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Last Updated on Friday, 15 April 2011 17:22
 

PASO ROBLES WINERIES

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Visit the beautiful wineries of Paso Robles.

Please click on the links below to download a custom flyer for each winery or a Google Map of AVA

The Paso Robles AVA is an American Viticultural Area located in the San Luis Obispo County, California. It has approximately 18,500 acres (7,487 ha) planted with wine grapes, and may be best known as the home of the Rhône Rangers, a group of winemakers who are responsible for the region's growing profile with Syrah.

History
Grapes were first introduced into the Paso Robles area in 1797 by missionaries at Mission San Miguel Arcangel, where over one thousand vines were planted. Commercial wine growing, however, wasn't started until the 1880s with the establishment of Ascension Winery, today known as York Mountain Winery, the longest continuously operating winery in the County.

Since 1990, when there were fewer than 20 wineries in Paso Robles, a large expansion of activity has seen the number rise to more than 170 wineries by the early 2000s. Wine critic Robert M. Parker, Jr. commented on the region's promise of quality of wine, emphasizing the wineries Alban Vineyards, L'Aventure, Linne Calodo, Saxum Vineyards, Villa Creek Cellars and Tablas Creek Vineyard as the "leading Paso pioneers".
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Doce Robles

Donati Family Vineyard

Dover Canyon Winery

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Penman Springs Vineyard

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Wild Horse Winery & Vineyards

Windward Vineyard

York Mountain Winery

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Grapes Produced in the Paso Robles AVA:

Aglianico, Alicante Bouschet, Alvarelhao, Barbera, Cabernet Franc, Cabernet Sauvignon, Chardonnay, Chenin Blanc, Cinsault, Counoise, Dolcetto, Gewurztraminer, Graciano, Grenache, Grenache Blanc, Lagrein, Lemberger, Malbec, Marsanne, Merlot, Mourvedre, Muscat Canelli, Nebbiolo, Orange Muscat, Petit Verdot, Petite Sirah, Picpoul, Pinot Blanc, Pinot Gris, Pinot Noir, Riesling, Roussanne, Sangiovese, Sauvignon Blanc, Semillon, Souzao, Syrah, Tannat, Tempranillo, Tinta Cao, Touriga Nacional, Viognier, Zinfandel

