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Report details recent winery and vineyard transactions in Paso Robles

Nearly two-dozen wineries and vineyards have change hands in the past two years in the Paso Robles American Viticultural Area (AVA), according to a recent analysis by Pacifica Wine Division. Five wineries were sold in 2013-14 at an average price of $3.2 million. The sizes of the winery properties varied from 15 to 54 acres and were small to mid-sized …


Wine Industry Conference and Tradeshow Opens Registration for 2015

WiVi Central Coast to attract regional winemakers, grape growers, managers and hospitality staff January 6, 2015 (Paso Robles, Calif) – Registration is now open for the popular WiVi Central Coast Wine Industry Conference & Tradeshow (WiViCentralCoast.com) taking place March 17-18, 2015, at the Paso Robles Event Center. The only comprehensive wine industry conference and tradeshow on California’s Central Coast – …


Paso Robles Groundwater Levels

Paso Robles groundwater levels could drop 70 feet more by 2040, report says BY DAVID SNEED [email protected] A new analysis of the Paso Robles groundwater basin shows that aquifer levels near Paso Robles will drop an additional 70 feet if pumping continues unabated over the next 30 years. The new hydrological analysis commissioned by the San Luis Obispo County Department …


INAUGURAL E. & J. GALLO WINERY CONSUMER WINE TRENDS SURVEY

INAUGURAL E. & J. GALLO WINERY CONSUMER WINE TRENDS SURVEY CAPTURES A COLORFUL SNAPSHOT OF HOW AMERICANS ARE ENJOYING WINE TODAY Modesto, CA (December 9, 2014) / PR Newswire / — E. & J. Gallo Winery, the world’s largest family–owned winery, recently commissioned its inaugural Gallo Consumer Wine Trends Survey to capture the current state of Americans’ wine drinking attitudes …


Snapshot of the American Wine Consumer in 2014

Snapshot of the American Wine Consumer in 2014 by Liz Thach, Janeen Olsen & Tom Atkin Who is the American wine consumer today? What types of wine do they prefer and where do they purchase their wine? How much do they spend on a bottle of wine in a restaurant? These and other questions are addressed in a new annual …


Vineyard for Sale In Paso Robles

  EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Pacifica Commercial Realty is pleased to exclusively represent Calverne Sayler for the sale of his vineyards located at 6955 Estrella Road, Paso Robles, CA, in the heart of the Paso Robles AVA. The entire Property contains of 95.9 acres in two legal parcels.  APN 019-071-070 is 14.5 acres and APN 019-071-071 is 81.4 acres.  It has been …


Wine alliance announces new north coast wine event

First-ever Paso BlendFest to be held Feb. 21 The Paso Robles Wine Country Alliance in conjunction with the Cambria Tourism Board, San Simeon Tourism Board and Wine Coast Country announced a new partnership to bring a Paso Robles wine event to the north coast of San Luis Obispo County. On Feb. 21, 2015 the inaugural Paso BlendFest on the Coast …


New Winery to open at former Eagle Castle

Tooth & Nail Winery to be open before Thanksgiving Rabble Wine Company, the winemaking arm of Central Coast grape grower Rob Murray, is in the process of a major remodel of the former Eagle Castle Winery on 46 West in Paso Robles, the company announced in a press release. The company plans to open its new Tooth & Nail Winery …


Volunteers Cause Winery Woes

Volunteers and for-profit businesses shouldn’t be served together. That lesson has proved to be fatal for a small California winery. As reported by the San Jose Mercury News, Westover Winery’s “use of volunteer workers has put [it] out of business after the state squeezed [it] like a late-summer grape for $115,000 in fines.” The winery owner claimed ignorance of the …