AUGUST
Nite Moves
Annual summer sunset run/swim race series
805-564-8879, Leadbetter Beach
www.runsantabarbara.com
SEPTEMBER 15
Santa Barbara Sandcastle Festival
Annual sandcastle contest & family fun
11am, 805-965-4884, Mackenzie Park
Santa Barbara, www.sandcastlefestival.com
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OPOLO VINEYARDS
by Dave Wilcox
W
hen Rick Quinn bought some prop-
erty on Paso Robles’ east side in
1995 and planted a vineyard, he
simply wanted to make sure his home wine-
making hobby always had a reliable source.
The vineyard, which normally supplied
him with Merlot grapes, came up short that
year, Quinn recalled, and he decided “that
won’t happen again.”
From that modest start sprouted Opolo,
one of Paso Robles’ most popular wineries
which has earned a reputation as a place to
taste superb wine and have a great time.
Opolo is owned by Quinn and Dave
Nichols, Quinn’s neighbor in Southern Cali-
fornia who bought vineyard property
adjoining Quinn’s on the east side of Paso
Robles. Together, they now own about 300
acres, including approximately 100 on the
west side of Paso Robles, where the hillside
winery and tasting room are located on a
picturesque country road.
The original business plan, drawn up by
the pair, envisioned growing grapes and
selling them to winemakers. They didn’t
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intend to make wine commercially.
That changed as they saw more and more
acres planted to grapes.
Quinn joked that he “slept through my
econ classes in college,” but he still under-
stood supply and demand. With vineyards
sprouting across the landscape, he decided
starting a winery would be a good “insurance
policy.”
Turned out to be something more than
that.
Opolo’s first vintage, 1999, sold out 1,000
cases in about three months, said Quinn. The
following year, 5,000 cases sold out in the
same time. Since then, Opolo has steadily
increased its annual production to approxi-
mately 40,000 cases.
“We didn’t know what to expect,” Nichols
recalled, “but we didn’t expect that.”
Quinn and Nichols share the winemaking
responsibilities along with consultant Robert
Nadeau. Their “winemaking by committee”
philosophy ensures quality year after year.
“Opolo is fun,” said Quinn. “We’re making
wine more user-friendly. People don’t need to
be intimidated. When people come through
the door, they have a great experience.”
Visitors to the warehouse-style tasting
room quickly establish an easy rapport with
whoever is pouring that day, whether it be one
of the winemakers, or a friendly employee.
While the winery’s production has steadily
increased in the eight years since its first
release, Nichols said there are no immediate
plans to continue that kind of growth.
“We’re at the limit of what our facilities can
accommodate.”
Plus, he said, both men are determined to
remain hands-on winemakers, controlling the
fruit source from vineyard to bottle.
“We’re the farmers,” said Nichols. “We’re
in control of the grapes.”
Opolo’s signature wines are a series of full-
bodied, fruit-forward Zinfandels made with
fruit sourced from westside vineyards. They
also produce a velvety, dessert-style Late
Harvest Zinfandel that pairs well with choco-
late.
“People really enjoy the style of wine that
we make,” acknowledged Nichols.
Curiosity mixed with a sense of adventure
motivates Opolo’s owners to produce more
than two dozen types of wine, including a few
unusual blends.
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“We haven’t met a (varietal) grape we haven’t liked,” mused

Nichols.
Wine club members appreciate the novelty as well, he said.
“It makes it fun, because they’re not always getting the same thing
over and over again.”
Among the wines bottled by Opolo are a Spanish-Italian coupling
of Tempranillo and Nebbiolo and another blend featuring Sangiovese
and Barbera.
Opolo’s staples include “Fusion,” a blend that marries Syrah,
Cabernet Sauvignon and Merlot and “Rhapsody,” a Maritage made
from Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot and Cabernet Franc grapes
harvested from Opolo’s east side vineyards and Merlot and Cabernet
Franc fruit from the west side.
Don’t get the idea, however, that Opolo is a reds-only house.
Using grapes grown in the Santa Ynez Valley region of northern
Santa Barbara County, Quinn and Nichols make a Viognier and Rous-
sanne. Pinot Grigio and Chardonnay are also produced by the winery.
Special events at the winery are popular, thanks in part to the
relaxed atmosphere fostered there and also the scrumptious barbecued
meal typically served. With a nod to Quinn’s Serbian heritage, whole
roasted lamb, cooked over an open pit, is a mainstay. Alternatively,
guests can munch carne asada tacos and beans with all of the fixings.
Guests gather on a spacious plateau offering sweeping views of the
vineyards, along with walnut groves and coast live oaks in the
distance. With the right timing, you might also take in a spectacular
sunset.
Next on the calendar is Opolo’s Labor Day Weekend Barbecue, on
September 1 and 2. Lunch is $10 and wine tasting an additional $5.
Free to wine club members. No reservations are needed.
Opolo Winery is on Vineyard Drive, a shade less than five miles
north from Highway 46 West. The tasting room is open daily from 10
a.m. to 5 p.m. at 7110 Vineyard Drive. Call (805) 238-9593 for more
information, or visit www.opolo.com.

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PEACHY CANYON WINERY
W
hen Doug and Nancy Beckett, a
couple of school teachers looking for
a better life, moved to Paso Robles in
1982 with their two sons, Joshua and Jacob,
they never new the life they would lead today.
The labels start came in 1988, thanks to a
load of Zinfandel grapes from Benito Dusi’s
vineyard. Though only amounting to a
couple hundred cases, the premiere release
centered the label’s reputation for premium
red wines.
Today, the Becketts brand has become
nationally distributed in 49 states and select
international destinations. This coming year
production is set for 84,000 cases, their
largest production yet. In order to secure
premium fruit, Peachy Canyon sources
grapes from over twenty local growers in the
Paso Robles AVA and 100 acres of their own
vineyards. The winery is still headed by
founding vintners Doug and Nancy, as well as
the family’s second generation. After years
away from home, both Josh and Jake
returned to Paso Robles and Peachy Canyon
to work for the family business. Josh has been
with the winery for nine years and has been
the winemaker since 2003. Combining his
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varied experiences with different winemakers
and regions, Josh keeps an open mind in
order to create the most exciting wines
possible. Jake wasn’t able to resist the lure of
the family business either. For years, Jake
worked as the vineyard manager over-seeing
the four Peachy Canyon Vineyards and
working with local growers to ensure fruit
quality is kept at their high standard. In
2005, Jake wanted to learn other aspects of
the business and joined the sales team. Jake
now is the General Sales Manager and travels
the country promoting the family brand.
Although Zinfandels dominate the Peachy
Canyon tasting menu, you will find Caber-
nets, Merlots and special blends that are
available to sample. Each wine poses unique
characteristics with distinguished qualities
and is why the whole Peachy Canyon team
works so hard to pick only the best Paso
Robles fruit while supporting the local
growers. Doug Beckett also makes sure “each
wine is released in the peak of its youth,” the
Becketts feel they give their customers the
choice to either enjoy the wines young or
cellar them for a later date.
The Becketts invite you to join them this
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Jake, Josh and
Doug Beckett
coming Harvest Festival for the 3rd Annual
Pumpkin Carving contest on October 20,
2007 at the Peachy Canyon Winery located
on Lake Nacimiento Road. Bring your family
and enjoy great prizes, music, dinner and
wine! Party begins at 4 p.m. at the Peachy
Canyon Winery; $60 club members and $75
non-club members.
For more information or to buy your
tickets, call 1-800-315-7908. If you can’t
make it to the Pumpkin Carving contest, stop
by one of their two tasting rooms throughout
the weekend to sample great wines paired
with tasty treats. The Old School House
Tasting Room is at the corner of Bethel Road
and Highway 46 West. The quaint landmark
attraction dates back to 1886 and is
surrounded by a large grassed picnic area and
gazebo. The facility can be rented out for
private events and is a perfect locale for an
outdoor wedding amidst the vineyards. The
Peachy Too Tasting Room is located on 2020
Nacimiento Lake Drive. Peachy Too is housed
in a charming Swiss Chateau about four miles
west of Highway 101 and is open weekends
only. Visit www.peachycanyon.com for more
information.
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 P erfect P airs by Len Napolitano