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Central Coast Wineries

Adelaida Cellars   Fratelli Perata Winery   Perbacco Cellars
We offer some of the finest wines in the world. We are located in the beautiful hills of the Central Coast of California, just west of Paso Robles.   Fratelli Perata produces high quality wines from the Paso Robles area of California, following in the history of the Italian immigrant family parents of the brothers Perata, Gino and Joe.   Perbacco is a producer of premium wine based in the Edna Valley, which is on the central coast of California.
AJB Vineyards   Gelfand Vineyards   Pipestone Vineyards
AJB Vineyards Tasting room is open on weekends and holidays. Taste handcrafted estate grown and produced Zinfandel, Sangiovese, Nebbiolo, Syrah and Viognier.   We simply want to produce limited quantities of the highest quality grapes available, to be handcrafted into our premium wines. Our dream of creating memorable wines is fast becoming reality.   Pipestone Vineyards is dedicated to producing Handmade Estate Grown Rhône-style wines from Syrah, Viognier, & Grenache.The winery stands nestled in our own valley, tucked into the coast ranges west of Paso Robles, California.
Anglim Winery   Grey Wolf Cellars   Pretty Smith Vineyards
Anglim Winery is a small, family-owned label focused on producing vineyard-designate Rhône varietals with grapes from some of the finest growers in California.   Grey Wolf's style has always been to create wines that have depth and complexity for superior aging potential yet also approachable and drinkable young.   Pretty-Smith Vineyards & Winery was founded by Lisa Pretty and Victor Smith.
Arroyo Robles   Halter Ranch   Rabbit Ridge Winery
Arroyo Robles takes it’s name from the beautiful valleys filled with oak trees, and our grapes come from premium vineyards throughout the region.   Halter Ranch Vineyard is a Westside Paso Robles winery in California’s Central Coast wine region.   Becoming a world-class winemaker was not achieved overnight for Erich Russell, winemaker and founder of Rabbit Ridge. Although it appears as though he effortlessly blends some of the best wines in the country, this self-taught master started making wine from a home winemaking kit while teaching school in Southern California.
Austin Hope   Harmony Cellars   Rainbows End Vineyard
One of the goals of Austin Hope Winery is to make the best Syrah in California. “When I first tasted Côte Rotie, I fell in love,” says Austin Hope.   Nestled in the hills overlooking the quaint, artisan town of Harmony, just off Highway 1, Harmony Cellars Winery produces award-winning wines and offers a remarkable view of the coastal countryside.   Come visit our little farm with big wines, located just half way between Los Angeles and San Francisco in the quaint town of San Miguel, which also is the home of an original California Mission and the historical Rios Caledonia Adobe.
Bella Luna   Hug Cellars   Rio Seco Vineyard
The Bella Luna Estate is located on 5 acres in Templeton, California, an area of the famous Paso Robles AVA. Our boutique winery, specializes in small lot productions of ultra-premium red wine.   Hug Cellars is a small family owned winery specializing in limited production Syrah and Pinot Noir.   As a tiny Paso Robles vintner, we consider ourselves fortunate to be part of a "New World" of wine exploration.
Bianchi   Hunt Wine Cellars   RiverStar Vineyards
The Bianchi family has a long history of involvement in the wine Industry, dating back to 1974 when Glenn and his father, Joseph invested in a winery and vineyard on the banks of the San Joaquin river in the Central Valley of California.   Hunt Cellars produces highly acclaimed world class wines which are hand crafted utilizing only the finest winemaking techniques, American and French oak barrels.   RiverStar and Dutton Vineyards consist of approximately 200 acres and are family owned and operated. We are dedicated and committed to providing top wineries throughout California that purchase our grapes with superlative fruit.
Calcareous Vineyard   J.Lohr Vineyards & Wines   RN Estate Vineyard
Handcrafted wines from the limestone slopes of west Paso Robles, California.   J. Lohr Vineyards and Wines, known worldwide for their award winning varietal wines from the Monterey and Paso Robles areas of California.   We are located in the Paso Robles A.V.A. Six Miles North of Paso Robles on River Road. The hilltop vineyard is situated in a notch high on the westridge of the Estrella River valley which provides great cooling evening winds.
Caparone   Jack Creek Cellars   Robert Hall Winery
For 25 years we have produced outstanding red wine on California's Central Coast. Our winery specializes in red wines only, made the old-fashioned way - unfined and unfiltered, with minimal processing and long barrel aging.   Our vineyard and winemaking practices are mutually defined by quality and close personal attention. Hand-crafting limited amounts of sumptuous wines for you to enjoy is our daily focus.   Wines that capture "The Essence of Paso Robles" are first nurtured in prime vineyards, then crafted with age-old technique in the winery, and matured in spectacular caverns.
Carmody McKnight   JanKris Winery   Rotta Winery
Carmody Mcknight Estate Vineyards of Paso Robles.   JanKris Winery & Vineyards is a family owned estate winery located on the west side of the Paso Robles appellation in the area called "The Templeton Gap."   Rotta Vineyards and Wines - founded in 1908 by the Rotta Family, is the only remaining family owned original winery in San Luis Obispo County.
Casa de Caballos   Justin Vineyard   San Marcos Creek Vineyard
