Pinot and Paella celebrates its 12th year

Posted: 8:02 am, June 8, 2015 by Skye Pratt

Festival raises money for Paso Robles youth art foundation

The 12th annual Pinot and Paella Festival was held Sunday afternoon in Templeton Community Park. Hundreds of attendees strolled from tent to tent, sampling Paso Robles pinots and tasting paella creating by local chefs. The temperature climbed to 99-degrees during the weekend heat wave.

Live music was provided by the popular world fusion band Incendio. Locals brought beach chairs, relaxed, sipped wine and enjoyed the sunshine.

Marc Goldberg and Maggie D’Ambrosia of Windward Vineyard are the organizers and founders of the event. “Everything is totally donated,” said an event representative, saying that every chef and every vineyard donates the food, wine and time to help raise money for the organization.

The event has raised hundreds of thousands of dollars for the foundation over the years.

Participating vineyards

• Adelaida Cellars
• Asuncion Ridge Vineyards
• Calcerous Vineyard
• Carmody McKnight Estate Wines
• Castoro Cellars
• Cayucos Cellars
• Derby Wine Estates
• Dunning Vineyards Estate Winery
• Felten Cellars
• Hearthstone Vineyard
• Jack Creek Cellars
• Le Cuvier
• Pomar Junction Vineyard & Winery
• Rocky Creek Cellars
• RN Estate Vineyard & Winery
• Sculpterra
• Tablas Creek
• The Missing Leg
• Venteux Vineyards
• Windward Vineyard