PAVE
4 cups of manufactured cream
2 lbs. 12 ounces shaved chocolate
1 -1/2 oz. Black Monukka
Figs

Bring cream to just boiling and add

shaved chocolate a little at a time to melt and
stir continuously.
Add Black Monukka Dessert Wine last, stir, fold
into mold and let cool. Chill over night to set.
Quarter fresh figs and set aside.
Rotta Black Monukka In sauté pan, reduce 1/3 cup Black Monukka to
a semi-syrup consistency, add figs and heat
through.
Perfectly Paired with Pave Plate and serve with Rotta Black Monukka.
You are not likely to find the Black Monukka grape mentioned anywhere in a wine
book. That’s because it is a raisin grape seldom used to make wine. But the wine-
maker at Paso Robles’ historic Rotta Winery saw Sherry-style dessert wine potential in
the grape’s relatively high-fructose level and unique flavors. Unique as well, was their
vision to allow the intense Paso Robles sun to “bake” the wine as it ages for two years
in French oak barrels – outdoors! Slow evaporation of the wine, without refilling the
barrels, intensifying the wine’s richness. The end result is a true handcrafted wine of
unmatched smoothness, with distinctive caramel, nutty and vanilla flavors and
aromas. “We are the only producers of dessert Sherry in the U.S. to use this varietal,”
explains Barbara Milburn, Rotta Winery Tasting Room Manager. “It has won count-
less awards, including Double Gold, Best of Class, Gold and the Jefferson Cup.”
Taking the dessert Sherry wine to the next step is Chef Matthew Riley, who owns
two restaurants in Paso Robles. The original “Matthew’s” is located at the quaint and
stylish Paso Robles Regional Airport, while his second, opened in 2007, is conve-
niently situated in the heart of downtown. A California native, and beloved Paso
Robles resident, Chef Matthew knows grapes, both table and wine varieties, and
creates a simple yet impressionable dessert with the 2003 Rotta Black Monukka
Dessert Wine.
His creative recipe, Pave paired with Rotta Black Monukka, marries the sweet,
nutty richness of the dessert wine with the sumptuousness of melted shaved choco-
late mixed with boiled cream and topped with figs.
Rotta Winery, founded in 1908, is the oldest originally family-owned winery in
San Luis Obispo County. The original vineyard and winery were started in 1856 by a
Frenchman named Adolph Siot, who later sold the successful enterprise to Joe Rotta
in 1908. Today, the Rotta label is being revived by one of their grandsons, Michael
Giubbini, who, in 1990, replanted the old family vineyard mostly to Zinfandel.
The Rotta tasting room is located in Templeton, open daily 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. at
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San Andreas West Wines – Meeting the Needs of Small Wineries
by Janis Switzer
For small lot, boutique wineries that don’t have a tasting room, a
sales force or the ability to capture the attention of a major distributor,
there is another option to get their names and wines out in the market-
place.
San Andreas West Wines calls itself “a boutique wine distributor,”
and can help a small winery with a range of services. Bill Bogue
founded the business in 2004, initially as a hobby to help his daughter
and son-in-law. It turned into a solid business venture as the number
of small wineries on the Central Coast grew over the past few years,
and he saw the special needs of fine, boutique wineries going unmet.
Bogue enlisted his three daughters to form the core of the business.
Tracy brought nine years of tasting room management experience to
her role as director of sales; Kimber, a web specialist with 20 years of
customer service experience, heads up the sales department; and
Robin, a graphics artist, has developed all the marketing materials, and
along with her husband Jim, provides logistics and assists in day-to-
day operations.
The firm currently represents nine wineries from the Santa Barbara,
Edna Valley and Paso Robles areas, including Cayucos Cellars,
Madison Cellars, Pozo Valley and William James Cellars. Their reach
extends to more than 100 wine shops and restaurants – also mostly on
the Central Coast – and they are looking for both new wineries to
represent, and new accounts to sell those wines.
Their proposition is simple: “We can go out and be your face in the
market,” Tracy explains. “Especially when it’s a mom-and-pop opera-
tion, it’s really difficult for them to even know who to talk to at one of
the big, national distributors.”
San Andreas West’s goal is to simplify that process. They purchase
wines at the winery’s wholesale price, and re-sell it to retail and restau-
rant outlets with a mark-up that depends on factors such as volume
and price point.
In addition to picking up and distributing the wines, they can
represent the winery at pouring events, introduce the wines to publi-
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cations such as Wine Spectator and Wine Enthusiast, and set up wine
tasting dinners, cross-marketing local restaurants and wineries.
“We’re out tooting their horn, and basically providing a service that
they either don’t want to do themselves, or don’t have the time to do
themselves,” Tracy says.
Their target client generally produces less than 5,000 cases a year,
and often lacks a tasting room that provides a sales outlet for most of
that production. Robin and her husband Jim Porter, owners of
William James Cellars in Santa Maria, are typical clients. With produc-
tion of 3,800 cases a year, they are too small to get attention from a
large distributor, and yet produce too much to sell themselves without
a tasting room. San Andreas West provides the feet on the street to get
their wines into restaurants and wine stores.
With an emphasis on personal service, the family intends to keep
the business intimate, but they are currently also looking to grow the
business. “Our goal is to grow the number of wineries we represent,
and also to grow the accounts we sell to,” Tracy explains. They are
expecting to open a new office and warehouse facility in Santa Maria
in the very near future to accommodate that growth, and to provide a
central meeting place for the family’s meetings.
For more information contact, Tracy Bogue at (805) 260-6518 or
go to www.sanandreaswestwines.com.
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by Dave Wilcox
COSTA DE ORO
F
orty acres of strawberry fields, not vine-
yards, are what visitors see through the
picture window of the Costa de Oro
Winery’s tasting room. That’s no coincidence.
The tasting room is part of the Gold Coast
Marketplace, where an array of fresh produce
and gourmet foods are available along with
Costa de Oro’s award-winning wines.
There’s even a drive-through window for
purchasing strawberries.
“It’s definitely not your typical wine-tasting
stop,” said Clay Frick, who, along with his
wife, Joanne, is part-owner and manager of
Gold Coast Marketplace.
Gold Coast Marketplace, which opened a
year ago, is an attractive shop with exposed
wooden beams and earth tones exuding
warmth. A stone fruit’s throw from Highway
101 in Santa Maria, its easy accessibility
attracts both travelers just passing through
and wine enthusiasts launching a day of
tasting along the Foxen Canyon wine trail.
“We have everything you need for a day of
wine tasting,” said Joanne Frick, including
gourmet cheeses and artisan bread.
Gold Coast boasts fresh, locally grown
produce and flowers typically only available
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at farmers’ markets. Artichokes from Lompoc,
avocados from Santa Maria, roses from
Nipomo.
Just outside the market is the “produce
patio,” where shoppers can pick up anything
from onions and garlic to lettuce and toma-
toes.
Sure, the shopping’s great, but Costa de
Oro’s wines are reason enough to visit.
Winemaker Gary Burk’s craftsmanship has
earned plaudits from wine critics and a
number of awards, including Best in Show at
both the Orange and Santa Barbara County
fairs.
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uses estate-grown fruit to produce Pinot Noir
and Chardonnay. Thirty acres of bluff-top
vineyards were planted by Burk’s father, Ron,
and his Gold Coast Farms partner, Robert
Espinola, when they found the well-drained,
sandy loam soil ill-suited for vegetables.
It was, however, ideal for the Pinot Noir
and Chardonnay grapes. Costa de Oro also
produces Chardonnay, Pinot Noir, Cabernet
Sauvignon, Sauvignon Blanc, Rosè and Syrah.
Tasting room visitors on weekends have a
chance to sample reserve vintages that are
part of the winery’s library collection.
About 7,500 cases of the Costa de Oro
label are produced annually, with Burk
making the wine at Santa Maria’s Central
Coast Wine Services.
The marriage of Gold Coast Farm’s straw-
berries and Burk’s winemaking talents will
come to fruition this year with the release of
Costa de Oro strawberry dessert wine,
according to Frick.
The Gold Coast Marketplace and Costa de
Oro wine tasting room are open daily from
10 a.m. to 6 p.m. It is on the east side of
Highway 101. Use the Stowell Road off-ramp
traveling either north or south.
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ARTISTE WINERY
A
rtiste Winery and Tasting Studio trans-
ports one to a working art studio in the
1870s, the height of the Impressionist
movement. Modeled after Hotel Baudy, the
tiny inn in Giverny, France, where the
Impressionism movement kicked into high
gear, Artiste invites its guests to step back in
time with an old-world art studio décor.
Enjoy paintings from some of today’s best
Impressionist painters, use the community
canvases to create a masterpiece of your own
and, all the while, taste some of the most
Avant-Garde wines California has to offer.
The Artiste story began with winemaker,
Bion Rice, whose vision of becoming one of
the world’s finest cuvee wine producers led
him down the path that would eventually
bring the two worlds of art and wine together
like never before. Bion discovered his passion
for winemaking early on at his family’s
Sunstone Winery, where he honed his skills at
assemblage, the art of blending wines
together to yield distinctly complex cuvees of
balance, grace and power.
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Now, with those skills as his tool belt and
California as his palette, Bion selects the
vintages and varietals that hold the nuances
and characteristics he needs to create his next
wine, each one a unique vision itself. Like an
Impressionist painter who uses individual,
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visible brushstrokes to create a final master-
piece, Bion uses each wine as a brushstroke in
the final blend. The ultimate goal? To produce
infinitely beautiful cuvees that are much more
than merely the sum of their parts, ones that
exhibit the best aromas, flavors and sensa-
tions of each individual wine that went into
the blend.
Drawing on old-world blending traditions
while adding an unmistakable swath of Cali-
fornia style, Bion creates neo-classical blends
they call “Impressionist Cuvees.” The Toretta,
now a library wine, draws on the style of
Barbaresco, Italy, with the powerful Nebbiolo
varietal forming the base of the blend, while
the Artiste touch adds Merlot, Cabernet Franc
and a hint of Barbera to transform the wine
into something totally unique.
The winemaker’s unwavering insistence on
quality ensures that lots remain small, with
none of the wines above the 300-case produc-
tion level, and some as low as 50. And yet
another feature makes all of Artiste wines
See Artiste, page 26