Welcome to Casa de Caballos Vineyards and Morgan Farms Arabians. We are home to award winning wines and arabian horses. Come visit us on the beautiful Central Coast of California.   Justin Vineyards are located in the Central Coast region of California, less than ten miles from the Pacific Ocean with elevations ranging from 1100 to 1800 feet.   The Traylors and Winters welcome you to experience San Marcos Creek Vineyard wines at their inviting tasting room – the only one in Paso Robles located directly on Highway 101.
Cass Wines   L'Aventure   Silver Horse
Specializing in fruit-forward Rhone Wines.   Come visit L'Aventure to find out how, and why things are done just a little differently, and, of course, to taste the wines!   Silver Horse Vineyard and Winery and the Kroener Family are happy to announce the early 2005 opening of the label’s stunning new winery and tasting room located in beautiful Pleasant Valley, just minutes away from downtown Paso Robles.
Castoro Cellars   Le Cuvier   Sky Hawk Lane
Makers of 'Dam Fine Wine'. Producing premium wines from the best grapes of the Central Coast of California. Zinfandel, Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Chardonnay and more.   Though our winery is tiny by every standard, our wines express cosmic attitude, a fine degree of hubris & exuberant dimension.   Through careful selection of grapes grown in regions that we feel add special characteristics to the wines we create, we produce our wines by hand with tender loving care and take our creative efforts to the edge!
Changala Winery   Linne Calodo   Stacked Stone Cellars
Changala Winery is a family owned and operated winery in the Paso Robles appellation of California’s Central Coast.   Our name, Linne Calodo, describes the distinctive limestone soils of the west side of Paso Robles where our vineyards are located.   Through prudent viticultural practices and by carefully managing crop loads, this estate vineyard consistently produces highly concentrated and complex wines, focused with bright jammy fruit and cracked peppercorn.
Chateau De Deighton   Locatelli Winery   Stephen's Cellar & Vineyard
An innovative boutique nano-winery.   Locatelli Vineyards welcomes you to taste what has become one of California’s finest traditions—the crisp, fruity, and full-bodied wines of the Paso Robles wine region.   I introduced the Stephen’s label with the 1994 vintage and have retained a small library inventory of '95, '96, '97, '99, '00 Pinot Noirs for sale.
Chateau Margene   Maloy O'Neill   Still Waters Vineyards
A producer of premium wines, with a focus on Cabernet Sauvignon.   Maloy O’Neill is a family owned and operated vineyard and winery located in California’s beautiful Central Coast region.   Still Waters Vineyards, located in the Paso Robles, California winery region, produces high-quality wine grapes and premium estate wines.
Chumeia Vineyards   Manucci Winery   Summerwood Winery
Chumeia Vineyards is located on Highway 46 East in Paso Robles. We are a small winery with a focus on making premium wines.   We are located on the Central Coast of California, which is about halfway between Los Angeles and San Francisco.   Paso Robles California coast winery and inn offering wine tasting tours and lodging. Nestled amid majestic oaks and rolling vineyards, Summerwood Winery & Inn welcomes you to the heart of the central California coast wine country.
Clautiere   Martin & Weyrich Winery   Sylvester Winery
Be prepared for some serious fun if you’re planning a visit to Clautiere Vineyard. This is a place that has described itself as “A winery like no other, where Edward Scissorhands meets the Mad Hatter at the Moulin Rouge!”   Award Winning wines and tasting room located in Paso Robles, California.   Time honored tradition, state of the art technology, harmony between plants and soil and a true passion for wine are the four major ingredients that make the wines from Sylvester Vineyards & Winery so special.
Clayhouse Vineyard   Mc Clean Vineyards   Tablas Creek Vineyard
Clayhouse Vineyard is a small boutique winery located in Paso Robles, California. We specialize in premium estate grown Cabernet Sauvignon, Syrah, Malbec, Petit Verdot, Sauvignon Blanc and some of the oldest Petite Sirah vines in the region.   Currently we are producing a very hand-crafted, one-of-a-kind private reserve Syrah. We have had so many inquiries since Sunset Magazine Wine Club has chosen our Syrah for its Christmas gift box, and since receiving a silver ribbon at the Mid-State Fair in Paso Robles.   Tablas Creek Vineyard, the Paso Robles partnership of Chateau de Beaucastel and Robert Haas produces estate grown Rhone varietal wines and blends, including Esprit de Beaucastel and Cotes de Tablas.
Dark Star Cellars   Meridian Vineyards   The WineYard
Established in 1994, Dark Star Cellars annual production of Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Zinfandel, Syrah and our meritage blend Ricordati hovers around 3,000 cases.   Meridian wines have won over 200 gold medals-and counting. But it's not surprising, since our premium vintages come from Santa Barbara and San Luis Obispo counties-areas that compare to France's Burgundy region for climate and terrain.   For a quarter century we have welcomed guests to Steinbeck Vineyards and part of the experience is a jeep ride in Willy, now named WineYard Willy. Our 500 acres of vineyards, the fresh air and spectacular scenery will exhilarate you! Six or fewer per ride.
Denner Vineyards   Midlife Crisis Winery   Tobin James Cellars
