Wine

Castoro Cellars named Environmental Winery of the Year by wine alliance

–The Paso Robles Wine Country Alliance has awarded Castoro Cellars with the 2020 Environmental Winery of the Year Award. Castoro Cellars has over 1,400 planted Full Article

Templeton man takes Best of Show at Home Winemaking Competition

–The California Mid-State Fair has announced the winners of the 2020 Home Wine Competition. Central Coast home winemakers were represented by entries of all types Full Article

Wine industry award winners announced, ceremony live-streamed today

Awards go to William and Derryal John, Joe Barton, and Amanda Wittstrom-Higgins –The San Luis Obispo County wine industry comes together annually to honor Full Article

Kula Vineyards and Winery tasting adventures with small batch, single vineyard wines

Try small-batch wines in downtown Atascadero Kula Vineyards and Winery is an up-and-coming young winery, producing single-vineyard wines. Working in very small batches, owners Chris Full Article

Company testing wines for level of undesirable qualities caused by smoke

–Tastry, a sensory sciences company, is leveraging its state-of-the-art laboratories to assist farmers and winemakers in identifying the level of damage caused by recent wildfires Full Article

The Templeton Wine Festival returns May 2

Templeton’s very own wine fest features wines from throughout the region –The 8th Annual Templeton Wine Festival on May 2, 2020 from 1-5pm in the Full Article

BlendFest on the Coast set for February 20-23

Event weekend features four days to experience the wines of Paso Robles – The Paso Robles Wine Country Alliance, in conjunction with Visit Cambria, Visit Full Article

North County plays host to successful wine industry event

Wine Speak—a wine industry summit geared toward community and collaboration—wrapped up its third annual edition, hosting more than 750 attendees and selling out all special Full Article

Black bear spotted in Santa Margarita foraging wine grapes

–Ancient Peaks Winery employee Jody Langford said he couldn’t believe his eyes earlier this month when he spotted and photographed a large black bear on Full Article

Felipe Meraz honored by wine alliance

–The Paso Robles Wine Country Alliance has named Felipe Meraz of J. Lohr Vineyards & Wines “Vineyard Worker of the Year” for 2019. Felipe Meraz Full Article