Experience Paso Robles Wine Country in San Jose
30 Paso Robles wineries to pour at
‘A Taste of Paso Wines’ – The Sainte Claire
Hotel – Thursday, August 30, 5:30-8 p.m.
A Taste of Paso Wines, featuring fine wines
from 30 Paso Robles Wine Country vintners,
will pour their premium Paso Robles wines
paired with specially prepared appetizers by
Il Fornaio Restaurant for the third consecu-
tive year.
“This annual event is a great way to intro-
duce Silicon Valley wine enthusiasts to Paso
Robles wines and the winemakers and allow
them to experience Paso Robles Wine
Country in downtown San Jose,” said Karen
Bria of Central Coast Boutique wines, the
event producers.
A complete list of visiting wineries at A
Taste Paso of Paso Wines can be found at
www.tastepasowines.com.
A Taste of Paso Wines tickets are $65 in
advance and $75 at the door and include a
walk-around wine tasting; hors d’ oeuvres; a
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commemorative Riedel wine glass and partic-
ipation in the silent auction. A limited
number of tickets to this exciting event are
available online at www.tastepasowines.com
or by calling (805) 239-8463 Monday
through Friday.
Benefit wine and lifestyle auctions
Silent Auction will feature magnums,
library selections and other unique wine lots
from participating wineries as well as lifestyle
packages and more. The net proceeds to
benefit the Make-A-Wish Foundation® –
www.makewish.org.
For the trade and media
Prior to the public tasting on August 30th,
A Taste of Paso Wines will begin in the after-
noon with a Trade & Media Seminar from
1 to 2 p.m., hosted by the Paso Robles Wine
Country Alliance, presenting what makes
Paso Robles wines distinctly different. The
seminar will be followed by an exlusive walk-
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around tasting from 2 to 4:30 p.m. There is
limited seating for the Trade & Media
Seminar which includes admission to the
exclusive walk-around tasting. For reserva-
tions, email trade@tastepasowines.com or
call (805) 674-4047.
About A Taste of Paso Wines
A Taste of Paso Wines is produced by
Central Coast Boutique Wines and sponsored
by the Paso Robles Wine Country Alliance,
City of Paso Robles, Hotel Cheval , Il Fornaio
Restaurant, Kraftwerk Design, Make-A-Wish
Foundation®, Martin Resorts, Paso Robles
Inn, The Sainte Claire Hotel, San Luis Obispo
County VCB and The Wine Wrangler. For
more information about A Taste of Paso
Wines, call Karen Bria at (805) 674-4047, or
email at info@tastepasowines.com. Addi-
tional information about the event can also be
found at www.tastepasowines.com.
(805) 434-5477
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Paso Robles WestFest 2007

WestFest 2007 is the fourth annual Wine and Blues Festival, with
major sponsorship from Hampton Inns and Suites, Grapeline Express,
Canyon Villa Bed & Breakfast, and Farm Credit West, Fog Catcher Inn
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46 Wineries in Paso Robles, California. The event this year will be held
Saturday, September 8th at Peachy Canyon Winery located off of
Highway 46 West on Bethel Road. Your ticket entitles you to wine club
discounts at all participating wineries for the entire weekend, and
WEST admission to the festival to hear Rockin’ Blues. The centerpiece of the
weekend is the festival where each winery will pour their award-
winning wines. Your ticket also becomes your raffle number for great
gifts including two six-liter wine bottles etched and hand-painted with
the WestFest logo. Over three hundred guests coming from as far away
as Washington State attended the first annual event. The event has
limited seating and tickets are sold in advance by the participating
wineries. Time, price, food and entertainment to be announced.
About Highway 46 West Wineries Group
In 2004, thirteen wineries on Highway 46 West formed the
Highway 46 West Wineries Group. This group was formed to promote
the tasting rooms of the beautiful west side and to make people aware
of the uniqueness of 46 West and the wines produced there. Paso
Robles Wine Country is as unique and inviting as the people who have
dedicated themselves to nurturing the vineyards and crafting fine
wines. Visitors to Highway 46 West find the road less traveled is often
marked by the thrill of discovery in this uncongested region. It’s an
area where hospitality is first among a long list of qualities … where
being friends and neighbors is as important as producing stellar wines.
Highway 46 West is one thread that weaves among the vineyards and
wineries connecting longtime estates with exciting new producers.
Rolling hills, majestic oaks and lush vineyards await the wine lover at
every turn. The tasting rooms of Highway 46 West invite you to enjoy
our neighborhood, relax under the spell of our friendly environment
and savor life while sipping our spectacular wines.
The participating wineries consist of Brian Benson Cellars,
Castoro Cellars, Dark Star Cellars, Doce Robles, Eagle Castle, Fratelli
Perata, Grey Wolf, Hunt Cellars, JanKris Winery, Midnight Cellars,
Peachy Canyon, Windward Vineyard and Rotta Winery and are all
included on the 46 West Passport. The passport is your map to the
Westside, including descriptions and hours for each winery. Just like
a travel passport you will get a unique stamp from each winery.
Once you get seven stamps you will receive a beautifully designed
poster of all the participating wineries labels. When your passport is
full with all thirteen stamps, your gift is another poster signed by all
of the winemakers and entry into a quarterly drawing for prizes from
a weekend stay at one of the groups hotel sponsors to a guided
tasting tour. Throughout the year the group puts on other events
such as Tax Revolt Weekend and West Fest. West Fest is the big
event of the year. All thirteen wineries come together to pour great
wines while guests listen to blues music and enjoy delicious food
from local caterers. For more information, check out the 46 West
Wineries website at www.paso46westwineries.com.