Denner Vineyard practices artisanal winemaking to handcraft ultra-premium wines from the hillsides of Westside Paso Robles.   The Midlife Crisis Winery is a very small family operation. It is owned and operated by just the two of us, Kevin and Jill Mittan.   An award-winning winery in the heart of the Paso Robles, CA wine region.
Doce Robles   Midnight Cellars   Treana Winery
We are a small boutique winery located just outside Paso Robles in the Central Coast wine region of California, USA.   We are a small producer of award-winning premium Syrah, Zinfandel, Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Reserve Red Bordeaux Blends and Paso Roblan Rhone and Italian Blends as well as Chardonnay.   Treana Winery is the home to Treana Red Table Wine from Paso Robles and Treana White Marsanne/Viognier blend from Monterey County’s Mer Soleil vineyard.
Donati Family Vineyard   Nadeau Family Vintners   Turley Wine Cellars
“Our philosophy is to grow grapes of the highest possible quality, so that wines made from our fruit can meet the quality expectations of our customers,” says Matt. “This requires attention to detail, evaluation of new grape growing and winemaking methods and technologies, and a passion for serving our customers.”   The opulent red wines of the southern Rhone Valley -- specifically the Chateauneuf du Pape district, inspire the Nadeau Family Vintners' RVR (Rhone Varietal, Red) series of wines.   Turley has been producing big, lush Zinfandels from old vines throughout California since 1993.
Dover Canyon Winery   Nichols Winery & Cellars   Victor Hugo Winery
Dover Canyon is an artisanal microwinery in Paso Robles, California, specializing in Zinfandel and Syrah.   Nichols Winery is a small winery, established in 1991 to produce ultra premium wines with limited production of each Varietals.   Victor Hugo Vineyards and Winery is one of Paso Robles' most exciting and innovative wineries. We're also a small, family-owned and operated winery specializing in small, hand-crafted lots of wine with intense colors and flavors.
Dunning Vineyards   Niner Wine Estates   Vihuela Winery
A small family winery in Paso Robles California producing hand-crafted premium wines including Chardonnay, Merlot Cabener Sauvignon, Zinfandel and Syrah.   Niner Wine Estates owns two vineyards; Bootjack Ranch on the east side of Paso Robles, and Heart Hill on the west side.   Vihuela Winery, makers of wines that are 'music to your mouth'. We are a boutique winery located on the Central Coast that makes premium wines including, Cabernet Sauvignon, Syrah, Zinfandel and Chardonnay.
Eagle Castle Winery   Norman Vineyards   Villicana Winery
With exquisite wines fit for royalty, in the lush surroundings of the Santa Lucia mountains, sits an enchanted castle sure to charm wine lovers from around the world.   Norman Vineyards was started in 1971 when Art and Lei Norman were looking for a place to realize their dream of growing grapes and making wine.   The Villicana Winery is a small, family owned boutique winery located in Paso Robles, California. Only the highest quality grapes go into making our premium award-winning wines.
Eberle Winery   Opolo Vineyards   Vina Robles
Paso Robles winery, offering wine tasting with winery and cave tours.   Our specialities include big mountain Zinfandels, classic Zinfandels, full bodies Pinot Noirs, Merlots, and Syrahs, as well as an 'easy going' Sangiovese.   Vina Robles is the realization of a long-held dream. It is the collaboration of international talents and recognition of an area of exceptional viticultural promise.
EOS Estate Winery   Orchid Hill Vineyards   Wild Horse Winery & Vineyards
The EOS Estate Vineyards are located in the Paso Robles Appellation, in Paso Robles, California.   While the 51-acre Orchid Hill Vineyard is a rising star in the California wine world, Orchid Hill Wines continue to be made the old-fashioned way. We don’t “take short cuts” or “cut corners.”   In 20 short years, Wild Horse Winery & Vineyards has grown from its humble beginnings to take its place as one of the Central Coast's leading producers of premium varietal wines.
Firestone Vineyard   Parkfield Vineyards   Windward Vineyard
Founded as Santa Barbara County's first estate winery in 1972. Award-winning estate Merlot, Chardonnay, Sauvignon Blanc and Riesling.   Parkfield Wine & Produce is a unique shopping experience located in the heart of the Paso Robles wine region. We offer fine wines, fresh produce, gourmet foods and relaxing wine tasting for both Parkfield Vineyards and Madison Cellars.   Windward Vineyard is a Pinot Noir vineyard located in the Appellation Paso Robles (Westside) that exclusively produces award winning, Burgundian styled Pinot Noir.
Five Rivers Winery   Peachy Canyon Winery   York Mountain Winery
One of America’s best-known premium California wineries recently solidified its Central Coast presence when Fetzer Vineyards established its Five Rivers Winery and vineyards in September of 1999.   The Peachy Canyon label began in 1988 with a load of Zinfandel grapes from Benito Dusi’s vineyards.   York Mountain Winery, the oldest winery on the central coast.
Four Vines Winery   Penman Springs Vineyard   Zenaida Cellars
The vision of the Four Vines project is to create powerful and stylish wines from the finest Zinfandel regions anywhere: Paso Robles, Sonoma, Napa and Amador.   A family-owned, artisan wine farm producing Cabernet Sauvingnon, Merlot, Syrah, Zinfandel, Chardonnay, and Muscat Canelli. Located in the east side rolling hils of the Paso Robles AVA, Penman Springs, a producer of fine wine.   Located in the beautiful Paso Robles wine county, we are a premier grower and producer of Chardonnay,Viognier, Zinfandel, Syrah, Pinot Noir, Merlot, Cabernet Sauvignon, Sangiovese wines.

 

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Annual Life Cycle of the Grape Vine

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LifeCycle of a grape vine

 Annual Life Cycle of the Grape Vine 

The annual life cycle of the grape vine begins in the Fall immediately after the previous year's harvest. As the vines lose their leaves and go dormant, the vineyard manager's primary tasks are pruning the vines and protecting them from cold temperatures.

Weeping

As temperatures rise in early spring, sap begins to concentrate where the canes were pruned. Known as weeping, this is the precursor to all of the vine’s growth during the coming season. The ground temperature must be at least 50 degrees Fahrenheit for the process to start. This is the first step in the annual life cycle of the vine.

Budbreak

After the vine pools its energy, budbreak occurs. In California Wine Country, this usually happens sometime in April or early May. Budbreak is a vulnerable time in the annual life cycle of the vine. Spring frosts can be particularly damaging.

Early Grape Development & Flowering

During early grape developmment, sugars do not form, but the maximum yield is set. This usually occurs during late March or early April. The next step in the annual life cycle of the vine is flowering, and usually occurs in May or early June. The small grapes are pollinated over a week or two and remain vulnerable to frost.

Fruit Set

Next, the grapes begin their maturation process.  Fruit set is when the grape flesh and skin tannins begin to develop. Unfortunately, this does not always occur evenly within clusters. Fruit that does not properly develop is pruned.

Veraison

Sometime in August, the grapes finally begin to change color. This is the next step in the annual life cycle of the vine, and is known as veraison. This is a critical time in the vineyard’s life cycle. During veraison, the vineyard workers prune the canopy and excess grape clusters. At this stage, the grapes still taste sour and are immature.

Harvest

Tradition dictates that harvest will occur 100 days after flowering, but this decision is ultimately the vineyard manager’s. A date is selected based on the varietal as well as sugar and acid levels. Testing for the latter two variables is frequent in the final weeks and days. This represents the end of the annual life cycle of the vine.

After the vineyard manager accounts for all of the variables and decides that the time is right, harvest begins and the life cycle of the vine starts over again.

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