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To Morro Bay/ Taste handcrafted estate wines of Cabernet Sauvignon,
San Luis Obispo Merlot, Sarah, Chardonnay, Sauvignon Blanc and
1 Daily 11am-5pm Viognier. Bring a picnic and enjoy the spectacular
10000 Creston Road, Paso Robles views from our olive grove overlooking the vineyard.
805-238-4815
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Falcon Nest Winery – Just Like a Trip to Tuscany

If you’ve ever had the good fortune to visit a winery in Italy, you
know what it’s like to enjoy the combination of great wine, beautiful
scenery and most of all, warm and welcoming people. Now you don’t
have to endure a 12-hour plane flight to experience the delights of
Italy. Falcon Nest Winery is the creation of Francesco Grande and his
lovely wife, Carolynn. Francesco was born in Calabria and grew up in
the Tuscany region of Italy. Like so many of his fellow countrymen, his
passion for food and wine has been the focus of his life.
For twenty-eight years he ran a successful and very, very busy
restaurant in Los Angeles. It took a long-time friend and customer to
convince him that he needed a little vacation. A trip up to the Paso
Robles wine-growing region was just supposed to provide a little rest
Carol and
and relaxation. But with only one look at the stunningly beautiful
Francesco Grande
rolling hills of Central California, Francesco knew that it was time for
a new challenge. It was time to return to his roots. Petite Verdot and Zinfandel.
“Wine has been in my family for centuries. My father was a wine- “I love the art of cooking, but once the food is on the table, it is
maker, my grandfather was a winemaker as was his father before him soon gone. There is an art to winemaking as well plus it lasts a lot
and his father before him! In Italy, it is a way of life,” says Francesco. longer. With aging wine becomes better. Food becomes worse!” says
With the gusto he gave to his cooking, Francesco has turned his Francesco.
land into some of the finest vineyards in the area. His picturesque little Francesco has not totally hung up his chef’s apron, though. The
winery on the top of the hill looks over a seemingly endless sea of tasting room offers an array of his handmade sauces and Italian
vines. He now has fifty-five acres planted in Cabernet, Merlot, Syrah, specialties. Guests are often treated to tasty morsels along side the fine
wines of Falcon Nest.
CHATEAU MARGENE Falcon’s Nest Winery is located on Union Road in Paso Robles. The
tasting room is open daily from 10 a.m. to 7:30 p.m. For more infor-
A micro winery specializing in the production of small lots of
luxury, handcrafted Cabernet Sauvignon. Chateau Margene mation, call (805) 226-0227 or go to www.falconnestwine.com.
produces 3,000 cases per year and focuses on viticulture and
winemaking practices that offer maximum expression of the
Paso Robles terrior. Come enjoy the wines and picnic on the
deck or under the oaks. CASS VINEYARDS
Open Saturday-Sunday Noon-5pm Visit us at our café style tasting room and sample your
By advanced appointment on Fridays favorite Rhône wines, paired with samples of select gourmet
4385 La Panza Road, Creston, CA
805-238-2321 | www.chateaumargene.com cheese, pâte and specialty food. Our Chef’s Pantry offers an
array of choices for an impromptu picnic indoors or out. We
also offer a lunch menu prepared by our Chef Dusty Lehigh
Friday thru Sunday.
Open Monday-Friday 12-5pm, Saturday-Sunday 11am-6pm
HANSEN VINEYARDS 7350 Linne Road, Paso Robles
805-239-1730 | www.casswines.com

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Visit our uniquely rustic tasting room Family owned and operated vineyard and winery
and experience some serious wine, specializing in handcrafted wines with intense
colors and flavors. Join us in celebrating in the true
talk with the owner/winemaker and
Italian tradition with food and wine pairing,
enjoy the relaxing family atmosphere. salami, prosciutto, provolone, sopres-sata, pâté,
imported pasta, specialty items and the finest pasta
Friday-Sunday 11:30 am-5pm sauces. Food available daily.
5575 El Pomar Drive, Templeton
Open Daily 10am-7:30pm
805-233-8412
5185 Union Road, Paso Robles
www.hansenwines.com
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Music, Art, BBQ & Trolley Tours at Salisbury Vineyards

Salisbury Vineyards recently announced the start of “Schoolhouse ideal location far before anyone else! His role has been the most
Rock 2007” at the tasting room in the Old Schoolhouse in Avila Valley. instrumental to this ‘dream.’” In May of 2005, the work completed,
The place will be rocking with House Red Band on the patio from 1 Salisbury opened up the facility under the Salisbury Vineyards name.
to 4 p.m. Barbecue fare will be available for purchase and a trolley Now, the old schoolhouse is open for tasting of Salisbury’s wine seven
tour of Avila Vineyards takes place at 4 p.m. Join them for a Sunday days a week.
afternoon of wine tasting, music, art and wine education! Jennifer and her husband, Kevin (also a professional skateboarder)
Schoolhouse Rock is every other Sunday through October. The work with John Salisbury in maintaining all operations. With their
Salisbury Vineyards’ tasting room is in the Old Schoolhouse located two children and a past filled with varied and diverse career interests
at 6985 Ontario Road between the two Avila exits. Call (805) 595- like skatepark owners, artists, and now vintners, the two have made
9463 for more information. a home here in SLO County in this unique facility.
About Salisbury Vineyards The tasting room also has a gallery, Salisbury Fine Art, owned by
John Salisbury – a farmer and wine-grape grower whose roots go her mother, Maridel Salisbury and represents more than 150 recog-
all the way up to the Sacramento Delta area where the Salisbury nized artists nationally and even internationally.
family has been farming in Walnut Grove, CA since 1850 – began The wines of Salisbury are as varied and diverse as is the family
growing grapes in the Paso Robles area in 1997. In 2000, he began and the tasting room features the family’s Pinot Noir, cool-climate
renovation on the old Santa Fe schoolhouse, an area landmark and a Syrah, Paso Robles Zinfandel, Chardonnay and even some Cabernet.
multiple-use facility for many years. “My father, John, is a great There are some truly unique wines as well, like Pinot Naturale – not
visionary,” says Jennifer 1Rucks, “and could see the schoolhouse as an quite a rosé of Pinot Noir, but definitely a nice warm-weather sipper.
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3rd Annual Solvang Wheels ‘n’ Windmills Car Show

The 3rd Annual Solvang Wheels ’n’ Windmills Car Show will take
place in the middle of picturesque Solvang on Saturday, August 25.
The event runs from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. and is sponsored, in part, by
Jon’s Equipment and Construction, Mid-State Bank & Trust, and
Alisal Cellars. Proceeds from this year’s event will go to help with
renovations to the Solvang Sunny Fields Park and children’s play-
ground.
The event is open to all makes and years of classic and modified
cars, trucks, and special interest vehicles. More than 250 vehicles
from all over California will be competing for over 80 awards. There
will also be vendors, raffle prizes – including a new V8 engine with
proceeds benefiting the Santa Ynez High School Auto Shop – and
music. The event also attracts more than 5,000 spectators.
Participants and spectators will also enjoy the numerous specialty
shops; stores, restaurants, wine tasting and world-famous Danish On Friday Night, August 24th, Alisal Cellars is hosting a Santa
pastry shops that are the backdrop for the event. Maria style tri-tip barbecue and wine tasting. There will be music
and some of the Saturday show cars will be on display. The barbecue
will take place in the back parking lot behind the Royal Scandina-
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Artiste Winery & Tasting Room Continued from page 16

even more unique: every label is a work of art visit from the featured artist to talk about www.Artiste.com for more information and to
in and of itself. Artiste works with some of the their work and autograph bottles for RSVP.
finest Impressionist artists across the country customers. Throughout the year, Artiste also
About Aldo Luongo
to commission a painting for every new holds special events such as blending sessions
With talent that led him to be honored as
cuvee, and each wine then takes on the name with the winemaker and painting seminars
the official Olympic Artist in Seoul and
of the masterpiece that graces its bottle. In the with the resident artist, Christina LoCascio.
Atlanta (among many other accolades), he
end, it’s the ultimate synthesis of art and wine: Stop by the studio in downtown Santa Ynez
creates, in his “space and time”, powerful and
a liquid work of art created by a master wine- to find out more and experience the Artiste
spirited work that evokes true emotion.
maker within the bottle, and a painted work world of art and wine for yourself!
Whether he portrays a romantic enclave, a
of art created by a master painter without. Upcoming Art & Wine Release Party frenzied sporting event, or a richly textured
Every quarter, Artiste releases new wines on Saturday, August 25th landscape, central to all of Luongo’s paintings
featuring new paintings from the artists. Each Celebrate Argentine Tango with a new is the balance between memory and hope,
release opens with an Art & Wine Release exhibit of paintings by artist Aldo Luongo. sorrow and humor, freedom and control.
Party featuring delicious food paired with the Savor the flavors of Argentina with authentic Artiste Winery and Tasting Room, located
new wines and the entire tasting studio filled cuisine by Café Buenos Aires of Santa at 3569 Sagunto Street in Santa Ynez, is open
with new artwork for the show, along with a Barbara, live music, and tango dancing! Visit daily from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m.

To Hwy. 101
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Hayman & Hill Releases a White Blend from Santa Barbara

Cellar Door has announced the launch of Hayman & Hill Inter-
change, a new white blend from Santa Barbara County. Interchange
represents the natural flow between nature’s elements and the art of
winemaking. The 2006 Interchange features a blend of aromatic white
varietals from Santa Barbara County’s diverse landscape, and is the
latest in Hayman & Hill’s venture to create single-appellation wines
produced from California’s top winegrowing regions.
“Interchange symbolizes many things,” said Rebecca Stead,
Marketing Manager for Cellar Door wines. “It is the winemaker’s
careful hand over the winemaking journey; the cooling flow of mild
coastal breezes through hillside vineyards; the subtle hint of pineapple
aromas in the glass from distinct parcels of land. Interchange discovers
what’s new on the horizon, which in this case, is the magnificent Santa
distinctly rich, yet refreshing palette.”
Expressive of its appellation, Interchange is a luscious, rich blend
of Chardonnay, Sauvignon Blanc, Muscat, Malvasia Bianca, Semillon
and Gewürztraminer grapes. This latest addition to Hayman & Hill’s
appellation-specific line-up has a bright floral nose and a luscious
tropical palate with bright acidity.
Interchange will be distributed nationally with a suggested retail
price of $13.99. The Hayman & Hill winemaking philosophy is
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11240 Chimney Rock Rd; 805-238-9392 Daily 10-5 X X 1340 Penman Springs Rd; 805-237-3789 12-5 X X
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3090 Anderson Rd; 805-227-1428 10:30-5:30 X X X 2815 Live Oak Rd; 805-227-1588 or By Appt X X 2040 Niderer Rd; 805-227-6385 By Appt X X X
Tasting Room: 829 13th St; 805-226-4005 Mo, Th, Fr 12-6; Sa-Su 11-6
★ Eberle Winery – Paso Robles Daily ★ Laura’s Vineyard – Paso Robles Daily
3810 Hwy 46 E; 805-238-9607 10-5 X X X 5620 Hwy 46 East; 805-238-6300 10-5 X X Pipestone – Paso Robles Th-Mo
2040 Niderer Rd; 805-227-6385 11-5 X X
Edward Sellers – Paso Robles Th-Mo Le Cuvier – Paso Robles By Appt,
1220 Park St; 805-239-8915 12-7 X X 9750 Adelaida Rd; 805-238-5706 Wine Club Only Poalillo Vineyards – Paso Robles By
18888 Willow Creek Rd; 805-238-0600 Appt
★ EOS Estate Winery – Paso Robles Daily Linne Calodo – Paso Robles Fr-Su
5625 Hwy 46 East; 805-239-2562 10-5 X X X Pretty-Smith – San Miguel Fr-Su
3030 Vineyard Dr; 805-227-0797 11-5 X X
13350 River Rd; 805-467-3104 10-5 X X
★ Falcon Nest Winery– Paso Robles Daily
Locatelli Winery – Paso Robles Fr-Su Rabbit Ridge – Paso Robles Wed-Sun
5185 Union Rd; 805-226-0227 10-7:30 X X
8585 Cross Canyons Rd; 805-467-0067 11-4 X X 1172 San Marcos Rd; 805-467-3331 11-5 X X
Firestone Vineyard – Paso Robles Daily
Lone Madrone – Paso Robles Daily Rainbows End Winery – San Miguel By
Hwy 46 East; 805-688-3940 10-5 X X
2485 Hwy 46 West; 805-238-0845 10:30-5 X X 8535 Mission Ln; 805-467-3345 Appt X X
Five Rivers Winery – Paso Robles By
8998 North River Rd; 805-467-0192 Appt Madison Cellars – Paso Robles By ★ Rio Seco – Paso Robles Daily
4540 Hwy 41; 805-238-9831 Appt X X 4295 Union Rd; 805-237-8884 11-5 X X
Four Vines Winery – Templeton Daily
3750 Hwy 46 West; 805-237-0055 11-5 X X Maloy O’Neill – Paso Robles Fr-Sa 10-5; Su 12-5 RiverStar Vineyards – Cayucos Fr-Su
5725 Union Rd; 805-238-7320 Or By Appt X X 36 N Ocean Ave; 805-995-3741 11-4 X X
Fralich Vineyard & Winery – Templeton By Appt
805-434-1526 – Private tastings at Paso Robles Wine Services; 805-434-1526 Martin & Weyrich – Paso Robles Su-Th 10-5 RN Estate Winery – Paso Robles By
2610 Buena Vista Dr; 805-238-2520 Fr-Sa 10-6 X X 7986 North River Rd; 805-467-3106 Appt
Fratelli Perata – Paso Robles By
Robert Hall – Paso Robles Daily
1595 Arbor Rd; 805-238-2809 Appt Mastantuono – Templeton 10-5 Winter
3443 Mill Rd; 805-239-1616 10-6 X X X
2720 Oak View Rd; 805-238-0676 10-6 Summer X X
Gelfand Vineyards – Paso Robles By
★ Rotta Winery – Paso Robles Daily
5530 Dresser Ranch Place; 805-239-5808 Appt Mc Clean Vineyards – Templeton By
3750 Hwy 46 West; 805-237-0510 11-5 X X
Grey Wolf Cellars – Paso Robles Daily 4491 S. El Pomar Dr; 805-237-2441 Appt
★ Rocky Creek Cellars – Templeton Th-Su
2174 Hwy 46 West; 805-237-0771 11-5:30 X X Meridian Vineyards – Paso Robles Daily 8687 Apple Rd; 805-238-1919 11-5 X X
★ Halter Ranch Vnyd – Paso Robles Th-Mo 7000 Hwy 46 E; 805-226-7133 10-5 X X
San Marcos Creek Vineyard – Paso Robles
8910 Adelaida Rd; 805-226-9455 11-5 X X ★ Midlife Crises – Paso Robles Th-Mo 7750 North Hwy; 805-467-9260 Daily 11-5 X X
★ Hansen Vineyard– Templeton Daily 1244 Pine St, Suite A; 805-237-8730 10:30-6 X X
Scott Aaron – Templeton Sa-Su
5575 El Pomar Dr; 805-239-8412 10-5:30 X X
Midnight Cellars – Paso Robles Daily 422 South Main; 888-611-9463 11-5 X X
Harmony Cellars – Harmony Daily 2925 Anderson Rd; 805-239-8904 10-5:30 X X
Sextant Wines – Templeton By
3255 Harmony Valley Rd; 805-927-1625 10-5 X X 45 Main St; 866-833-9463 Appt
★ Minassian-Young – Paso Robles Fr-Su
Hice Cellars – Paso Robles Th-Mo 4045 Peachy Canyon Rd; 805-238-7571 11-5 X X ★ Silver Horse – San Miguel Fr-Mo
821 Pine St Unit D; 805-237-8888 12 -5 2995 Pleasant Rd; 805-467-WINE 11-5 X X
NadeauFamilyVintners – Paso Robles Fr-Su
Hug Cellars – Paso Robles Th-Mo 3860 Peachy Canyon Rd; 805-239-3574 12-5 X X Silver Stone – Paso Robles Mo-Th 12-7
2323 Tuley Ct Ste. 120 D; 805-828-5906 11-5 827 13th St; 805-226-2788 Fr-Sa 12-8 Su 11-4 X X
Norman Vineyards – Paso Robles Daily
★ Hunt Cellars – Paso Robles Daily 7450 Vineyard Dr; 805-237-0138 11-5 X X Skyhawk Lane – San Miguel By
2875 Oakdale Rd; 805-237-1600 10:30-5:30 X X 1605 Commerce Way; 213-200-4661 Appt
★ Opolo Vineyards – Paso Robles Daily
J Lohr – Paso Robles Daily Stacked Stone Cellars – Paso Robles Fr 12-5
7110 Vineyard Dr; 805-238-9593 10-5 X X
6169 Airport Rd; 805-239-8900 10-5 X X 1525 Peachy Canyon Rd; 805-238-7872 Sa-Su 11-5 X X
Orchid Hill Vineyard – Paso Robles By Appt X X
J. Paul Rosilez – Paso Robles Th-Mo Stephen’s Cellar – Templeton By
1140 Pine St; 805-237-7525 Daily 11-5:30 X X
4889 Dry Creek Rd; 805-226-0550 11-6 X X 7575 York Mountain Rd; 805-238-2412 Appt X X
Parkfield Vineyards – San Miguel By
Jack Creek Cellars – Templeton By ★ Still Waters Vineyards – Paso Robles Th-Mo
5265 Jack Creek Rd; 805-226-8283 Appt X X 70502 Vineyard Canyon Rd; 805-463-2316 Appt X X
2750 Old Grove Ln; 805-237-9231 11-5 X X
JanKris Winery – Templeton Daily ★ Peachy Canyon Winery – Paso Robles Daily Summerwood – Paso Robles Daily
1266 Bethel Rd; 805-434-0319 11-5 X X X 1480 N. Bethel Rd; 805-239-1918 11-5 X X 2175 Arbor Rd; 805-227-1365 10-5:30 X X
★ Justin Winery – Paso Robles Daily ★ Peachy Canyon Winery Too – Paso Robles Sylvester Vineyards – Paso Robles Daily
11680 Chimney Rock Rd; 805-238-6932 10-5 X X X 2020 Nacimiento Lake Dr; 805-237-7848 Fr-Su 11-5 X X 5115 Buena Vista Dr; 805-227-4000 11-5 X X X
Kukkula – Templeton By ★ Penman Springs Vineyard – Paso Robles Fr-Su Tablas Creek – Paso Robles Daily
9525 Chimney Rock Rd; 805-434-5475 Appt 1985 Penman Springs Dr; 805-237-7959 11-5 X X 9339 Adelaida Rd; 805-237-1231 10-5 X X X

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Terry Hoage – Paso Robles By Edna Valley Vnyd – San Luis Obispo Daily Cottonwood Canyon – Santa Maria Daily
870 Arbor Rd; 805-238-2083 Appt 2585 Biddle Ranch Rd; 805-544-5855 10-5 X X 3940 Dominion Rd; 805-937-9063 10-5:30 X X
Thunderbolt Junction – Paso Robles Fr-Su Kelsey See Canyon – San Luis Obispo Daily Curtis Winery – Los Olivos Daily
2740 Hidden Mountain Rd; 805-226-9907 11-5 X X 1947 See Canyon Rd; 805-595-9700 11-5 X X 5249 Foxen Canyon Rd; 805-686-8999 10-5 X X

Tobin James Cellars – Paso Robles Daily Kynsi Winery – Arroyo Grande Th-Mo Fess Parker – Los Olivos Daily
8950 Union Rd; 805-239-2204 10-6 X X 2212 Corbett Canyon Rd; 805-544-8461 11-5 X X 6200 Foxen Canyon Rd; 805-688-1545 10-5 X X

Tolo Cellars – Paso Robles Fr-Mo ★ Laetitia Vineyard – Arroyo Grande Daily Firestone Vineyard – Los Olivos Daily
9750 Adelaida Rd; 805-226-2282 11-5 X X 453 Laetitia Vineyard Dr; 805-481-1772 11-5 X X 5000 Zaca Station Rd; 805-688-3940 10-5 X X X
Foxen Vineyard – Santa Maria Daily
Turley Wine Cellars – Templeton Daily Ortman Family – San Luis Obispo Th-Mo
7200 Foxen Canyon Rd; 805-937-4251 11-4 X X
2900 Vineyard Dr; 805-434-1030 9-5 X X 3080 Biddle Ranch Rd; 805-473-9463 10-5 X X
IO Vineyards – Santa Maria By
Venteaux – Templeton By Per Bacco Cellars – San Luis Obispo Th-Mo
5250 Tepusquet Rd; 805-934-4770 Appt
1795 Las Tablas Rd; 805-610-3310 Appt X X 1850 Calle Joaquin Rd; 805-787-0485 11-5 X X X
★ KennethVolk Vineyards – Santa Maria Fr-Su
Victor Hugo Winery – Templeton By Piedra Creek Winery – San Luis Obispo 5230 Tepusquet Rd; 805-938-7896 10:30-4:30 X X
2850 El Pomar Dr; 805-434-1128 Appt X X 6425 Mira Cielo Dr; 805-541-1281 By Appt
Koehler – Los Olivos Daily
Vihuela Winery – Templeton Sa-Su Rancho Arroyo Grande – Arroyo Grande 5360 Foxen Canyon Rd; 805-693-8384 10-5 X X
2850 El Pomar Dr; 805-423-8423 11-5 X X 591 Hi Mountain Rd; 805-474-0220 1st Saturday of the month 11-5
Labyrinth – at Old Mission Wine Company in Solvang
Villicana Winery – Paso Robles Th-Su ★ Salisbury Vineyards – Avila Valley Daily 2717 Aviation Way; 805-268-4155 Daily 10-5 X X
2725 Adelaida Rd; 805-239-9456 11-5 X X 6985 Ontario Rd; 805-595-WINE 11-6 X X
McKeon-Philips – Santa Maria Daily
Vina Robles – San Miguel By ★ Saucelito Canyon – San Luis Obispo Daily 2115 S Blosser Rd; 805-928-3025 11-6 X X
3000 Pleasant Rd; 805-227-4812 Appt 3080 Biddle Ranch Rd; 805-543-2111 10-5 X X
Ovene Winery – Santa Maria (Tasting Room: See Solvang)
Vista Del Rey – Paso Robles Su Stephen Ross Wine Cellars – San Luis Obispo 2717 Aviation Way; 714-420-2525 By Appt X X
7340 Drake Rd; 805-467-2138 11-5 X X 2330 Johnson Ave; 805-594-1318 By Appt X
Rancho Sisquoc Winery – Santa Maria Daily
Whalebone Winery – Paso Robles Daily 11-4:30 ★ Tangent Vineyards – San Luis Obispo Daily 6600 Foxen Canyon Rd; 805-934-4332 10-4 X X
8325 Vineyard Dr; 805-239-9020 Closed Wed X X 5828 Orcutt Rd; 805-269-8200 11-5 X X Tantara Vineyard – Santa Maria By
★ Wild Coyote Winery – Paso Robles Daily Talley Vineyards – San Luis Obispo Daily 4747 Ontiveros Lane; 805-938-5051 Appt
3775 Adelaida Rd; 805-610-1311 11-5 X X 3031 Lopez Dr; 805-489-0446 10:30-4:30 X X Tres Hermanas Winery – Santa Maria Daily
Wild Horse Winery – Templeton Daily ★ Taste – San Luis Obispo Mo-Sa 11-9 9660 Foxen Canyon Rd; 805-937-8451 10-5 X X
1484 Wild Horse Winery Ct; 805-434-2541 11-5 X X 1003 Osos St; 805-269-TASTE Su 11-5 X X Zaca Mesa – Los Olivos Daily
6905 Foxen Canyon Rd; 805-688-9339 10-4 X X
★ Windward Vineyard – Paso Robles Daily Tolosa Winery – San Luis Obispo Daily
138 Live Oak Rd; 805-239-2565 11-5 X X 4910 Edna Rd; 805-782-0500 11-5 X X LOS OLIVOS
York Mountain – Templeton Daily Wild Wood Winery – San Luis Obispo By Alexander & Wayne – Los Olivos Daily
7505 York Mountain Rd; 805-238-3925 11-5 X X 555 El Camino Real; 805-546-1088 Appt 2922 Grand Ave; 805-688-9665 11-6 X X

Zenaida Cellars – Paso Robles Daily Windemere/Cathy MacGregor Wines – San Luis Obispo Andrew Murray – Los Olivos Daily
1550 Hwy 46 West; 805-227-0382 11-5 X X X 3526 S. Higuera Rd; 805-542-0133 Sa-Su 12-5 2901 Grand Ave; 805-693-9644 11-6 X X

ZinAlley – Templeton Fr-Su Wolff Vineyards – San Luis Obispo Th-Su Arthur Earl – Los Olivos Daily
3730 Hwy 46 West; 805-238-0959 11-5 X X 6238 Orcutt Rd; 805-781-0448 11-5 X X 2921 Grand Ave; 805-693-1771 11-6 X X

SAN LUIS OBISPO S A N TA M A R I A / F O X E N C A N Y O N Beckmen Vineyards – Los Olivos Daily

2905 Grand Ave; 805-688-8664 11-5 X X
Alapay Cellars – Avila Beach Daily Addamo Estate Vineyards – Orcutt Tu-Su
Bernat – at Los Olivos Café Daily
415 First St; 805-595-2632 10:30-6 X X 400 East Clark Ave; 805-937-6400 11-7 X X
2879 Grand Ave; 805-688-7265 11-9 X X
★ Baileyana Vineyard – San Luis ObispoDaily Bedford Thompson – Los Alamos Daily
Brophy Clark Cellars – at Los Olivos Wine Tasting Room
5828 Orcutt Rd; 805-269-8200 10-5 X X 448 Bell St; 805-344-2107 11-5 X X
2905 Grand Ave; 805-929-4830 Daily 11-6 X X
Barnwood Winery – Arroyo Grande Daily Byron Vineyard – Santa Maria By The Brander Vineyard – Los Olivos Daily
453 Laetitia Vineyard Dr; 888-809-VINE 11-5 X X 5250 Tepusquet Rd; 805-934-4770 Appt 2401 Refugio Rd; 805- 688-2455 11-4 X X
Cerro Caliente – San Luis Obispo Fr-Su Cambria Winery – Santa Maria Daily Carhartt Vineyard – Los Olivos Th-Mo 11-5
831 A Via Esteban; 805-544-2842 11-5 X X 5475 Chardonnay Lane; 888-339-9463 10-5 X X 2990A Grand Ave; 805-688-0685 (Closed Tu-We) X X
★ Claiborne & Churchill – San Luis Obispo Daily Chimere – Santa Maria By ★ Carina Cellars – Los Olivos Daily
2649 Carpenter Canyon Rd; 805-544-4066 11-5 X X 217 North Russell; 805-310-1148 Appt 2900-A Grand Ave; 805-688-2459 11-5 X X
Domaine Alfred – San Luis Obispo Daily ★ Costa De Oro – Santa Maria Daily Consilience – Los Olivos Daily
7525 Orcutt Rd; 805-541-9463 10-5 X X 1331 S. Nicholson Ave; 805-922-1468 11-6 X X 2933 Grand Ave; 805-691-1020 11-5 X X

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Curtis Winery – Los Olivos Daily Ampelos Cellars – Lompoc By Mission Meadow Winery – Solvang Daily
5249 Foxen Canyon Rd; 805-686-8999 10-5 X X 805-736-9957 Appt X X 1659 Copenhagen Dr; 805-693-1344 11-6 X X
Daniel Gehrs Winery – Los Olivos Daily Babcock Winery – Lompoc Daily Ovene Winery – at Old Mission Tasting Company in Solvang
2939 Grand Ave; 800-275-8138 11-5 X X 5175 E. Hwy 246; 805-736-1455 10:30-4 X X 1539 Mission; 714-420-2525 Daily 9:30-5:30 X X

Dierberg Estate Vineyard – at Wine Country in Los Olivos Clos Pepe – Lompoc By Presidio Vineyard – Solvang Daily
2445 Alamo Pintado Ave; 805-686-9699 Daily 11-5 X X 4777 East Hwy 246; 805-735-2196 Appt 1603 Copenhagen Dr, 805-693-8585 11-6 X X

Epiphany Cellars – Los Olivos Th-Mo Fiddlehead Cellars – at the Lompoc Wine Ghetto Rideau Vineyard – Solvang Daily
2963 Grand Ave; 866-354-9463 11:30- 5:30 X X 1597 E. Chestnut Ave; 800-251-1225 Th-Sa 11-4 X X 1562 Alamo Pintado Rd; 805-688-0717 11-4 X X

John Kerr Wines – at Los Olivos Wine Tasting Room Foley Estates – Lompoc Daily Royal Oaks – Solvang Daily
2905 Grand Ave; 805-688-7406 Daily 11-5:30 X X 6121 East Hwy 246; 805-737-6222 10-5 X X 1651 Copenhagen Dr; 805-693-1740 10-5:30 X X

Fess Parker – Los Olivos Daily Harrison-Clarke – Lompoc By Rusack Vineyard – Solvang Daily
805-686-0850 Appt 1819 Ballard Canyon Rd; 805-688-1278 11-5 X X
6200 Foxen Canyon Rd; 805-688-1545 10-5 X X
Shoestring Winery – Solvang Fr-Su
Firestone Vineyard – Los Olivos Daily Hitching Post Wines – at Hitching Post Restaurant in Buellton
800 East Hwy 246; 800-693-8612 11-4 X X
5000 Zaca Station Rd; 805-688-3940 10-5 X X X 406 East Hwy 246; 805-688-0676 Daily from 4pm X X
★ Stolpman Vineyard – Solvang Daily
Flying Goat Cellars – at Wine Country in Los Olivos Huber Vineyards – Lompoc By
1659 Copenhagen Dr; 805-688-0400 11-4 X X
2445 Alamo Pintado Ave; 805-686-9699 Daily 11-5 X X 4892 Hapgood Rd; 805-736-3854 Appt
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Great Oaks Ranch – at Wine Country in Los Olivos Ken Brown Wines – Buellton By
2445 Alamo Pintado Ave; 805-686-9699 Daily 11-5 X X 2025 Still Meadows Rd; 805-448-3791 Appt ★ Artiste – Santa Ynez Daily
3569 Sagunto St; 805-686-2626 11-5 X X
J Wilkes Wine – at Wine Country in Los Olivos Lafond Vineyard – Buellton Daily
2445 Alamo Pintado Ave; 805-686-9699 Daily 11-5 X X 6855 Santa Rosa Rd; 805-688-7921 10-5 X X Au Bon Climat – at Wine Cellar Tasting Room in Santa Ynez
3631 Sagunto St; 805-688-8688 Daily 11-6 X X
Koehler – Los Olivos Daily Melville Vineyard – Lompoc Daily
5360 Foxen Canyon Rd; 805-693-8384 10-5 X X 5185 East Hwy 246; 805-735-7030 11-4 X X Bridlewood Estate – Santa Ynez Daily
3555 Roblar Ave; 805-688-9000 10-5 X X
Lane Tanner Wines – at Los Olivos Tasting Room Mosby Winery – Buellton Daily
2905 Grand Ave; 805-688-7406 Daily 11-6 X X 9496 Santa Rosa Rd; 805-688-2415 10-4 X X Buttonwood Farm – Santa Ynez Daily
1500 Alamo Pintado Rd; 805-688-3032 11-5 X X
Longoria Wines – Los Olivos Fr-Su 11-4:30 Palmina – Lompoc Th-Sa
1520 East Chestnut Ct; 805-735-2030 11-4 X X Gainey Vineyard – Santa Ynez Daily
2935 Grand Ave; 866-759-4637 Mo-Th 12-4:30, Closed Tu X X
3950 East Hwy 246; 805-688-0558 10-5 X X
Oak Savanna – at Andrew Murray Tasting Room in Los Olivos Sanford Winery – Buellton Daily
Kalyra Winery – Santa Ynez Daily
2901 Grand Ave; 805-693-9644 Daily 11-6 X X 7250 Santa Rosa Rd; 805-688-3300 11-4 X X
343 North Refugio Rd; 805-693-8864 11-5 X X
Qupé Wine – at Wine Country in Los Olivos S O LVA N G
Roblar Winery – Santa Ynez Daily
2445 Alamo Pintado Ave; 805-968-9699 Daily 11-5 X X 3010 Roblar Ave; 805-686-2603 10-5 X X
Blackjack Ranch – Solvang Daily 11-5
Silver Wines – at Wine Country in Los Olivos 2205 Alamo Pintado Rd; 805-455-1412 Closed Wed X X
Sunstone – Santa Ynez Daily
2445 Alamo Pintado Ave; 805-963-3052 Daily 11-5 X X 125 Refugio Rd; 800-313-9463 10-4 X X
Blair Fox Cellars – at Cabana Tasting Room in Solvang
★ Scott Cellars – Los Olivos Th-Mo 1539 Mission Dr; 805-686-9126 Daily 11-8 X X S A N TA B A R B A R A
2933 San Marcos Ave, Ste 101; 805-570-0048 12-5 X X
Casa Cassara – at Olive House in Solvang Carr Vineyards – Santa Barbara Daily
Star Lane – at Wine Country in Los Olivos 1661 Mission Dr; 805-686-5159 Daily 11-5 X X 414 N. Salsipuedes St; 805-965-7985 11-5 X X
2445 Alamo Pintado Rd; 805-686-9699 Daily 11-5 X X
East Valley – at Cabana Tasting Room in Solvang Cellar 205 – Santa Barbara Daily
Three Saints – at Wine Country in Los Olivos 1661 Mission Dr; 805-686-5159 Daily 11-5 X X 205 Anacapa St; 805-962-5857 11-5 X X
2445 Alamo Pintado Ave; 805-686-9699 Daily 11-5 X X
Jorian Hill – Solvang By Jaffurs – Santa Barbara Fr-Su
Vandale – at The Ballard Inn in Ballard Fr-Su 1051 Croft Lane; 805-686-8490 Appt 819 East Montectio St; 805-962-7003 12-4 X X
2436 Baseline Ave; 805-688-7770 12-5:30 X X
Lincourt Winery – Solvang Daily Margerum Wine Company – at Wine Cask in Santa Barbara
Verdad Wines – at Wine Country in Los Olivos 1711 Alamo Pintado Rd; 805-688-8554 10-5 X X 813 Anacapa St; 805-966-9463 Sa-Su 11-3 X X
2445 Alamo Pintado Ave; 805-686-9699 Daily 11-5 X X
Lions Peak Vineyards – Solvang Fr-Mo Santa Barbara Winery – Santa Barbara Daily
★ Wild Heart Winery – Los Olivos Daily 1659 Copenhagen Dr; 805-693-5466 11-5 X X 202 Anacapa St; 805-963-3633 10 - 5 X X
2933-C Grand Ave; 805-688-7386 11-5 X X
Lucas & Lewellen – Solvang Daily Stearns Wharf Vintners – Santa Barbara 9-9 Summer
Zaca Mesa – Los Olivos Daily 1645 Copenhagen Dr; 805-686-9336 11-5:30 X X End of State St; 805-966-6624 9-6 Winter X X
6905 Foxen Canyon Rd; 805-688-9339 10-4 X X
Mandolina Wines – Solvang Daily Summerland – Summerland Tu-Th 11-5
L O M P O C / B U E L LT O N 1665 Copenhagen Dr; 805-686-5506 11-5:30 X X 2330 Lillie Ave; 805-565-WINE Fr-Su 11-7 X X
ta Alma Rosa – Buellton Daily Michael Grace – at Old Mission Wine Company in Solvang Whitcraft Winery – Santa Barbara Fr-Su
ara 201-C Industrial Way; 805-688-9090 11-4 X X 1539 Mission; 805-686-9323 Daily 9:30-5:30 X X 36A S. Calle Cesar Chavez; 805-965-0956 12-4 X X

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